1950s… Newspaper prompts more memories of Queen’s visit to Haileybury 31 May 202218 Dec 2023 Prompted by HM Queen Elizabeth II's Platinum Jubilee year, OH Mike Halsey (BF 60) went through his own Haileybury archives where he found an article about the Queen's visit to…
1940s… Ian Tennent (B 44) – army man and editor 3 May 202216 Jun 2023 The Haileybury Society is saddened to learn of the death of Ian Peter Tennent (B 44) on 19th April 2022 aged 91. We are grateful to his brother Tim who has written an obituary. Ian…
1960s… Photo Essay – 1960s Haileybury remembered 27 Apr 202212 Dec 2023 OH Mike Halsey (BF 60) has been going through his collection of old photographs and digitising them to make the collection easier to manage. As he says: “I have been digitising rather a…
1980s… Roger Adlard (E 85) – consultant plastic surgeon 19 Apr 202216 Jun 2023 The Haileybury Society is saddened to learn of the death of Roger Edward Adlard (E 85) who has died on 5th October 2021, aged 49. A popular and widely-respected a consultant…
1980s… Hugh Freeland (L 89) 19 Apr 202216 Jun 2023 The Haileybury Society is saddened to learn of the death of Hugh James Freeland (L 89) who has died of bone cancer on 10th April 2022 aged 45. Hugh was a big part…
1940s… Douglas Cooper (K 44) – pharmacist 12 Apr 202216 Jun 2023 The Haileybury society is saddened to learn of the death of Douglas Barham-Cooper (K 44) (later changed to Cooper) who has died on April 3rd 2022, aged 90. After leaving Haileybury, Douglas…
1960s… Lt. Col. Peter Fairgrieve, MBA (K 65) 28 Mar 202219 Jun 2023 The Haileybury Society is saddened to learn of the death of Lt. Col. Peter Brian Fairgrieve (K 65) who has died on 18th March 2022, aged 70 after a long battle with…
1940s… Field Marshal Sir John Chapple, GCB, CBE, DL (K 45) – former Chief of Defence Staff 28 Mar 20225 Jun 2023 The Haileybury Society is deeply saddened to learn of the death of Field Marshal Sir John Lyon Chapple, GCB, CBE, DL, (K 45) Chief of the Defence Staff, who has died…
1940s… Thomas Mayhew (H 49) – Big 6 accountancy firm partner 7 Mar 202219 Jun 2023 The Haileybury Society is saddened to learn of the death of Thomas Oswald Mayhew (H 49) who has died 22nd January 2022, aged 86. Thomas was initially educated at the…
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"…
1940s… Dr John Rice, OAM (Aby 47) – children’s hearing specialist 28 Feb 202223 Jun 2023 The Haileybury Society is saddened to learn of the death of Dr John Cracroft Rice (Aby 47) who has died in Australia on 23rd November 2021, aged 88. After studying…
1960s… Michael Pinfold (E 60) unearths CCF treasures 15 Feb 202215 Dec 2023 Following our recent request for missing back issues of The Haileyburian, The Haileybury Society was delighted to be contacted by Michael Pinfold (E 60), who not only donated his own…
1950s… James Everitt, OBE (B 50) – businessman and golfer 10 Feb 202223 Jun 2023 The Haileybury Society is saddened to learn of the death of James - Jim - Edmund Everitt, OBE (B 50) who has died aged 85 on 1st February 2022 in…
1940s… Major General John Homan (ISC & K 41) – former Society President 8 Feb 202223 Jun 2023 The Haileybury Society is saddened to learn of the death of Major General John Vincent Homan, CB (ISC & K 41) who has died after a period of failing health…
1980s… Fred Konynenburg (E 83) – leading commodities lawyer with a passion for history 17 Jan 202230 Jan 2024 The Haileybury Society is very saddened to learn of the death at 52 of Frederick Robert Isambard - "Fred" - Konynenburg (E 83) who has died on 9th November 2021. A legal…
1940s… The end of WW2 remembered – Roger Nix (K 44) shares his story 13 Dec 202113 Dec 2023 Following our publication of Imogen Thomas's memories of Haileybury on VE Day, OH Roger Nix (K 44) has been in contact with his own memories from that period. In this…
