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to England as war damages. He first
worked with Lloyds 1951-63 and then
attended Ridley Hall, Cambridge 1963.
Priest 1965. He was first Curate at
Yaxley, Peterborough and then became
Rector of Sawtry, Huntingdon 1968-79.
He was then the incumbent of Southery,
Norfolk 1979-87. He retired in 1987.
Publication: Learning to live with yourself
1988. He visited Berlin in 1987 to see
how it had changed since 1946. He was
described as ‘a real gentleman’, whose
life had not been easy, as he had buried
two wives and two children. Married (1)
1950 Diana Batchelor (died 1965) and
(2) 1966 Evelyn Capper (died 2010).
He is survived by one son and one
stepdaughter.
Michael George Maurice Fitzgerald
(G, 39): died 9.6.2017, aged 92. He
completed his education at Stowe. He
first joined the Irish Guards but was
invalided out after an accident. He
attended Trinity College, Cambridge
for two years before working on the
family farm. He then bought a farm in
Western Australia where he did not
live but visited most years. He sold the
farm to the neighbour with whom he
had been sharing it. He was a passionate
Eurosceptic and joined UKIP, for whom
he stood in the council election of 2010
when he was amazed to gain over 300
votes! He was interested in forestry and
wildlife. He is survived by Ruth, his wife
of 57 years, and their twin daughters.
John George Corson (H, 40-44): died
11.12.2016, aged 90. Brother of PFRC
(H, 38-42). St Thomas’s Hospital,
London 1944, MB, BS 1950. House
Surgeon St Thomas’s 1950. National
Service with the RAMC 1951-55. He
volunteered to go to Korea and Japan.
While serving in Korea he climbed
Mount Fuji and brought back a giant
salamander in the deep freeze of
the troopship. FRCS 1955. He then
served as doctor and surgeon and then
consultant surgeon at Lowestoft and
Great Yarmouth Hospital until 1991.
Visiting Fellowship, Massachusetts
General Hospital, Boston 1964/65.
T he T rusty S ervant
Suffolk County Councillor 1970s. Local
chairman, Riding for the Disabled. He
owned a light aeroplane, which he flew
to France on a number of occasions and
in which he won a prize for dropping
flour bombs onto a target at an airshow.
He loved steam engines and persuaded
the train driver to allow him to ride on
the footplate from Norwich to London.
Married 1963 Margaret Beard, who died
after 50 years of marriage. He is survived
by their three sons and a daughter.
Graham Starforth Hill (Coll, 40-45):
died 11.4.2017. Sen Cap Prae 1944-
45. English Speech, College Organist.
Kitchener Scholar, St John’s College,
Oxford, 2 Jur 1948, MA 1953. National
Service with the RAF 1948-50. Barrister,
Gray’s Inn 1951, admitted Solicitor
1961. Crown Counsel, Colonial Legal
Service, Singapore 1953-56. Solicitor
Singapore, Malaya and Hong Kong 1957,
and subsequently senior partner Rodyk
& Davidson in Singapore 1957-76.
Member, Malayan Board of Income Tax
1957-60. Director, Mahon & Co Ltd,
London 1977, subsequently chairman
1979-83. Disciplinary Committee and
Appeal Committee 1980-86. Consultant,
Frere Cholmeley Bischoff 1984-94,
Resident Consultant Milan 1990-94 and
Rome 1992-94. Publications: The Laws
of Singapore, revised 1970. Chairman
London City Ballet Trust 1981, Royal
Opera House Trust 1982-84. He built a
house in Sardinia, Casa Claudia, where
over the next 20 years he generously
entertained family and friends. His
greatest pleasure was as the Patron of
RicNic, an amateur youth theatre set
up by a band of Wykehamists which put
on an annual classic musical show. A
most competent organist, he presented
the small organ which now sits in
Chantry. Married 1952 Margaret Ambler
(marriage dissolved). He is survived by
his son and daughter.
Neil Macfadyen (E, 40-45):
died 6.7.2017 aged 90. Brother-in-
law of Paddy Wettern (G, 41-45). Art
Prize. Royal Artillery short course
Glasgow University 1945. Architectural
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Association School of Architecture
1947-52. Qualified RIBA. Bernard
Webb studentship, British School, Rome
1953-54. He then joined Carden and
Godfrey architects 1954-2002, rising to
Partner. He specialised in conservation
and new buildings for churches, colleges
and schools, including New College,
Brasenose and Worcester Colleges,
Oxford; Westminster and Tonbridge
Schools; Temple Church he rebuilt
from bomb damage, carving the central
boss in the dome; Rochester and Ripon
Cathedrals; and many parish churches
in Kent and Sussex. He designed and
built ten new parsonages to replace old
vicarages, sold because of their excessive
size and cost of upkeep. Served on
Chichester Diocesan Advisory Council
1970-2000. Member and Vice President,
Blackheath Society 1970-2010. He was
a skilled gardener who was proud of the
swimming pool he built in the garden in
a bomb crater. He is survived by Diana,
his wife of 61 years, and their son and
two daughters.
Keith Pelham Walker (I, 41-45):
died 28.3.2017. Brother of PMW
(I, 37-42). Jun Steeplechase, VI and
Soccer XI. National Service with
10 th Hussars 1946-47 in BAOR.
Trinity College, Cambridge, 3 Natural
Sciences 1950, 3 English, MA 1951. He
first taught at Repton 1951 and then
in South Africa, Tanzania and New
Zealand. He moved to Lancing College
in 1959, and in 1963 was appointed
Principal of Queen Victoria School
in Fiji, before arriving in Victoria BC,
Canada in 1969. He worked at Glenlyon
Preparatory School for 36 years as
assistant headmaster and as headmaster
for the amalgamation of Glenlyon
with Norfolk House. Later he worked
as Glenlyon Norfolk Development
Officer and Archivist. His keen interest
in historical records led him to write
informal histories of Glenlyon and
Norfolk House. He had a strong sense
of service to the community. He also
enjoyed golf, sailing, playing the piano
and picking blackberries. He is survived