03/12/2018

We are sorry to report the death of Lord Stewartby, known at school as Ian Stewart. He was a lifetime Governor of Haileybury. The following obituary is taken from The Times (9 March 2018) Hardworking, self-effacing, effective politician who gave valuable collection of medieval coins to the nation and played with a straight bat Lord Stewartby had a lifelong passion for coins that began when he was six Ian Stewart was a politician who had a life and interests outside politics, which was probably

11/01/2017

It is with great sadness that we report the death of Sir John Manduell, Founding Principal RNCM, on Wednesday 25 October at the age of 89. Born in Johannesburg in 1928, Sir John studied Haileybury from 1942 as a member of Bartle Frere and then at the University of Strasbourg, Jesus College, Cambridge and the Royal Academy of Music with Lennox Berkeley. He joined the BBC in 1956 as a producer, becoming Head of Music for the Midlands and East Anglia in 1961. During this period he became the BBC

08/17/2017

We are sorry to announce that Kenneth Rimmer, long-serving member of staff, HM of Hailey (1969-82) and teacher of modern languages, died on July 24th, 2017.  His funeral will be in Chapel at Haileybury on August 30th at 1pm, followed by a short service at Woollensbrook Crematorium, Hoddesdon, attended by some members of the family, and anyone else who would like to be there. Refreshments, hosted by other members of the family until they are rejoined by their seniors, will be served in the

01/25/2017

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of a former member of staff and Housemaster of Colvin. David Blakeway Smith died suddenly on Friday 23rd December. There will be a short burial service in Pensax, Worcestershire, followed by a service at Worcester Cathedral on Wednesday 1st February. If you would like any more details, or are hoping to attend please let the Haileybury Society office ([email protected]) know as the family would like to know numbers for catering.

01/20/2017

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Philip Morgan on 12th January aged 89. Philip was Chaplain at Haileybury before he moved to become Headmaster of Haileybury Junior School. His funeral will be in Winslow, Buckinghamshire on Friday 3rd February. If you would like anymore details please contact the Haileybury Society office ([email protected]).

01/20/2017

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Dr John Earle on 23rd December aged 91. John was guardian to the first of the New Zealand Nomad Scholars at Haileybury and went on to offer to be guardian if required to subsequent Kiwis, a number of whom accepted. This led to numerous great friendships formed. His funeral will be a private affair, but there will be a Service of Thanksgiving at All Saints' Church, Hertford on Saturday 18th February at 2 pm.

01/20/2017

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of a former member of staff, David Richards. There will be a private cremation service for immediate family only, and then a Thanksgiving service on Saturday 28th January at St Mary's Church, Bloxham. If you would like more detail, or are hoping to attend, please contact the Haileybury Society office ([email protected]) as the family would like to know numbers for catering arrangements.

12/01/2016

Alexander Polli died in an accident in the Couloir de l'Ensa mountainous area in Chamonix in the French Alps in August 2016. He had reached international fame after posting a video of himself flying through a small hole in a huge rock called the 'Roca Forada' in Montserrat, Spain. The video of this stunt has been viewed more than 13 million times showing his flying skills at 155 mph, just metres above the ground. He also founded the YouTube channel for his flying group 'Morals Arrivederci'

12/01/2016

After a valiant struggle, Richard passed away on the 21st November 2015, with his wife by his side. He will be sorely missed by his wife Maureen, three sons, Geoffrey, Michael and Philip, four step sons Darrell, Howard, Warren and Kevin Huxham and eighteen grand children. For them and many friends around the world, his life provided much to celebrate. Richard lived his early life in London, survived the Blitz, and attended Haileybury & Imperial Service College. He trained as an Electronics

12/01/2016

Former Epsom racehorse trainer Paul Smyth, 79, died at his Gales Ground, Marlborough, home, where he lived with his wife June and brother-in-law Ernie Newell. He was born into one of Epsom’s most famous families in 1936. His father, Victor Smyth, was one of five sons of an Epsom builder. As a jockey he rode Champion Hurdle winners. Paul Smyth’s maternal grandfather, Harry Escott, was a leading jockey who became an outstanding trainer of jumpers at Lewes and his successes included no fewer than

