1980s… Media & TV: AH Voiceover 8 Mar 202123 Aug 2023 Anthony Hewson (M 89) runs AH Voiceover, a specialist voiceover recording and editing solution for both B2B and B2C messaging. Services The right voice, with the right delivery, adds significant credibility and…
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…
1970s… Industrial Flooring: Ecotile 5 Feb 202122 Aug 2023 James Gedye (E 79) is the CEO and founder of Ecotile, an award-winning privately owned UK manufacturing company which produces a wide range of flooring solutions. Services Ecotile produces high quality, durable…
1960s… Consultancy: Nick Gandon (M 69) 3 Feb 202121 Aug 2023 Nick Gandon (M 69) runs Aureus Social Ventures Ltd, a socially-driven business which provides expert help for individuals and organisations in the charitable and not-for-profit sectors wishing to achieve social good…
1980s… Marine: Inwards Marine Yacht Brokerage 20 Jan 202123 Aug 2023 Robert Inwards (E 89) is part of Inwards Marine, a family run yacht brokerage business with offices in Monaco and the UK working with buyers, sellers, private individuals and marine…
1940s… Remembering the merger of the ISC with Haileybury in the 1940s 8 Dec 202018 Dec 2023 In the light of the 2021 announcement of Lawrence becoming a girls' house, we were delighted to hear from Michael O'Neil Shaw (L 47) recently who was in touch with…
1940s… Near miss! How an Old Haileyburian avoided a plane crash in WW2 24 Nov 202018 Dec 2023 We are always delighted to hear from OHs. Recently, Malcolm Innes (Ha 53) contacted us about some dramatic events in India during the final months of the Second World War.…
1950s… Nigel Copeman (E 58) – oil industry executive who later qualified as a pilot 16 Nov 202029 Jan 2024 The Haileybury Society is saddened to learn of the death of Nigel Charles Kevin Garry Copeman (E 58), who has died on 23rd September 2020, aged 75. Nigel was diagnosed…
1940s… A sprinkling of stardust – the day Sheila Sim filmed at Haileybury 10 Nov 202011 Dec 2023 The Haileybury Society was delighted to hear from John Knights (Ha 46) recently about his years at Haileybury, including when the school was used in the making of the 1948…
1950s… Dr Patrick Ridsdill Smith (A 51) – Cambridge-educated GP with a love of sailing 27 Oct 202015 Jan 2024 The Haileybury Society is saddened to learn of the death last year of Dr Geoffrey - Patrick - Ridsdill Smith (A 51) who died on 18th November 2019, aged 81. At Haileybury,…
2010s… Travel Grant helps Ellie Owen (LS & Ha 13) research Liverpool 29 Sep 20207 Mar 2024 As part of its charitable objectives, The Haileybury Society regularly provides Travel Grants to OHs seeking to enhance elements of their study or to enhance their educational or cultural development. Here, Ellie…
2000s… Health and Wellbeing: Natalie Englander (Ha 01) 21 Sep 202017 Aug 2023 Natalie Englander (LS & Ha 01) runs an online Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) practice, offering online CBT, workshops and mindfulness courses. Online therapy services Specialising in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Mindfulness,…
1940s… Remembering the Forgotten War – an OH and the Chindits 26 Aug 202011 Dec 2023 Richard Rhodes James (Staff 1947-81), former HM of Melvill and erstwhile Haileybury Head of Economics, must count as one of those people who, if you'd never met him, you wish…
1940s… Guy – Berry – Neill (A 40) – ACA, FCA and company director 26 Aug 202015 Jan 2024 The Haileybury Society is saddened to learn of the death of Guy Beresford Campbell - "Berry" - Neill (A 40) who has died on 17th August in Northern Ireland, aged…
1960s… The importance of the Old School Tie – a story of two friends and a crowded platform in India 17 Aug 202018 Dec 2023 Lieutenant Colonel Malcolm McVittie (E 60) recalls a meeting in Dehli in 1978 when an OH tie helped two old OHs identify each other on a crowded platform in the Indian…
