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Christopher Courtney Morrison (1983-92) died on 10th February 2021. He was Head of Schoolhouse and was in the XV and the Hockey, Fives and Athletics teams. After a Gap-year as a Tutor at King’s College, Auckland, he read Geography at the University of Cambridge (Selwyn College) and Agriculture at the Agricultural College in Edinburgh. Hugely active and passionate in conservation and increasingly in education, Chris moved to Mexico with his young family, where he taught in S...

John S.G. Sword (1977)

27th January 2021

John Stuart Gavin Sword (1974-77) died unexpectedly but peacefully on 27th January 2021. Gavin was in the rugby 1st XV, the squash team and the swimming team (having held the School freestyle record). After leaving school, he went on to Newcastle University graduating LLB, before gaining an M.A at Northumbria University as a special prize winner. He settled in the North East with his wife Barbara, and children Chloe and Jamie, spending his career as a Partner at McKenzie B...

John C. Jack (Hon)

24th January 2021

John Charles Jack B.E.M. (Hon: 1970-90), the much respected School Staff Instructor (SSI) of the CCF, passed away on 24th January 2021 one day before his 98th birthday. Born in Avoch in the Black Isle, the first part of John’s Service career was in the RAF Regiment from 1942-47, He transferred in 1947 to the Seaforth Highlanders, the Camerons which became The Queen’s Own Highlanders, and as PSI to the EHWUOTC until 1970. His service took him to Tripoli, Egypt, Korea, Aden, Ba...

Donald M. Fortune (1950)

20th January 2021

Donald M Fortune (1943-50) died on 20th January, 2021, at the age of 88 years. He was a prefect, Editor of The Lorettonian and in the Fives and Athletics teams. He trained as a C.A. and after National Service in the Royal Navy from 1956-58 continued as a Lieutenant in the R.N.V.R until 1969. He served as Chairman of the Church of Scotland Trust and of the Scottish Council Cystic Fibrosis Research Trust and was a trustee of the Edinburgh University Trust. He was a General Comm...

Charles E. Fetherston (1953)

14th January 2021

Charles (Charlie) Edward Fetherston (1949-53) died on 14th January 2021 after a short illness (Covid) at Gartnavel General Hospital in Glasgow. Following National Service in the R.A.F., he took over the family tobacconist businesses and later he went on to develop his career in sales management. He retired early to be able to pursue his many interests. He was a keen supporter of Jordanhill and of West of Scotland RFCs, was a member of Hilton Park Golf Club & Buchanan Castl...

Peter L.D. Reid (1950)

9th January 2021

Peter Lawrence Donald Reid (Nippers: 1944-50) who passed away January 9, 2021, was the son of Donald (Donnie) Reid who was on the staff from 1930-62and Vicegerent from 1948. From the Nippers he went on to Oundle School(1950-54) where his talent for mastering many languages was recognized and he won an Exhibition to St. John’s College, Cambridge to read Classics. Before university, Peter was called up for National Service and selected for Green Beret training. As a Lieutenant,...

Robert C. King-Clark (1969)

9th January 2021

Robert (Robbie) Campbell King-Clark(1964-69) died suddenly on Sat 9th January in Helensburgh . He came to Loretto from Horris Hill in Newbury, following his father and uncle (Cuthbert K-C) who had been orphaned in 1927 – a bequest from their uncle Maurice Clark (1910) towards the purchase of Pinkie House. He was in the XV, XI and Hockey XI and was JUO in the CCF. He trained on Tall Ship Captain Scott which awakened his love of sailing and after leaving school he worked his...

Kirsty E. Garland (1995)

31st December 2020

Michael D. Middleton (1950)

8th December 2020

Michael David Middleton(1946-50), who died on 8th December, 2020, was in the XV and the Athletics Team – where he is remembered as being a very fast sprinter. He graduated M.B., Ch.B. from the University of Edinburgh and M.S. from the University of Washington in America; he later became an F.R.C.S. (Eng), F.R.C.S. (Edin), and D.R.C.O.G. He worked as a Senior Consultant Surgeon at the East Birmingham Hospital and as a Senior Lecturer in Surgery at Birmingham University.
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Peter C. Wood (Hon)

3rd December 2020

Peter C. Wood (Hon 1948-85) a former Vicegerent, (the first) Housemaster of Seton House and Head of the English Department, died on Thursday 3rd December, 2020, at the age of 100 years. At the time of his retirement, he was the longest-ever serving member of staff, working under four Headmasters and being Vicegerent to three of them.

Peter was educated at Monkton Combe School and at Worcester College, Oxford before and after the War. During the War he served in the R.A.S...

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