1970s… Unbeaten rugby XV of 1971 meet once more fifty years later! 2 Dec 202111 Dec 2023 Saturday 27th November 2021 marked a very special occasion when The Haileybury Society hosted a wonderful reunion to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the unbeaten rugby XV in 1971. The afternoon…
1940s… Major Noel Shuttleworth (B 47) – considerate founder of retirement homes for professionals 29 Nov 202117 Jan 2024 The Haileybury Society is saddened to learn of the death of Major Noel Charles Shuttleworth (B 47) who has died aged 88 on 29th October 2021. At Haileybury, Noel played…
1960s… My Haileybury Days – Naresh Sethi (A 69) offers a different perspective 1 Nov 202111 Dec 2023 The Haileybury Society was delighted recently to hear from Professor Naresh Sethi (A 69) who has been in contact about his memories of Haileybury and about his career. His words shed…
1900s… Old photo of 1914 Haileybury Gymnastic Team poses new questions 12 Oct 202118 Dec 2023 The Haileybury Society was fascinated to hear from Richard H C Wooles (Th 92) about a photograph uncovered following the death of his father. Taken on the eve of the…
1940s… Imogen Thomas remembers VE Day at Haileybury 13 Sep 202114 Dec 2023 We were delighted to hear from Imogen Thomas recently who sent us her memories of the war at Haileybury - and also its aftermath. Imogen's father, Edgar Matthews, taught at…
1910s… Haileybury Roll of Honour: 2nd. Lt. Philip Weaver-Adams (M 1913) 6 Sep 20214 Jan 2024 The Haileybury Society was recently contacted by Mr R Emerson, the Churchwarden of St Laurence Church, Upton cum Chalvey, near Slough in the county of Berkshire. He was seeking information concerning…
1970s… David Sprigg (E 71) – banker who went on to found Stagecoach Theatre Arts 5 Aug 20215 Feb 2024 The Haileybury Society is saddened to learn of the death of David Edward Macdonald Sprigg (E 71), who has died on 13th July 2021, aged 63. A passion for the…
1950s… Nick Downie (A 59) – SAS soldier and combat photographer 27 May 202115 Jan 2024 The Haileybury Society is saddened to learn of the death in South Africa of Nick Downie (A 59), who has died from a Covid-related illness on May 12th, aged 74. After…
1940s… Anthony Dawes (E 42) – Actor who debuted with Alec Guinness and appeared in Fawlty Towers 11 May 202129 Jan 2024 The Haileybury Society is saddened to learn of the death of Anthony Cecil John Dawes (E 42) who has died on the 21st January 2021 at the age of 92.…
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…
1950s… Is it time to reform public schools? OH autobiography asks challenging questions 29 Mar 202115 Dec 2023 Jeremy Bourne (L 52) recalls joining Haileybury, his happy days there, and his thoughts on education. In Looking West, a privately-published autobiography written for his family, OH Jeremy Bourne (L…
1940s… A play well-received, remembering Edward Miller (Staff 1943-62) 18 Mar 202112 Dec 2023 The Haileybury Society was delighted to hear from David Hart (Tr 45) who has been in contact concerning his time at Haileybury and his memories of a play written by one of…
1950s… David Jackson (C 52) – Family jeweller who toured USA with Alan Ayckbourn 16 Mar 202123 Jan 2024 The Haileybury Society is saddened to learn of the death of David Christopher - "Jacko" - Jackson (C 52), who died suddenly on 31st December 2020, aged 82. We publish below…
1970s… Food & Drink: Northfield Farm 9 Mar 202123 Aug 2023 Jan McCourt (Aby 73) runs Northfield Farm Limited, a farm-based butchery and mail order outlet offering rare breed meat to the discerning consumer. Services Northfield Farm was first accredited as a butcher by the Rare…