1940s… Clement Coldwells – the OH who shot down eight kamikazi aircraft in WW2. 11 Aug 202018 Dec 2023 As the 75th anniversary of VJ-Day is remembered on 15th August 2020, Lizzie Graham (K 76 & Alb) tells us about her father, Clement Coldwells, who fought in the Far…
2000s… Marine: Lightship Learning 10 Aug 202023 Aug 2023 James Chalk (Tr 05) has launched Lighthouse Learning, a small business to support British seafarers taking the MCA commercial exams. Services James has identified that two of the most important topics…
1970s… Simon Kverndal, QC (B 71) – popular barrister who strived hard for others 23 Jul 202017 Jan 2024 The Haileybury Society is saddened to learn of the death of Simon Richard Kverndal, QC (B 71) who has died aged 62 on Sunday 14th June 2020. Head of House, Deputy…
1940s… John Hex (Tr 44) – MD and consultant with love of sport 20 Jul 20209 Jan 2024 The Haileybury Society is saddened to learn of the death of John Robert Hex (Tr 44) who has died on 19th July 2020, aged 89. (Above: John in happier times,…
1940s… Arthur Pont (C 44) – civil engineer who later became a CofE Minister 20 Jul 202023 Jan 2024 The Haileybury Society is saddened to learn of the death of Arthur Michael Stalkartt Pont (C 44), who has died on 30th March 2020, aged 89. Arthur boxed for Haileybury…
1910s… Haileybury Roll of Honour – Lt. F.W.A. Buckell (B.1889) 24 Jun 202020 Dec 2023 Francis William Ashton Buckell (B.1889.2) was born on 20 May 1875 in Chichester, Sussex. He was the son of Dr. Leonard Buckell and Mary Augusta Duke, formerly Ashton. He had an…
1940s… Desmond Dauban (BF 46) – Indian-born international marketer 23 Jun 202016 Jan 2024 The Haileybury Society is saddened to learn of the death earlier this year of Desmond Charles Dauban (BF 46), who has died aged 87 on 14th January 2020 Desmond was…
1940s… The 1940s remembered at Haileybury 23 Jun 202012 Dec 2023 We were delighted to hear from Nick Coates (L 48) recently about his time spent at Haileybury at the tail-end of the 1940s. It's a world away from the current…
1960s… A right royal occasion – the day the Queen came to Haileybury 22 Jun 202011 Dec 2023 In 1962, HM Queen Elizabeth II visited Haileybury on the occasion of its centenary; alongside Prince Philip, she toured the College and also took an inspection of its Navy and…
1910s… Haileybury Roll of Honour: Captain Barry Hartwell (B 1894) 19 Jun 202020 Dec 2023 Captain Barry Hartwell (B 1894.3) who served in the 2nd Battalion., 8th Gurkha Rifles, was killed at the battle of La Bassée on 30th October 1914. Above: Barry with some of his regiment,…
1890s… Haileybury Roll of Honour: Captain Barry Hartwell (B 1894) 19 Jun 20203 Jan 2024 Captain Barry Hartwell (B 1894.3) who served in the 2nd Battalion., 8th Gurkha Rifles, was killed at the battle of La Bassée on 30th October 1914. (Above: Barry with some his regiment, possibly…
1940s… Haileybury Roll of Honour: Major Hubert Bourne (L 1916) 4 Jun 202020 Dec 2023 Major Hubert Johnstone - Hu - Bourne (L 1916) served in the Royal Engineers in India and was present at the defence of Singapore in 1941, where he died undertaking…
1920s… Haileybury Roll of Honour: Lt. Denys Wright, RN (Tr 26) 3 Jun 20208 Jan 2024 Lieutenant (E) Geoffrey Michael - Denys - Wright, RN, MBE, DSC, (Tr 26) fought in the submarine service in WW2 and died serving on HMS Triumph in the Mediterranean in January…
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…
1890s… Haileybury Roll of Honour: Captain F H Barton (M 1894) 26 May 20204 Jan 2024 Chris Darnell (M 65) has been in touch about a story concerning another former Melvill pupil, Captain Francis Hewson Barton (M 1894), whose medals recently came up for auction in…