No . 133 The Trusty Servant
Anthony John Houssemayne du Boulay ( C , 43-46 ); died 1.2.2022 . Brother of HCHduB and RWHduB ; Headmaster ’ s Nomination . Geneva University 1947 , Certificat d ’ Etudes Françaises . He taught at Westbury House 1948 . He worked for Christie , Manson & Woods 1949-80 , starting on the front counter ; he established a separate porcelain department in 1956 and concentrated on Chinese ceramics after 1965 ; director 1963- 80 ; president , Christie ’ s , Geneva , 1967-80 , also working in New York and Paris . Hon Adviser on ceramics to National Trust 1981- 2011 ; Chairman , Dorset County Museum 1990s ; Chairman , French Porcelain Society . FSA . Author of Chinese Porcelain 1963 , Christie ’ s Pictorial History of Chinese Ceramics 1984 and published articles in many journals . Selected for 1948 Olympic skiing team , but turned it down . He served on the London Diocesan Advisory Committee for the Care of Churches and was a director of the French Huguenot Hospital ( La Providence ) in Rochester , Kent . A very generous OW and donor to the Win Coll Treasury . He married Judith Makgill Crichton Maitland in 1965 , who predeceased him . See Telegraph obituary above .
Gilbert John Westmacott ( B , 43-47 ); died 7.12.2021 . National Service 1947-9 . University College London ; College of Estate Management , Regent St Polytechnic , 1950 . Chartered Civil Engineer ; elected MICE 1967 ; assistant engineer , Victoria Line . He married Gillian Llewellyn in 1963 , who survives him together with their son and daughter .
Grahame Fermian Winfield Swan ( H , 43-48 ); died 25.11.2021 . Brother of THWS , father of CTRS and TGAS . Co Prae 1946 , Head of house 1947 . Exhibitioner Emmanuel College , Cambridge 1948-51 , 3rd Nat Sci . St Thomas ’ s Hospital , 1951-1954 ,
MB 1954 ; pre-registrar , St Thomas ’ s Hospital and Addenbrooke ’ s Hospital , Cambridge , 1955-1956 . Short Service Commission , RAF , 1956-1959 , 2 TAF ( Germany ), 1956-58 . Registrar , Addenbrooke ’ s Hospital , Cambridge 1959-1961 ; 1963 , House Surgeon , Cambridge Maternity Hospital ; Dr H . R . Youngman & Partners , Partner 1964 , Senior Partner 1982-1990 . President , Cambridge Medical Society 1984- 85 . He enjoyed music , reading , walking , tennis and golf . He married ( 1 ) Rosemary Richmond in 1955 , who died in 2003 , and ( 2 ) Cecilia Campbell-Gray in 2005 .
Gerald ( Gee ) Harold Eaton Hart ( H , 44-48 ); died 22.2.2022 . Brother of JGEH and father of RGEH and AMEH . 2 Lt RA 1949 , RA ( TA ) 1950 . Caius College Cambridge 1950 , 2 Mod Languages and Geography , BA 1953 ; Caius Boat Club , Henley 1951- 53 ( Capt 1953 ). Aluminium Co of Canada Scholarship to International Management Institute , Geneva , 1953 ; Alcan UK , Switzerland and USA 1954 ; Alcoa New York 1960 ; Alcoa International Lausanne 1962 ; managing director , Alcoa France , Paris , 1967 ; regional manager , Alcoa International Lausanne , 1977 ; vicepresident , Swiss Aluminium Ltd , Zürich , 1981 . He had a keen intellect and business acumen , but was also a notable raconteur and a man of charm and good humour right to the end . He married Penelope Wood in 1960 , who died in 2012 . He is survived by 2 sons and a daughter .
Derek Robin Peppiatt ( E , 44-48 ); died 18.11.2021 . Brother of BKP and father of GKP , JRP and NDP . Lords 1947-8 . 2 Lt Ox and Bucks LI 1949-50 ; MELF . Mullens & Co , stockbrokers 1950 , partner 1957-86 ; merged with SG Warburg Group 1986 , director 1986-9 ; director Rank Foundation 1989-2001 . Alongside horse racing and shooting , cricket was a great passion . He played 34 times for Buckinghamshire and sat on their committee for 55 years , President from 1996-2001 . He played for a number of clubs including the MCC ( Finance sub-committee for 19 years and the Main Committee for a further 3 years ), the Green Jackets , Old Wykehamists and his home club Beaconsfield CC . He was a very proud Old Wykehamist , supporting the College throughout his life , and a warm , generous and kind man . He married Joanna Sykes in 1966 , who survives him , together with their 3 sons .
Francis Farquhar Higgins ( I , 44-49 ); died 4.3.2022 . 2 Lt 15 / 19 KR Hussars 1950 BAOR ; Lt Inns of Court Regt ( TA ) 1952-5 . Binder , Hamlyn & Co ; ACA 1956 , FCA . He then moved into industry as finance director International Thomson and ultimately managing director Thomson Holidays . Following his retirement , he bred and showed Jacob sheep with considerable success . He married Robina Fish in 1957 , who predeceased him , and is survived by their 3 daughters .
Philip David Miles ( G , 44-49 ); died 18.2.2022 . Brother of CRM . Bisley . RAC 1949 , 2 Lt Fife and Forfar Yeomanry 1950 . New College Oxford 1951 , 3 History ; chartered surveyor ; Maj , TA ( Shropshire Yeomanry ); MBE , TD . He married ( 1 ) Julia Chetwynd in 1960 and ( 2 ) Christine Bolton in 1985 and is survived by his daughter and son from the first marriage .
Chester White ( G , 47-52 ); died 27.11.2021 . Brother of HW , father of MW . Bisley 1950-2 ( Capt ), ( cadet pair 1949 ). Royal Overseas Travel Scholarship ( Uganda and Kenya ) 1952 ; Kitchener Scholar , Merton College Oxford 1952-7 , Choral Exhibition 1953 , 2 Nat Sci ( Animal Physiology ) 1956 , BSc and
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