Old Peterite News

The Old Peterite Club's 84th Annual General Meeting was held at the School on 12th July.

P. L. Hall, M. G. B. Hepworth, D. C. Holmes, G. D. Parkin, D. N. Simmons and E. G. Thompson were elected to serve on the General Committee.

Regional dinners were announced as follows:

West Riding: 27th October 1975 at the Barn Inn, Cowthorpe.

London: 14th November 1975 at the Charing Cross Hotel.

York: Bullet Supper in St Olave's on 13th December.

East Riding: 21st May, 1976 at the Highfield Country Club, Driffield.

Special thanks were expressed to the ladies who had arranged the flowers in the Chapel for the Commemoration Service.

OLD PETERITE CLUB OFFICERS

President: P. S. Atkinson, "Greystones," Garton, Driffield, Yorks.

Hon. Secretary: D. Kirby, The Rise, 41 Clifton, York.

Hon. Treasurer: J. E. Moore, "Mylncroft," 1 Mylnhurst Road, Sheffield. District Hon. Secretaries:—

London : P. J. Dronfield, 21 West Hill Road, Foxton, Royston, Herts. West Riding: M. A. Butterworth, 9 Station Road, Upper Poppleton, York.

North West: Dr G. E. L. Graham, Netherby House, 15 Upper Dicconson Street, Wigan, Lancs.

North East: J. N. Roe, 4 Heather Drive, Acklam, Middlesbrough, Teesside.

East Riding: P. S. Atkinson, "Greystones," Garton, Driffield, Yorks.

York: J. C. M. Rayson, 2 St Olave's Road, Clifton, York.

Birmingham: M. Hollway, P.O. Box 34, 63 Colmore Row, Birmingham 3.

OLD PETERITE CLUB ANNUAL DINNER

The Old Peterite Club Annual Dinner was held on Saturday, 12th July, 1975 in the School Dining Hall. The time-honoured toast of the School was proposed by C. H. Lewis. The Headmaster responded, and also proposed the health of the "Club," to which the President responded, The Club is again indebted to the School Catering Staff for the excellent meal provided.

Those present were:— The President (P. S. Atkinson) The Headmaster The Hon. Secretary (D. Kirby) The Hon. Treasurer (J. E. Moore) C. W. Thompson (Immediate Past

President) The Head of the School (D. M. H. Phillips) Applewhite, P. R. Atkinson, R. Atkinson, R. B. Baggs, C. F. Blissett, D. J. Brindley, R. A. Brown, A. C. Brown, J. C. Bulcock, R. J. Butterworth, M. A. Chilman, K. G. Clarkson, J. G. C. Coles, D. P. Coles, J. R. Croft, P. G. Cummin, D. G. Davidge, R. L. D. Dawson, J. R. Deas, R. M. Dronfield, J. Fenwick, P. A. Gaastra, J. N. Hall, M. S. Harding, J. T. . Harding, R. D. Harding, R. F. Harnby, F. B. S. Harris, P. L. Hart, A. D. Hirst, D. Hubbard, R. H. Hudson, R. Jesper, D. G. S. Johnston, D. P. Kent, M. J. Kirkus, I. Knowlson, D. W. Le Tocq, L. C. Lewis, C. H. Mills, A. J. Mortimer, J. B. Murray, H. Nendick, B. M. Newdick, F. N. Newdick, J. M. Nix, J. Parkin, G. D. Peacock, R. W. Penty, J. R. Penty, P. R. Pfluger, D. Raylor, A. W. Raylor, J. M. Rayson, J. C. M. Richardson, J. C. Rounthwaite, J. C. Rumfitt, D. T. Saville, J. M. Shepherd, P. W. Sheriff, E. Shuttleworth, G. M. Simmons, D. N. Smith, W. Stevens, R. A. Thompson, E. G. Turner, E. H. N. Woolgrove, P. R.

NORTH EAST DINNER

The North East Old Peterite Dinner was held at the St George Hotel, Teesside Airport on Friday, 18th October 1974.

