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Category: Obituaries

Obituaries and death notices of Old Haileyburians who have left us.

1940s…

Dr. Peter Will (E 46) – paediatrician

29 Jun 202213 Jun 2023
The Haileybury society is saddened to learn this week of the death of Dr Peter Elliot Kennedy Will (E 46) who has died at the age of 86 on 19th May 2019. …
1960s…

Peter Ellis (Staff 1964-96)- rackets and cricket pro

16 Jun 202215 Jun 2023
The Haileybury Society is saddened to learn of the death of Peter Ellis, Haileybury Rackets and Cricket Pro from 1964-1996, on Tuesday 14th June, 2022, aged 89. A passion for cricket…
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…
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…
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…

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…
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…

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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
1960s…

Bruce Curran (C 62) – international financial adviser turned writer

19 May 202023 Jan 2024
The Haileybury Society is saddened to learn of the death in the Philippines of Bruce Malcolm Curran (C 62) who has died on 17th April 2020, aged 71. Economics and…

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