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Category: 1930s

OH Stories about Haileybury and Old Haileyburians during the 1930s

1930s…

Dr. Arthur Reginald Webster Page (H 37)

2 Sep 20243 Feb 2025
We are saddened to report the death of OH Dr Arthur Page (H 37) who has passed away aged 100. Upon leaving Haileybury in 1941 Arthur Page trained as a…
1930s…

Geoffrey Davis (M&Th 38-42) – businessman who served on the Arctic Convoys

3 Nov 2023
The Haileybury Society is saddened to learn of the dath of Geoffrey Horton Davis (M & Th 38-42) who has died on 28th September 2023, aged 99. Geoffrey joined Melvill…
1930s…

Haileybury Society Winged Heart Gin launched

3 Oct 20235 Oct 2023
The Haileybury Society is delighted to announce the launch of its new 'Haileybury Strength' London Gin. Specially produced for us by OH James Fedorowicz (BF 91) and his wife Alison, who run…
1930s…

Book – Recalling the WW2 minesweeping days of Richard Goodwin (Ha 27)

3 May 20233 May 2023
The children of OH Richard Goodwin (Ha 27) have recently published their late father's memoir A View from the MInesweeper's Bridge, which tells of his wartime experiences in one of the most…
1930s…

Event- 26th April! Join us for our Annual London Lunch at the RAF Club

2 Feb 202311 Jul 2023
Above: The wonderful surroundings of the RAF Club in London will be the setting for our 2023 Haileybury Society London Lunch Join us for The Haileybury Society's Annual London Lunch!  Taking…
1930s…

Rev. John Collins (E 39) – Influential mentor to the Archbishop of Canterbury

1 Feb 20235 Jun 2023
“one of the most profound influences on my own life — my own mentor” Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury. The Haileybury Society is saddened to learn of the death of…
1930s…

Haileybury Roll of Honour: Flyng Officer John Jannings (E 36)

9 Nov 20223 Jan 2024
John Gordon Jannings (E 36) was born on 8th October 1922 at Golders Green, Middlesex. On 29th June 1944, the Handley-Page Halifax bomber he was flying was shot down and…
1930s…

Lt. Col. Denys Hooper (ISC [A] 37) – director at Touche Ross

26 Oct 20227 Jun 2023
The Haileybury Society is saddened to learn of the death of  Lieutenant Colonel Denys Anderson Hooper (ISC [A] 37), who died peacefully of old age on 23rd October 2021, aged…
1930s…

Dr Courtenay Phillips (Ha 38) – Oxford Chemistry Fellow

19 Oct 20228 Jun 2023
The Haileybury Society is saddened to learn belatedly of the death of Dr Courtenay Stanley Goss Phillips (Ha 38) who died on Good Friday, April 15th 2022 at the age of 97.…
1930s…

Anthony Tarry (M & BF 39) – Horse breeder and steward

5 Oct 20228 Jun 2023
The Haileybury Society is saddened to learn belatedly of the death of Anthony - Tony - Tarry (M & BF 39) who died on July 24th 2018 at the age of 92. He…
1930s…

Prince Andrew Andreivitch Romanoff (ISC [C] 36) – great nephew of Tsar Nicholas II

1 Mar 20225 Jun 2023
The Haileybury Society is saddened to learn of the death of Prince Andrew Andreivitch Romanoff (ISC (C) 36), who has died on November 28th 2021, aged 98. Queen Mary, his "auntie"…
1930s…

Air Vice-Marshal Donald Attlee, CB (B & L 36) – Queen’s Flight commander who was arrested in Mali

30 Apr 202116 Jan 2024
The Haileybury Society is saddened to learn of the death of Air Vice-Marshal Donald Laurence Attlee, CB, LVO, DL (B & L 36), who has died on 28th April 2021, aged…
1930s…

Ralph Hedderwick (B 30) – Society Past President and Haileybury Life Governor

4 Mar 202122 Jan 2024
The Haileybury Society is deeply saddened to learn that past-President Ronald Arthur Ralph - "Ralph" - Hedderwick (B 30) passed away peacefully after a fall at his home in Oxfordshire, on…
1930s…

Dr Herbert Burchnall, OBE (E 33) – acclaimed university registrar

29 May 202029 Jan 2024
The Haileybury Society is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Emeritus Professor Dr Herbert Henry Burchnall, OBE (E 33), (Hon LLD 1984), who has died at the age…
1930s…

Gordon Grayson (E 38) – Solicitor, community servant and Arctic Convoy survivo

27 Feb 202029 Jan 2024
The Haileybury Society is saddened to learn of the death of Robert Gordon - "Gordon" - Grayson (E 38) who has died, aged 95 on 17th January 2020. Gordon was born…
1930s…

Derek de Rivaz, JP (B 34) – Arnhem survivor who became a major figure in the dairy industry

13 Feb 202017 Jan 2024
The Haileybury Society is saddened to learn of the death of Andrew - Derek - Hylton de Rivaz (B 34), who has died on 15th January 2020, aged 99. Derek…
1930s…

Rear-Admiral Derek Satow RN CB (E 37) – naval engineer with a passion for Somerset

1 Dec 201631 Jan 2024
The Haileybury Society is saddened to learn of the death of Rear-Admiral Derek Graham Satow, CB, RN (E 37), who has died on 10th February 2016, aged 92. Arctic convoys…
1930s…

Michael Ashton, MC (E 34) – Japanese PoW who became a major figure in horseracing.

1 Dec 201629 Jan 2024
The Haileybury Society is saddened to learn of the death of Capt. Michael Alfred Ashton, MC (E 34), who has died on 7th January 2016, aged 95. Born at Linton,…
1920s…

Commnder Ronald Borner, OBE, RN (C 26) – accountant who also played a key role in the Phoney War

10 Mar 201423 Jan 2024
The Haileybury Society is saddened to learn of the death of Commander Ronald Stewart Borner, OBE, VRD, RN (C 26), who has died on March 2nd 2014, aged 101. Ronald…
1920s…

John Bliss, QPM (L 27) – Crime Squad Co-ordinator who flew Beaufighters in the RAF.

1 Nov 199911 Jan 2024
The Haileybury Society is saddened to learn of the death of John Cordeux Bliss, QPM (L 27) who has died on 18th October 1999, aged 85. Beaufighter pilot in the…
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