Old Peterites present:— The President (Atkinson, P. S.) The Headmaster Deas, R. M. Fairweather, C. C. Harding, J. T. Hobson, S. S. Holmes, D. C. Jobling, G. M. March, G. R. A. Pacey, F. J. Pacey, F. W. B. Rob, C. G. Roe, J. N. Shepherd, P. M. Wye, M.

WEST RIDING DINNER

The West Riding Old Peterite Dinner was held at the Barn Inn, Cowthorpe on Monday, 28th October, 1974. The toast of the School wa proposed by C. S. Shepherd and the Headmaster responded.

Old Peterites present:— The President (Atkinson, P. S.) The Headmaster Barrett, A. R. Botterill, J. Butterworth, M. A. Fletcher, D. I. Hudson, W. M. Hunter, C. D. Kirby, D. Moss, A. E. Newdick, F. N. Newitt, J. Parkin, F. N. Parkin, G. D. Parkin, I. T. Pilcher, R. D. S. Raylor, A. W. Raylor, J. M. Shepherd, C. S. Smith, W. Stabler, D. A. Thompson, C. W. Todd, G. M. Webster, M.

LONDON OLD PETERITE DINNER

The above dinner was held on the 8th November at the Charing Cross Hotel, London and was attended by the following:— Gardiner, P. D. R. Atkinson, P. S. Beaumont, F. 0. Bown, A. C. Collier, R. N. Cooper, A. B. Dickenson, J. M. Dickenson, R. C. M. Dook, J. M. L. Dronfield, P. J. Field, R. A. Graham, G. E. L. Hodges, A. J. E. King, A. J. Kirby, D. Lewis, C. H. Lewis, T. J. McCallum, A.

Pattison, C. J. Parker, J. H. 0. Rayner, D. Quickfall, C. J. Short, A. Smallman, A. B. Smith, C. A. Wheatley, D. Wiseman, F. J.

In an effort to try and improve the level of interest in this function we would like to make two points about the dinner next year.

First, the date will be Friday, November 14th, at the Charing Cross Hotel, London. Secondly, it was decided by an overwhelming majority of those attending this year that Old Peterites should be invited to bring their ladies along to the 1975 dinner. Twenty-three of those attending agreed to this proposal—i.e. we already have a verbal acceptance by 46 guests which in itself should guarantee the success of the function.

We hope that this new format will encourage renewed enthusiasm for this dinner. It is also worth mentioning that, as the dinner is held at a British Rail Hotel, extremely favourable terms can be quoted for travel by rail and accommodation for the weekend.

EAST RIDING DINNER

The East Riding Old Peterite Dinner was held at the Highfield Country Club, Driffield on Friday, 30th May, 1975.

Present: — The President (Atkinson, P. S.) The Headmaster Atkinson, D. P. Atkinson, J. S. Beachell, H. M. Brown, J. C. Browne, F. D. Burdass, C. M. C. Burdass, C. U. Burdass, J. U. Burdass, R. Byass, D. E. Chilman, K. G. Coles, D. P. Coles, J. R. Dawson, J. R. Dee, C. C. Dronfield, J. Fenton, P. A. Frank, C. Harding, R. F. Hirst, D. Hopkinson, R. C. Johnston, D. P. Kirby, D. Martinson, C. S. Megginson, J. S. Megginson, P. R. B. Mitchell, J. V. Newdick, F. N. Peacock, R. W. Rayson, J. C. M. Richardson, H. Shepherd, P. M. Smallman, A. Smith, J. E. Stephenson, R. F. H. Tasker, R. Thompson, C. W. Tomlinson, G. Tomlinson, N. E. Wood, C. D. M.

OLD PETERITE GOLF

The Competition for the Burnett Trophy was held at York Golf Club, Strensall, on Sunday, 13th July. As usual the Competition was run as a Stableford, and the trophy was won by Jonathan Rounthwaite with 38 points. Runner-up was John Raylor with 37 points, who beat Andrew Robson, also with 37 points, on the last nine holes. William Bottomley 89

and Graham Wright both had 36 points. Andrew Robson (5 handicap) had the very good gross score of 73. It was very pleasing to see three younger Old Peterites, Jonathan Rounthwaite, David Phillips and David Potter, and a total of 19 Old Peterites turned out.

