NO.122
T H E T R U S T Y S E RVA N T
OW Guilds Dinner: on Thursday 22nd
September, 55 OW Guild members
attended dinner at the Cavalry & Guards
Club and to listen to Edmund Truell,
father of four Trantites although a
Wellingtonian himself. Edi, who has a
background in banking and private equity
and is now chairman of Disruptive
Capital, spoke about the way in which he
ran businesses and what had gone right
and what went wrong. Altogether it was a
most enjoyable evening, with the two Sen
Men, Alan Lovell (B, 67-72) and John
Hornby (I, 67-72), happily dispensing free
advice from their own vast experience.
Admiring the stained glass
Following drinks and lunch, the new
Headmaster, Tim Hands, introduced
himself to the assembled company and
the Sen Man Major General Stuart
Stuart Watson and Rachel Wragg
Watson replied on behalf of the guests.
Despite the rain, it was generally agreed to
have been a most enjoyable occasion.
1946 Electoral Roll Lunch: on 14th
September 2016, John Briscoe (Coll, 46-51)
organised a reunion lunch at Skinners’
Hall to celebrate 70 years since members
of the Roll entered Win Coll. This was
the fifth five-yearly reunion and was
attended by 16 of the 17 survivors of the
original 22 on the Roll and for the first
time wives or a guest were invited. A
preprandial and postprandial Grace was
said by Robert Hardy (Aulae Prae), the
Loyal Toast was proposed by
Christopher Everett (past Master
Skinner) and ‘Winchester College’ by
John Briscoe. After lunch there was a
tour of Skinners’ Hall.
Edmund Truell
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