Lorettonian Society

Sheila Galbraith (Hon.), wife of Hamish G.R. Galbraith, former Headmaster of the Nippers, died on 25th March, 2008, after a long illness. She was brought up in Melrose and educated at Cranley School which was evacuated from Edinburgh to Grantown during Sheila’s years there. During the war she served as a Naval VAD in Malta. She first met Hamish at the Nippers when she came there as Matron in 1952. They were married in 1954 and spent four carefree years near Cheam School ...

Christopher G. Laidlaw Bell (1975)

Robert M. Baxter (1980)

30th September 2013

Robert Michael Baxter (1976-80), who died suddenly on 30th September, 2013, aged 50, was in the athletics team. He was one of the fourth generation of the Baxters soup family in Fochabers, which he served as Managing Director of Baxters Foodservices Ltd. This part of the company, although representing less than 10 % of Baxters’ total turnover, was responsible for providing 27 million mini-jars of jam a year to such major clients as British Airways and the Waldorf Astoria hote...

William F.C. Graham (1981)

31st January 2018

William Frederick Chancellor Graham (1977-81) died on 31st January 2018 following a fall from his horse whilst out with the Fernie Hunt. He graduated B.A. (Hons) in French & Spanish from the University of Durham and M.Sc. in Real Estate Investment from City University where he was in the University Ice Hockey Team. His career began as an Investment Banker with S.B.C.I. Savory Milln Ltd. from 1986-89 then with Thornton Investment Management Ltd. from 1990-1994; Inverlat Inter...

Michael H. Jenkins (1981)

4th July 2008

Michael Huw Jenkins (1974-81) died suddenly of meningitis on 4th July 2008, at the age of 44 years. He was a prefect and in the XV and the athletics team and was JUO of the CCF. After graduating from Dundee University, where he played for the University XV, he joined the engineering section of the Post Office, rising to become 2i/c of the design team for the handling systems now in use. He maintained his interest in rugby by playing for his local club and he developed a l...

Harry G. Robinson (1970)

28th February 2013

Harry George Robinson (1965-70), who died on 28th February, 2013, was Head of Seton House, Editor of The Lorettonian and in the fives team. In his Gap Year he worked his passage round the world via S. Africa, Australia and New Zealand. He went up to Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, with an Exhibition in English and graduated with a B.A. (Eng. Lit.). He was awarded a Summer Travel scholarship to enable him to visit the chateaux of the Loire and he played cricket for the coll...

Philippe Durand (1966)

7th September 2009

Philippe Durand (1966) was a French Exchange student at Loretto. He studied at the Ecole des Haute Etude Industrielles and later worked as Administrator of French Engineering Schools Ecole National Superieure Arts et Metiers, and became President (du Directoire) of Arc International, the French glass and tableware manufacturers.

Alasdair G. Sutherland (1966)

7th December 2007

Alasdair Gordon Sutherland (Nippers: 1965-66) died suddenly on 7th December 2007. After going to Australia in 1966 he completed his schooling at Scots College in Sydney. Following some years as winemaker and manager of Saxonvale Wines Pty.Ltd., he started his own Vineyard and Winery, Capercaillie Wine Co. Pty. Ltd. which he developed with his wife, Trish, into a most successful business. Many of his wines were exported to Scotland. He is survived by Trish, his sons Sandy...

peter winton (1972)

30th September 2019

Peter Denis Winton (1968-72) died suddenly but peacefully on 30th September, 2019, aged 65 years. He was Captain of Cricket and was in the XV and the hockey and golf teams. He graduated with a a B.Sc. in Land Economy at Paisley College and became a F.R.I.C.S.
He became a chartered surveyor and a director of Winton Faith & Co., the Glasgow commercial property agents, covering property sales and lets throughout the central belt of Scotland.
He is survived by his wife, D...

Alistair W. Rattrie (1972)

27th May 2008

Alistair Wigham Rattrie (1964-72) died on 27th May 2008 after a battle with cancer. He had been running Dundonnachie Game Farm in Perthshire for 26 years, and is survived by his wife, Louise, his son Alexander and daughter Lucy, and his OL brother, Neil (1965).

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