the wellington college year book 2010/2011
the wellington college year book 2010/2011
major r.m.d. buxton, obe, km, cpm, pjk
g . f. h a n c o c k , c m g
[pn 1936–1941]
144
[bl 1939–1944]
R
ichard volunteered as a private soldier, completing his
officer training in Bangalore,
India before commissioning in the 9th Gurkha
Rifles. Later he worked in the Indian Army
Cipher Unit, Dehra Dun and joined Lord
Mountbatten’s Joint Planning Staff.
After the war Richard served in Malaya
from 1949 during the Emergency and rose
to become Assistant Commissioner of the
Royal Malaya Police in 1965. He was then
approached by the Thai government to assist
in the defeat of communism and became
Technical Advisor to the Royal Thai Police,
first in Udon and then in Bangkok. On
retirement he remained in Thailand, living in
Pattaya for the rest of his life, where he was
the doyen of the ow community.
c a p t a i n a . d . p. p a y n e
[a 1937–1942]
eaving Wellington in 1942,
Anthony was commissioned into the Royal
Artillery in time to land at
Arromanches during the
Normandy invasion. He was remembered
for his coolness when his whole battery was
overrun by the Germans later in the campaign, and for the award of the Bronze Cross
of the Netherlands for gallantry in the libera-
tion of that country. As the war came to a
close, Anthony was much involved in the huge
problem of refugee camps in Europe. Once,
at the point of a gun, he had to gain the assistance of a German nurse in aid of a new born
Ukrainian infant.
After the war, Anthony became adc to
the Minister of War, Emmanuel Shinwell, mp
a former disruptive Trades Union official,
travelling with him across Europe and to the
White House. In 1954, Anthony settled in
Marnull, Dorset as a farmer, and later built
up a successful firm, which became Intasco.
He was much involved over the next 60 years
in parish church, village and festival councils
and gave unstinting time to the youth club.
His step-son John was in the Anglesey from
1962–1966.
[hl 1939–1943]
A
and firing from the hip, Roger killed two enemy,
wounded two and captured the remainder.
Later that night he led his platoon in a battalion
attack across open country and five wire
obstacles in complete silence. Then within
30 yards of the enemy objective, his platoon
stormed the German position and he himself
killed six Germans while the platoon captured
a gun and an armoured car, taking forty-three
prisoners. He was awarded an immediate mc.
monitor) and married her. Geoffrey learnt
Arabic and then spent most of his service in
the Middle East, then becoming an increasing
area of tension during the Cold War.
In the 1960s he spent much time in
Baghdad and Beirut. In 1976, as Chargé
d’Affaires during the British Ambassador’s
absence, there was a sudden escalation of
violence, caused by the Palestinian factions
against the Christians, and during which the
us ambassador was assassinated. Geoffrey
helped organise evacuations of civilians and
attempted to maintain diplomatic functions
amid the chaos, including social ones. In his
book Bombs Stopped Play, he describes playing
tennis in the local club under the protection
of the armed Druze Militia. An attempt was
made to kidnap him, but he was speedily
released owing to his excellent contacts.
He recalled meeting, amongst numerous
interesting people, the young Saddam
Hussein. In retirement he set up Middle East
Consultants and continued to visit the region
for many years. His son Frank was in The
Blucher [1974–1979] and daughter Katya in
the Apsley [1979–1981], and his brother, five
nephews and one great nephew (Hancocks
and Lennox-Smiths) are ows. The family
are also cousins of the numerous (Broome)
Salmon family of ows.
