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| Anthony
John Marfleet |
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| Lieutenant
Commander
Anthony John Marfleet RN. (Retired) died in October 2009 after a long and debilitating
illness. Tony, who was in Plymouth and Norwich Houses, had a distinguished career
in the Royal Navy followed by a second career managing a book shop specialising
in religious publications. He was much loved by all who knew him. We have an
extended obituary and biography with tributes delivered at the service to celebrate
his life. |
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| Bob
Vass |
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Bob
Vass, who was in
Bradford 1938 to 1944, died on 13 October 2009 in Minehead. His funeral
was in Taunton on 2 November. His Warden was Canon Douglas Horsefield,
and he was taught by Messrs Durrant and Ball. He is survived by his
five
children, of which his two sons were at Kingham Hill: Chris (Durham
1968 - 1973) and Adrian (Durham 1967 - 1974).
Bob went to St Paul's, Cheltenham where he trained as a teacher, and did
his national service with the King's African Rifles in Kenya. He became
a
missionary with the Church Missionary Society (CMS) in the Sudan from
1950 - 1964 and was fluent in Bari, Swahili and Arabic. When Bob came
home with his family in 1964 he trained as a priest at the London
College
of Divinity. He had a close friendship with Canon Horsefield. In
1970 Bob
went back to Africa and worked with Sudanese refugees in Northern
Uganda
for CMS, Danchurchaid and Norwegian Church Aid. His work with
the programme came to an end in 1972 and so he set up a 'not for
profit' logistics company supporting African development projects
across sub-saharan Africa. The business, called Lifeline Relief and
Development
Services, was based in Southampton, but with sub - regional offices
in
Kampala, Nairobi, Arusha and Juba. It later supported projects in
West
Africa; in particular Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroons. He retired from
the
business 20 years ago and lived in France, Spain and then more
recently close to his sister Jesse in Somerset. Bob had been battling
with prostate cancer for 12 years, but was still able to travel
regularly to France and Norway, and visited much of Asia in his
latter years.
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| Cyril Gillies |
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| Bill
Gillies reported to us the sad news
about his younger brother, Cyril Gillies, who
passed away on 22 January 2009 at the age
of 78 years. Cyril had a heart complaint and blood
platelet problems for last few
years. Cyril was the youngest of the three Gillies
brothers. Cyril was on the Hill in
Clyde from
1938 - 42. (Bill 1932 - 40 & Ron 1933 -
41). On leaving The Hill, Cyril returned to his
native Yorkshire, and set up a painting and decorating
business for a number of years. From this he moved
on to work for the local Council
and stayed with them until retirement. For
many years he held the position of Senior Painting
Surveyor for Doncaster Council in Yorkshire.
Cyril was a qualified Football Referee and
also organized
and managed two youth soccer teams in
the local senior youth league in Doncaster. |
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| Gladys Lillian
Knight 1911 - 2008 |
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| We are sad
to report that Gladys Lillian Knight passed
away at 7.45 am on Saturday 6 September 2008
at Castle View Old People's Home in Chipping
Norton, Oxfordshire, aged 96 years. Mrs.Knight
joined the staff as a house parent in Plymouth
house in 1957 and became a second mother
to a few hundred junior
boys in the 15 year period
she dedicated herself as a house mother. Gladys' biography
can be found by following this link (bottom
of page). Mrs. Knight's son, Peter, was
one of the boys who was tragically lost with
the sinking of the Rohilla. (See this
article).
Now both will be reunited in the Kingdom of
God.
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Mrs
Griffiths (Mrs Knight's relation) would like it
known that the collection at Kingham Church, after
the funeral service, amounted to £160.96,
and that further donations via the undertakers
brought this sum up to a grand total of £285.96. This
sum has been sent to the 'Save the Children'
charity in accordance with Mrs Knight's wish.
Mrs
Griffiths expressed her deep appreciation. |
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| David
Gooding 1923 - 2008 |
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| A well respected mathematics and
science teacher at Kingham Hill School in the 1940s
and 50s, David progressed to become House Master
of Sheffield House.
Read more about David Gooding's life by clicking here. |
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| Bill
"Willie" Strupp Bradford (1939 - 1945 |
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| Bill "Willie" Strupp
died at his home in Toronto on May 13th 2008
at the age of eighty. Bill arrived at KHS
in 1939, the second of seven refugees to join
us from pre-war Germany.
He was a Bradford
boy who showed academic promise. He left The
Hill in 1944 and, after looking into several
possibilities, settled for life as a pilot
in the RAF.
Read
more. |
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| John
Essame 1926
- 2008 Biography. |
It
is with great sadness that we have to
report the death of Mr. John Guthrie Essame
who passed away in the early hours of this
morning Monday 5 May 2008 at The Horton Hospital, Banbury,
Oxfordshire following a period of illness.
Flora his wife (Nee Flora Crosland
-Taylor dedicated school nursing sister) was
by his side at the end. John joined the teaching
staff in September 1959 and remained until
retiring in August 1982 after some 23
dedicated years teaching. Eulogy
to John Essame. |
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| Ron Gray |
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| Ron Gray, who
lived in Oxfordshire, was a member of Bradford
House 1959 - 1962.
A short peice by Ken Wingfield in the April
edition of the Over
the Hill magazine says a little more about
Ron Gray.
Over
the Hill page 7 |
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| Tom
Smart 1915 - 2008 |
| Tom joined the
hill with his brother in 1924. They had been brought
in to the school by the founder, Baring Young.
He loved the founder and the foundation which became
the school and he spent his life supporting it
in any way he could.
Read more about Tom Smart's life in the January
2008 copy of Over
the Hill. |
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| Ian
Whittern Plymouth & Bradford
(1962-1966) |
| Ian, known to his contemporaries at school, of whom
there are a number on the committee, as 'Midge'
died in February 2007. He attended the majority
of KHA events over the last few years. Ian was
in his 50s and suffered from a weak heart. |
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| Major
Leo Stanton 1966
- 2007 Click
here for full obituary |
| Leo arrived
at Kingham Hill School in 1978 and went into
Plymouth House. In 1979 he moved to Clyde, his
senior house. He went on to become Head Boy and
Head of the CCF in 1984 - his A level year. |
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| Doris
Brownhill 1900 - 2006 |
| Doris was a
former staff member and Housematron of Clyde
when it was the junior house, from 1935 until
September 1937, when she moved down to the old
Plymouth. She left the Hill in 1945. Doris died
last September (2006) aged 106 at a Home in Sale,
Cheshire, reports Geoff Ball, who had been in
contact with her niece Audrey from time to time
and is in frequent contact with Barbara Hargreaves
who worked with Doris in both Clyde and Plymouth. |
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| Music:
Paradisum from
Fauré's Requiem. |