The team led by Paul Middlebrook qualified for the final stages of the Grafton Morrish Tournament to be held during October. We congratulate them on this and, even though they will almost certainly have played before this appears in print, we wish them every success! J.C.M.R.

NEWS OF OLD PETERITES

Births COOPER. To Jeremy and Joyce, a son, Martin Luke, on 7th November, 1974. (Queen's 1958-64). GIBSON. On April 5th 1975 to Judith Ann and Robert John, of Woods

Hole Oceanographic Institution, Woods Hole, Massachusetts, U.S.A., a daughter, Mary Jane, sister to Caroline Flood. (Manor 1945-50).

Engagement SCHOFIELD. The engagement is announced between David M. Schofield of Bradford and Pauline A. Zeen of Liverpool. (Manor 1966-71).

Deaths BRINDLEY. Peter Charles Brindley (Manor 1940-45) died peacefully in hospital on Friday, 20th June, aged 46. Peter was the third of four brothers who were at St Peter's during the last war. GEDGE. On Monday, December 2nd, 1974, suddenly, Henry Francis

Sydney Gedge, beloved husband of Eleanor and father of Timothy. (1907-18). An appreciation appears on page 92. MARSHALL. Captain William Nigel Marshall, Royal Marines, killed on active service in Oman, 8th March, 1975. (Grove 1962-67). An appreciation appears on page 92.

ANFIELD, J. R. (Queen's 1956-61). After four years with the Countryside Commission which took him regularly to all ten National Parks, is now Assistant National Park Officer (Planning) for Exmoor

National Park. This means that he is responsible for all planning applications for the Park and for the preparation of the Exmoor

National Park Plan. BUCKLER, F. N. (1931-42), is now a Captain, Royal Navy, on the Staff of the Commander in Chief, Fleet at Northwood. He recently returned from Santiago, Chile where he was Defence Attache for two years.

As reported elsewhere, he inspected the CCF in June. FLETCHER, P. H. (Dronfield 1967-72), has gained a B.Sc. in civil engineering at Newcastle University. JONES, W. E. (Grove 1955-61), Major, having commanded D Company of the 3rd Bn Royal Fusiliers for the last three years, has since transferred to Tidworth and then to Belfast. He can be contacted through 90

Regimental Headquarters, The Royal Welch Fusiliers, The Barracks,

Caernarfon, Gwynedd, and would welcome news of and from his contemporaries. KING, C. D., (School House 1948-51), is commercial director of Andrew

Mitchell & Co Ltd., in Scotland, and a non-executive director of

Nylotuft Ltd. He is a major in the T.A.V.R. in which he has travelled widely, and which he strongly recommends to ex-C.C.F. Old Peterites.

He sends good wishes to O.P.s and to the School. KNOWLES, P. E. (School House 1959-62), is now a chartered quantity surveyor in Northallerton, and married Maureen A. Harmer of Darlington on 22nd June 1974. RUDD, J. W. (Manor 1951-54), has joined Metro Industries Ltd as part of their management team, in Darlington, Western Australia, and finds it a most rewarding and interesting experience. SCOTT, S. M. G. (School House, 1964-69) has qualified as a Chartered

Accountant and is personal Assistant to the Partners of the firm with which he trained. His time is divided between their offices in Hull,

Selby and Market Weighton. WALL, M. P. L. (1931-35), Revd, was instituted as Vicar of the parishes of Wick and Doynton in Avon County, in the Diocese of Bristol on 10th December. YUNIBANDHU, K. (School House 1959-61) qualified in Medicine,

B.Sc., M.B., B.S., at University College Hospital, London, and obtained the Membership of the Royal College of Physicians at Newcastle

University Hospitals. He is now Consultant in Medicine (Gastroenterology) at Chulalongkorn Hospital Medical School, Bangkok,

Thailand. JONES, L. F. (1908-11) writes to say that he joined the O.P. Club on leaving, on what was then a life membership basis, but has been out of touch for many years. Apart from war service, his career has been in journalism, and he is now getting together material for a book of reminiscences, 'not an autobiography'. No doubt he would be glad to hear from any of his contemporaries. He says: 'In case it may be of any interest, I think the only distinction I had was being the first O.P. to fly, about which I don't think there can be any doubt.