colonel m.j.c. anstice, mc, td
[t 1943–1948]
c o l o n e l r . w. b . m a y , m c , d l
true heroum filii (his
father won three mcs in
World War I), Roger was
commissioned into the
Royal Hampshire Regiment
in 1944, but served as a platoon commander
in 4th Bn Somerset Light Infantry from
early 1945. On 30th March, after the Rhine
Crossing, Roger took out a recce patrol and
ran into a German patrol. Dashing forward
S
on of ow Lt Col Sir Cyril
Hancock Hancock kcie,
Geoffrey served in the Royal
Air Force for two years,
being posted to a Coastal
Command Sunderland Flying Boat Squadron
in Trincomalee, Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). He
went up to Trinity College, Oxford in 1948
and continued to serve in the raf Reserve
for some years. In 1953 he joined mi6 and
served in Uruguay, Mexico and Spain, where
he met the young Amelia Aragon, (a Spanish
journalist, recently expelled from Morocco
on suspicion of espionage, whose activities
Geoffrey claimed it were part of his duties to
145
After the war, Roger served in Cyrenaica
(the area around Benghazi, Libya), Cyprus,
Aden, Bahrein, and then commanded 1st Bn
the Royal Hampshire Regiment in Northern
Ireland at the start of the troubles in the late
1960s. After retirement he was County Cadet
Commandant for Hampshire and the Isle of
Wight. His son Mark was in The Murray from
1969–1974.
ike Anstice w \???[Z\??[?Y[?? H
]?[??\??[[?? ?Y????X\? ????H?[? \??[? NMB?[? ?\??Y[??[?[? B??Y^??[?[??K?[? NML?\? ?Y?[Y[? ?\??[? ???XH\? \?? H??[[??X[ ???Y?YK? \?[??8?&[?[??K???\?Y[??] \??Y? [???&H \?[????[X?\?? ] YX\???ZZ?x?&\? ??? ?\?[? ?\ ?? H \?????X???]? ?X\?[?? H[?H? H?X] \?H???\? H????]?[?]X?[?X\??\???[?\?H ??Y\[???\? H?] [[??&\? ??][?
^H ?\?H ?[ Y?[? ?]??\?XY ??X?[?H H?? ??]?Y????H
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
[? ??Y]?]?XY JH?\?[?\? ?\?K??][??H ?[\B??ZYH ?X[?Y?[Y[? H?[??\??[??ZYB???\?[?\?? ?X?XYH]?X\? ] [?B?Y??&][ ?^\??YY ??\??[?[X???[?[? ?????\?[?\?? ???\?\? H[??\?X]Y?[??X???[?[? ?X\??\?]]?\? ?XY H????[?[[YYX][ H ?[?\??[? H?Z\?X[???H??\??Y[?[??[??[?[???Y?\?[?]X]]?K?]X?? H ?X??\]Y[? ?X??\??? H?[? \?H?\][[? \? ?H ?\? YH ??X[??&\? ????????[? ?\?XY???Y?K?X\?\?? H [?
??????[? ?H?\ Z[?H[?B?Y[X?\?? H ?Y?H ???H ?\??[Y???][?[??\??X?H[? ?\???[Z\??[?Y[?? H?Y?B???Y?YH?? ?\??X?H[??[?XH \?[?? HX]B?X]H[Y\??[??K?H ??? \\?\??B????\??\]?X?H??Y?K???[? NMMK??[? NMN??[???\?YH ?\???]?[???[?8?&???]?H^[\?][?? YX\?? [??Y[?H K???[?[??X[ ??8?&K??X??[?[??[?B??X?[YH?\?Y ?][? \?X\?H??[??\?[??[??]\? ?[XK?H ?] \ H?\??]\? ?[X[? [?]? ?\?[? K??[???Y? ???\?H]\? ?[X[???????????\[?Y\? ?\?H[??[?\? B??X??\??[[? \?\??\?Y\? ?X??\]Y[???&??[??Y?[?[8?&H?\?[?\???\?Y\??H??Y? ?[? ?\??Y[??^H[ ??[\ ??\?B?[? ?\?[??[?\? H?[?\??\? ?]\? [YB??[?[?^K ?\ ?[??X[?H X?X? ?\?]Y??[? \?\?H?]Y H?\?[ ?^?H???H?\? T?Y?^H XX? [?? ?X?K \???[ B? ?\?[?[?? H ?^?H ? ?[YHZ[?\?\??Y ?\?X] ?Y\ H???\??Y ?]??\??\?X?X[ H??Y[? ?[?[? ??X?K???[? ?\?H[??[]\?[?? \???H??B???\?Y ??[?[??HH ?^?H??8?& H?\? ?[??\?\[?[?H]?[?8?&H]?[[??? ??H?[YY?H?\?[? ?^?N?] ?\???X??\ YB??