The Association regrets to announce the passing of Noel Davies MBE, RAF Flt Lt (ret’d) on May 24th at the age of 95. Noel worked for IBM for more than 20 years and was the Treasurer of RAF 68 Squadron Association.
The Association regrets to announce the passing of Noel Davies MBE, RAF Flt Lt (ret’d) on May 24th at the age of 95. Noel worked for IBM for more than 20 years and was the Treasurer of RAF 68 Squadron Association.
The Association is sad to have to report the passing of Bob Paget on June 20th following a long battle with serious illness. Bob was a great friend of the Old Elizabethans, in particular an enthusiastic supporter of the 200 Club and until recently never failed to attend Founders’ Day. He was a great character whose presence will be sorely missed.
The Association has just recently been advised of the sad passing of John Lewis (OE 1944-1953) on April 1st at the age of 88. John played rugby for the OEs and later became a referee, which will no doubt feature in the tribute to be published in the next edition of the Elizabethan.
The Association was shocked to learn of the sudden and unexpected passing of Ken Cooper on 2nd July.
As a pupil in the latter years of the second World War, Ken went up to Oxford where he gained an MA in Modern History, after completing his national service and a commission in the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Serving his country with great distinction in many senior Civil Service positions, Ken was honoured as a Companion of the Order of the Bath for his work in increasing accessibility to employment offices.
His service continued long after retirement in a number of voluntary roles, on a whole host of committees, whilst he applied the same dedication to the school as a Governor, to the Endowment Fund as Chairman and to the Association as President. His passing is a great loss to the whole Elizabethan community.
The year 2022 ended with the sad passing on December 30th of Peter Allen BDS (Lond), LDS, RCS (Eng) (OE 1946-1954) who achieved sporting distinction at the school, representing the 1st XV at the age of 16.
Barnet born and bred, Peter then qualified as a Dental Surgeon at University College London, before being called up for national service, after which he acquired a dental practice in Newbury. Sadly he succumbed to a recurring illness just before last Christmas and passed away shortly after. A fuller tribute will appear in the Elizabethan.
Peter’s funeral will be held at The West Berkshire Crematorium, Bath Road, Thatcham RG19 4LD on Monday 13th February at 1.00pm.
The Association has recently learnt of the sad passing of Doctor Peter Olney, on October 27th. Peter was a pupil at Queen Elizabeth’s from 1931 to 1938.
The Association regrets to announce the passing of Colin Gibbens on April 29th. Colin was a pupil at Queen Elizabeth’s from 1947 to 1953.
The Association is sad to announce the passing, on April 28th of Robert Thorogood. A pupil of the School from 1949 to 1954 and a strong supporter of the Old Elizabethans, Robert later achieved the distinction of Fellowship of both the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors and the Institute of Management.
The Association has just recently been advised of the sad passing of Andrew Tarry OE. Andrew was a pupil at the school from 1955 to 1962.
The Association is sad to announce the passing on February 14th, of John Keeley, a pupil at the school from 1956 to 1964, following a long illness. John was part of the 1962 QE trip to Russia – reportedly the first-ever visit by a British school party to the Soviet Union. John’s funeral will be held at St. John the Baptist church, Aldenham on March 11th at 2.00 pm.