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of both the All England Lawn Tennis and
Croquet Club and the Royal Wimbledon
Golf Club. He did not marry.
excavation of the Roman colony at Luni,
Liguria 1974. Called to the Bar, Middle
Temple 1977.
David Victor Fortune (I, 60-64): died
27.6.2016. Grandson of Major General
Sir Victor Fortune (D, 1897-02) of St
Valery fame; son of JBF (I, 34-40) and
brother of JPF (I, 68-73). 3rd generation
of Wykehamists, father to son. Bisley
1961-63. Mons 1965. Commissioned into
The Black Watch, with whom he served
in BAOR, Libya and Cyprus. He then
trained as an Army Air Corps pilot and
gained his Army wings in 1969. He then
served with the air flights of the Scots
Greys 70-71, in Northern Ireland,
Sharjah and Oman, and the 14th/20th
King’s Hussars. He retired from the Army
in 1972 as a Captain and worked for
Jardine Matheson & Co in Hong Kong
1972-75, flying with the Hong Kong
Auxiliary Air Force. He then worked for
BBC TV Outside Broadcasts 1975-77
(acting as floor manager at Montreal
Olympics) and for Dale Keller Associates
he was Project Manager, Royal Pavilion,
Jeddah Airport, Saudi Arabia. He then
set up his own business, Bengairn Joinery,
in 1984. He served in the TA Air Corps
1990-2000. He took two things from
Winchester: the Spanish guitar and
drawing and working with his hands. He
learned tunes from Andrés Segovia and
he brought back songs from the Perth
Folk Club and The Black Watch. His skill
with his hands and a good eye were of use
in the world of bespoke kitchens (he built
one for Margaret Thatcher), cabinet
making and the installation of libraries in
houses of quality. When flying for the
Scots Greys, wearing the Bonnet and Red
Hackle, he was known as the ‘Whirly
Jock’. Married 1982 Claire (Wombat)
Stratton, who survives him with their son
and daughter.
Simon Alford (F, 67-72): died 24.5.2016.
Son of VA (Coll, 13-17). Lords 1972. St
Andrews University 1973-77. MA Hon
1st Class Medieval History. He sang tenor
in the University Madrigal Group in the
beautiful chapel of St Salvator’s, St
Andrews and at St Giles Cathedral,
Edinburgh. Miller-Lyell Scholarship,
Courtauld Institute, London University,
MA History of Art 1981. Assistant at the
Courtauld Institute Galleries 1981-82, a
time memorable for the theft of Breughel’s
Woman Taken in Adultery, which he
blamed on himself, but thankfully the
painting was recovered later. He then
became Assistant Inspector of Historic
Buildings, West Dorset 1982-86. In three
years he surveyed 100 parishes and listed
2,500 buildings. 12 publications resulted
from this work. Never strong enough to
go back to full-time employment he
returned to Twickenham, where he will
be remembered as a member of the choir
at St Mary’s. He read every week to a local
lady whose eyesight was failing. Plagued
by mental illness throughout his life, a
donation to MIND was collected at his
funeral. Survived by his sister.
Patrick Willoughby Ward-Perkins (B, 6670): died 1.3.2016. Son of CNW-P (B,
30-36). A member of Debating Society.
Oxford University, History. He received a
grant from the British Academy for the
Adam Philip Shand Crick (E, 71-75; Co
Ro, 89-92, 93-98, 00-01): died 2.3.2016.
Son of PMDC (E, 35-39). 3rd generation
of Wykehamists, father to son. Bisley
1974-75. Editor of satirical magazine
Heap. Worcester College, Oxford 2
English 1979, MA 1984. He first worked
for W & FC Bonham (auctioneers) 197983. He was then assistant master at
Tonbridge 1984-87 and Sherborne 88-89.
He joined the Co Ro at Win Coll in 1989
but later returned several times as parttime don. House Tutor (G and H). His
main departure from Winchester was
recorded in The Wykehamist 1998. He
walked the Camino Way to Santiago de
Compostela in 1992 which he described
as one of the most significant events of his
life. He played many roles with the
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Winchester Players both in the Warden’s
Garden and at the Minack Theatre in
Cornwall. He was a speaker at Aldeburgh
Literary Festival 2005-07. He taught
English, he was humble and he listened.
He was a poet and a handsome anthology
of his work Bound in a Nutshell, dedicated
to his partner, Belinda Barrie, was
published in May 2016. See appreciation
above.
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We are aware of the following deaths and
will be including further information in
the next issue:
Peter Michell Luttman-Johnson
(C, 33-38)
died 1.10.2016
Colin George Champion Rae (B, 34-39)
died 11.10.2016
John Pritchard Bassett (C, 35-40)
died 15.9.2014
Stephen Arthur de Mowbray (A, 38-43)
died 4.10.16
Richard Charles Harrison HarrisonTopham (K, 46-50)
died 6.10.2016
Andrew Francis Burnett Crawshaw
(C, 47-51)
died 28.8.2016
Terence Eyre Coote (K, 47-51)
died 6.9.2016
James Gavin McLaggan (G, 48-52)
died 28.9.2016
Peter Gordon Davey (A, 48-53)
died 5.9.2016
Anthony Shayle Owen Houchen
(H, 51-55)
died 11.8.2016
David Clifford Royle (Coll, 58-63)
died 24.8.2016
Samuel Gerald Wynn Kenrick (F, 65-70)
died 13.8.2016
Rupert James David Mozley (F, 72-76)
died 31.8.2016