Obituaries
John Gale – ColB 38-46
Submitted by Peter Bloomfield (PeB 44-51) John Gale was one of several of the wartime generation at CH, alongside Sir Colin Davis, Bernard Levin, and Brian Magee, who achieved national fame in the …
Roger Barrett – MdA 48-54
Submitted by Sarah Lower (nee Barrett) Roger was born on 7 May 1937 to Stanley and Gladys Barrett and he had an older brother, Geoffrey, with whom he had a close relationship. Â Â Roger died on 6 F…
Richard Dixon MdB 41-48
Submitted by George Matcham (PeB 63-70) Richard Frederick Jesse Dixon, an Old Blue who attended Christ’s Hospital from 1941-1948, died on November 21, 2024, in McKinney, Texas, USA. Richard w…
(John) Jack Hemmings – ThA 33-38
Wording supplied by the Hemmings Family. Humanitarian aviator, Mission Aviation Fellowship [MAF] co-founder, and former RAF Squadron Leader Jack Hemmings has died aged 103. Jack was one o…
Oliver Rhodes – ThA 60 – 69
Submitted by Jonathan Osborne and Clive Kerridge Oliver Rhodes’ life was characterised by passion and commitment. He came to Prep A in 1960 from the wilds of Devon and after two years moved into …
Tim Hackshaw – MaB, ThA 68-75
Submitted by Stephen Hackshaw It’s strange, isn’t it? We often pigeonhole our parents, seeing only one side of them, without fully appreciating who they really are. Sadly, it 
Peter Birkett – LaA 43-52
Submitted by David Arnold I first met Peter Birkett eighty years ago, as we started in the Lower Fourth in the Michaelmas Term of 1944, and we remained friends ever afterwards. In our last year at …
Richard Pegler – PrepB, ThA 57-64
Submitted by John Pegler Richard was born to Harry Pegler, a biochemist working for Glaxo Laboratories, and Jean (née Bradley) on 5 June 1946 in Ruislip, Middlesex. He went to Coteford Infant &…
HLB Etherton (Basil) – ColA 47-54
HLB Etherton (Basil)Â died suddenly but peacefully while out walking near Newtown, Hampshire, on 21st August 2024. He was visiting another Old Blue at the time, Philip Flory, who was part of a networ…
Robert Atkins – ColB 55-61
Submitted by Louise Shepherd (Daughter) It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Robert Atkins, who left us peacefully on Monday, 29th July 2024, at the age of 79, surrounded by his…