Medhurst, who finished up as Air Marshal Sir Charles, was the only other possibility. We were friends at school and kept more or less in touch till the end of his life, but I think I got myself airborne, and accepted for a Flying Corps commission, before he did. The other pioneer of the business was W. H. Haynes, whom I also knew well at school, and liked. He got the D.S.O. for bringing a Zeppelin down, and shortly afterwards was accidentally killed on the ground; not when flying. Also of that period was A. E. Robinson, who went through Sandhurst and became adjutant of the 1st Battn Green

Howards. He reappeared in the second war as a Lieut-Col. and when the R.A.F. Regiment was formed in the 1940 flap, was put in command of it, at least as I understood at the time. Though not in the

O.P. list, he could well be alive now; we were both at the same prep. school at Scarborough as well as St Peter's.'

His present address is Bakers Court, Long Hanborough, Oxford. 91

HENRY FRANCIS SYDNEY GEDGE 1900-1974

There can have been few Old Peterites more regular in their attendance at Commemoration than Harry Gedge, who died on 2nd December 1974 aged 74. He is survived by his widow and by his son, Lieutenant Commander Timothy Gedge, Royal Navy, who was then senior pilot of Naval 892 Phantom Squadron in H.M.S. Ark Royal.

Harry Gedge's brother, J. Bernard Gedge, writes about him: "Early this century in 1904 our late father, H. T. Sydney Gedge, went to York from Leeds Parish Church to be a Vicar-Choral of the Minster and for several years coached St Peter's rugby teams. Harry was Captain of the 1st XV in 1916/17 and 1917/18, during which years I also played. "Harry just missed the first world war, and in the 0.T.C. followed the late John Sergeant as Cadet Officer, wearing an officer's braid on the sleeves of the tunic—and blank khaki where pips etc. were worn then by commissioned officers. "At St Peter's Harry played as a three-quarter but changed to forward and became a fine wing forward for Headingley, Liverpool R.F.C. and Lancashire, having a trial cap for England and twice being carded reserve: had he not been sent to Spain to work for Armstrong-Whitworth he was a near certainty as an England forward from 1924 onwards. "Harry wrote Dick Metcalfe's obituary for The Peterite, and their old friendship at St Peter's meant much to both in their retirement at Lymington. Great friends of both are happily still with us—Gordon Yeoman and Winsley Sergeant."

CAPTAIN W. N. MARSHALL, Royal Marines 1948-1975

Captain Nigel Marshall was the son of the former Bursar of the School, Mr Roy Marshall and Mrs Valerie Marshall. He was killed on 8th March 1975 while on active service in Dhofar, Oman, where he was seconded to the Sultan's Armed Forces, attached to the Jebel Regiment.

Nigel Marshall left school in 1967 with a distinguished record. He was a school Monitor, a member of the 1st VIII, a trombonist in the orchestra and a member of the Choir. In the Combined Cadet Force he was outstanding; he became a Sergeant in the REME Detachment, and then transferred to the Royal Navy Section and was appointed Contingent Coxswain, that is the Senior NCO of the whole Contingent. We like to think that his range of interest in two CCF Sections laid the foundation for his career in the Royal Marines. He attended many camps and courses with the CCF, including three Arduous Training courses; and the more arduous they were the better Nigel liked them. It was thus not surprising that he should go with the British Schools Exploring Society for six really tough weeks in Arctic Norway; and there can be little doubt that his taste for efficient adventure helped him to gain entry to that splendidly elite corps, the Royal Marines. Secondment to the Sultan's Armed Forces in Oman was in itself an acknowledgement of Captain Marshall's excellent qualities; it is a task, 1 92