In Memoriam

Correlli Barnett CBE, left 1945

Distinguished former pupil, military historian, and sometime school rebel, Correlli Barnett died in July this year aged 95. Often outspoken, he shone an uncomfortable light on lionised military leaders, but was widely admired by experts for his forensic analysis of major events in British and world history. He developed his enthusiasm for history during the Second World War at school and went on to study Modern History at Oxford.

Appointed CBE in 1997, he is survived by two daughters from his marriage to the late Ruth Murby.