No.127
James Christopher de Courcy Scott (E,
69-74) died 28.11.2018. Grandson of JS
(D, 1890-95). Cox VIII 1974. He had
a large respect for his Housemaster,
Michael Burchnall, and commissioned
and funded a plaque now placed in
Chantry Cloister. College of Law,
Guildford. He qualified as a solicitor
first with Lloyds & Son at Leominster
and then with Kitson and Trotman
at Beaminster. In 1988 he set up his
own practice, James Scott, at Tetbury
1988-2007. In the early days he often
supported those who found themselves
in police-station cells. He loved the cut
and thrust of the Law – its intricacies
and challenges. He moved to Crete in
2007, learned modern Greek and built
a house. After his return to the United
Kingdom, he worked as a consultant
with Ambrose Appelbe of Lincoln’s
Inn in 2010. He owned good National
Hunt horses, enjoyed his shooting and
playing cricket. He and his wife were
joint churchwardens at Maperton
from 2011, throwing themselves into
the well-being of the church’s fabric
and ministry. The refurbishment
of the interior, re-roofing and
restoration of stained glass windows
at an astonishing cost of £200,000
was met by their efforts, including the
founding of the Claude Nicholson (G,
1912-17) Lecture (he was the Brigade
Commander responsible for holding
out at the siege of Calais 1940.). On
Remembrance Sunday, just two weeks
before he died, he led the service and
gave the sermon, about ‘The Little
Things, the Great Things and the
Opportunity’ coalescing as ‘Patriotism,
a winning card’. He was a member of
the OW Lodge, rising to be Master in
1988 and subsequently Secretary 1995-
02 when he organised the Lodge’s
dinners: he was appointed to the
London Grand Rank for his charitable
work. He was so traditional, ‘ever the
gentleman’ – when he was committed
you could depend on him. Married (1)
1991 Sarah White (marriage dissolved)
and (2) 2011 Olivia Butler-Madden
who survives him.
The Trusty Servant
Edwin Francis Day (H, 76-81): died
29.8.2018. Brother of JED (E, 76-81). Co
Prae. Before going to Oxford he spent
time in Paris where he was awarded
a degree at Sorbonne University.
Scholarship, New College where he
studied Latin and Medieval French.
He worked in insurance and became
a members agent with Lloyd’s during
what was to become a period of great
turmoil in that great financial market.
His last years were difficult with
increasing health problems. Married
2012 Samantha Little, who survives
him.
Andrew Charles Parsons (E, 80-84):
died in Geelong, Australia 20.1.19.
Brother of CJP (E, 86-90). St Andrew’s
University 1985-89, 2.1 Arabic. After
two years teaching English in Japan,
he joined Shell and had a successful
career in finance and project
management in postings around
the world, including Gabon, Oman,
Sakhalin, France, the Netherlands and
Australia. At the time of his death he
was completing work on the massive
Prelude Floating Liquefied Natural Gas
(FLNG) facility now on location off
North-East Australia. Prelude is the
largest vessel in the world, equivalent
in displacement to the six largest US
aircraft carriers combined. He was a
very talented linguist (he spoke seven
languages), musician and cook. He
also loved the countryside and enjoyed
surfing and scuba-diving. He was also
a good skier. Married 1992 Julie Carne,
who survives him with their son and
daughter.
We are aware of the following deaths
which will be covered in the next issue of
the Trusty Servant:
Peter John Gwyn (Co Ro, 64-76)
died 27.3.2019
Peter Jocelyn Everett (Coll, 39-43)
died 24.3.2019
Nigel Bingham Egerton Helme
(F, 39-43) died 13.9.2017
Charles Barnard Loewen (B, 45-50)
died 16.3.2019
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Ian Dudley Teesdale (A, 44-49) died
26.2.2019
Timothy Boulton (B, 46-51)
died 10.3.2019
Walter Evelyn Fraser Oakeshott
(F, 47-52) died 16.10. 2017
David James Thouless (Coll, 47-52)
died 6.4.2019
Anthony Cowburn Whitaker
died 26.3.2019
Andrew Walter Loraine Paterson
(A, 47-52) died 10.2.2019
Peter Nicholas Breyfogle (C, 49-54)
died 22.11.2018
Andrew Campbell Gulland (K, 51-56)
died 9.3.2019
Martin Shaun Laing (D, 52-57)
died 29.3.2019
Benjamin Robert Hamilton-Baillie
(C, 68-73) died 3.3.2019
Andrew Nigel Murray Longmore
(A, 67-71) died 11.4.19
Errata
TS 123 Robert David Sheaf (E, 39-43):
correct date of death 29.11.2016
TS 126 James (not John) Harrison
Thresher (Coll, 43-48)
Simon Matthew Gordon-Clark
(G, 51-55): Add: For over 50 years
he was a member of the St Paul’s
Knightsbridge Festival Choir. He was
an unofficial C of E representative
in Angola, visiting several times
including for the dedication of a new
Episcopal Palace. He acquired A-level
Portuguese in his seventies in order to
better fill the role.
TS 126 Peter Edward Hornby
(A, 51-56) correct date of death
26.11.2014
TS 127 Charles Anthony Rutter
(K, 47-48) is included in the obituaries
above thanks to the dedicated
research by Richard Stevens (Coll,
56-61) aided and abetted by PSWKM
(I, 52-57).