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John M. Miller (1954)
20th February 2008
John (Jock) Morton Miller CA (1949-54), who died on 20th February 2008, was a prefect, Captain of the XV, a member of the Cricket XI and Hockey XI and was SUO of the CCF. He also played for the London Scottish Schoolboys XV and the East of Scotland Schoolboys Cricket XI. Following National Service in the Tank Regiment, where he learnt to drive a tank, guarded Rudolf Hess in Spandau Prison and played with the winning team of the BAOR Rugby Sevens, he qualified as a CA with G...
William S. Miller (1954)
6th November 2010
William Scott Miller (1949-1954) died on 6th November 2010 aged 74 after a long battle against prostate cancer. Will was born in 1936 into a farming family in Perthshire before moving to Edinburgh. After attending Cargilfield he moved to Loretto with his twin brother Jock, where he took part fully in the school’s sports activities including captaining the cricket XI and being in the first XV and the hockey XI. He was also Head of School and found some time for enough academ...
David W.A. Allan (1954)
19th December 2002
David William Arthur Allan (1949-54) died suddenly on 19th December, 2002, after collapsing whilst skiing in Andorra where he and his wife Charlotte had lived latterly. He was a Prefect, Captain of Swimming and in the XV. He spent some time in Canada and played for the Eastern Canada XV. He was an hotelier and was also a Director of Scoutscroft Caravan Co. Ltd., caravan and camping park operators in Berwickshire. He served on the Berwickshire County Council.
Glen Colam (1952)
22nd March 2011
Glen Colam (1947-52) died on 22nd March 2011 after a long illness stubbornly fought. After leaving school he joined he RAF where he trained as a navigator. He was posted at first to night flying, then a frighteningly dangerous occupation. Lighter relief came from marching in the Coronation Parade, and a later tour with the VIP Transport Squadron, which he enjoyed. After 20 years service he emigrated to Australia where he worked for a local airline, which gave him access t...
Hugh Reid (1951)
20th November 2012
Sir Hugh Reid (1942-51) 3rd Baronet of Springburn & Kilmaurs, Glasgow, formerly of Lochcarron, Auchterarder, & latterly of Vouni, Cyprus, passed away, peacefully, on Tuesday 20th of November 2012, after a short illness at the residence of his niece, Margaret Monahan. He served in the RAF from 1952-56 in Egypt and Cyprus and continued in the RAFVRT until 1978. He succeeded his father as 3rd Baronet in 1971 and worked as a freelance travel consultant. He is survived by his sist...
William T. McKeever (1950)
24th March 2010
William Thomas McKeever (1947-50) died on 24th March, 2010. He was a Director of S.W. Mount & Sons Ltd, Farmers, Growers, Warehouse Keepers from 1962-97 and farmed 300 acres in Kent. His main interest in life was farming and the countryside. He was a past chairman of the Kent Agricultural Society, Kent County National Farmers Union, and the Canterbury Farmers Club. He regularly attended the Oxford Farming Conference and was also a keen supporter of the Goose Producers Assoc...
John D. Mahler (1951)
20th February 2010
John David Mahler (1947-51) died on 20th February 2010.  Prior to attending Loretto he was at prep school at The Wells House in Malvern (known as the Worcestershire Nippers)  where he was Head Boy.  Following in his father's footsteps he came to Loretto in 1947, a year after his uncle, Arthur Mahler, House master of the old Holm House had tragically died.  At Loretto he was a prefect, in the 1st XV and the Athletics and Shooting teams.  After school he went on to play rugby f...
George A. Service (1952)
15th August 2008
George Anderson Service (1944-52), who died on 15th August, 2008, was in the XV. He was Joint Managing Director and Sales Director of Glasgow paint manufacturer Mathews, Maclay & Manson Ltd. He was a keen sailor and skier. He is survived by his OL twin brother William (1952).
William W.C. Service (1952)
William Walls Christie Service (1944-52) who died at the age of 84 years, was in the XV and Hockey XI. He worked as a shipping agent and became director of Prentice, Henderson and Henderson Ltd. In Glasgow and later became Chairman of Mathews, MacLay & Manson, the Glasgow paint manufacturers. He was a member of the Scottish Committee of the British Sailors’ Society.
He is survived by his second wife, Hazel, and daughters; his twin brother George (1952) pre-deceased him.
James M. Cochrane (1952)
28th December 2002
James Murray Cochrane (1948-52) died on 28th December, 2002. He read medicine at the University of Edinburgh and served as a General Practitioner in Stourbridge, Worcestershire. He is survived by his wife, Jennifer (née Anderson), his daughter, Philippa and son Bruce.
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