12/01/2016

Rear-Admiral Derek Satow, who has died aged 92, was a prominent and influential post-war naval engineer. In 1951 Satow was appointed as senior (or second) engineer in the recently-modernised cruiser Newcastle, which was due to become flagship of a UN fleet in the Korean War. Three-quarters of the ship’s company were on leave on the weekend before sailing, when a leak was discovered from a fuel tank into an ammunition magazine. Satow’s senior officer was in Ireland, so Satow took charge and,

12/01/2016

It is with brotherly sadness that I have to inform you of the death on 10th September of Edward James Russell after a prolonged illness. Edward had been a popular member of the school fraternity during his years at Haileybury. He had been sporty and represented the school in the 1st XV rugger side and was a member of the rugger team that won Cock House. He was also in the tennis 1st team. He was Head of House and a College Prefect. Not over-academic, he was nevertheless a hard worker and went on

12/01/2016

(A death notice was published in the 2015 Annual Report). Chetwode Hamilton was brought up with his three brothers at Tulfarris House on the shores of Poulaphouca reservoir in West Wicklow, where he became interested in farming, which extended to horses and riding, including hunting with the Bray Harriers in Wicklow, and the  Galway Blazers. After Aravon School, he followed his brother Adrian (E '56), who predeceased him, to Haileybury where he too excelled at boxing, before entering Trinity

12/01/2016

(Taken from the Bognor Regis Observer 12/1/2016). Mike Ashton died at his Walberton home at the age of 95 following a lengthy illness. He would have been 96 on 1st February. He was born in Linton, Cambridgeshire, where he enjoyed a country life surrounded by horses and animals, later going to Haileybury. He had hopes of becoming a farmer but in January, 1939, he joined the 4th Battalion of the Royal Norfolk Regiments and on 29th November, 1941, embarked with his regiment, arriving in Singapore

12/01/2016

Joining Haileybury in the inter-war years but an active connection that would last until his last days, Anthony (Tony) Angus arrived in Edmonstone in 1935. The days of the ‘long dorm’, the ‘white city’ and fagging he was an "also-ran”. Despite this, he excelled in maths and loved his cricket. The start of World War II thrust him into joining up with the RAF. Initially posted as a flight engineer for training in the UK he quickly moved (through his connection with Haileybury) into the spotlight

12/01/2016

Roy passed away following a mercifully short battle with cancer. I first met Roy when I was a New Governor in Trevelyan 1949.3 and we kept in touch after he left to go to the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. Roy became a Submariner and had command of a submarine for some years before spending the last ten years of his naval career running the Submarine Escape Tower at Gosport. By sheer chance, we both married young ladies from Berkhamsted School for Girls and over the years the four of us met up

12/01/2016

David Eardley Bloomer passed away in Wilton, Connecticut on April 22nd, 2016 aged 93. On leaving Haileybury in 1941 aged 18 he immediately enlisted in the King’s Royal Rifle Corps (King’s 60th Rifles) as a Lieutenant. He had a long and front-line career in the army: wounded in action and promoted on the field to Captain during the Battle of the Bulge, was mentioned twice in dispatches for going behind enemy lines to recover the bodies of those under his command, and after the Battle of Remagen,

12/01/2016

It is with great sadness that we have to announce Andrew Tripp (L '75) suffered from heart failure on the 4th September, 2016 and has passed away. Andrew was an extraordinary character whose larger than life personality meant that if you met him, as many of you have, you would certainly not forget him. Underneath his bold enthusiastic exterior was a kind, caring soul. I got to know Andrew, just before he joined Norwich Union and it was his determination to get an interview that had such an

06/16/2017

We are sorry to announce that John Chick, long-serving former member of staff, HM Bartle Frere, and Head of Mathematics passed away on 15th June 2017. For further details please phone 01992 706348 or email [email protected]

06/16/2016

It is with great sadness we announce the death of Bishop John Taylor on 1 June 2016. He was Bishop of St Albans in the 80's and 90's and during that time President of the Haileybury Council. His funeral is at St Albans Abbey at 2pm on Thursday, June 16th.