Lorettonian Society

John Stow Young (1935-39), who died on 25th January 2010, was a prefect. During the War he served as Lieutenant in 46 Royal Marine Commando in Normandy and was taken POW. He worked in the jute trade from 1948-66 in India and Thailand and then for British Leyland as fleet sales executive from 1966-80. He is survived by his wife, Pamela, daughters Sally and Wendy and grandchildren Ella and Oliver.

Alexander J.K. Finlayson (1936)

12th August 2007

Dr Alexander James Kay Finlayson (1931-36) died on 12th August 2007, at the age of 89. His daughter, Elizabeth, writes: “James was born in Edinburgh and educated at Edinburgh Academy and Loretto, following his older brother Matthew. He studied at the School of Medicine of the Royal Colleges and qualified LRCP, LRCS Edinburgh and LRFP&S Glasgow in 1944. He then served in the Merchant Service as a ship’s surgeon. In 1947 he purchased a private general practice in Dumfries whi...

Thomas R. King (1936)

28th December 2001

Thomas Robinson King (1931-36) (elder brother of Ian, above) who died of cancer on 28th December, 2001, after a very short illness, was in the fives, athletics and boxing teams. During the war he served as a Squadron Leader, R.A.F.V.R., in the Western Desert, Iraq, Malta, Gibraltar and U.K. Coastal Command: he was awarded the D.F.C. and Bar. He returned to Africa in 1958 worked as the manager of Lebel (E.A.) Ltd., a textile merchants in Nyeri, Kenya, and spent some time in...

Henry R.S. Stewart (1936)

31st May 2001

Henry Ralph Scott Stewart (1931-36) died on 31st May, 2001. He was a Prefect and in the XV and the hockey, fives, athletics and swimming teams, and he was Captain of Fencing. He saw War service as a Captain in the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry and as a Major in the Staffordshire Yeomanry in North Africa, Normandy, Belgium and Germany. In the T.A. he rose to become Lieutenant Colonel in the Fife and Forfar Yeomanry from which he retired in 1959. He graduated from Trinity Colleg...

Alexander W.R. Thom (1936)

4th October 2001

Dr. Alexander William Rose Thom (1931-36) died on 4th October, 2001. After graduating from Peterhouse, Cambridge, he gained his L.R.C.P. and L.R.C.S. at the University of Edinburgh and L.R.C.P.&S. from Glasgow. He was for many years a General Practitioner in Pitlochry, where he was popular both with the town and the Festival Theatre community. He later retired to London.

Robert H.D. Colt (1936)

1st January 2013

Robert Henry Dundas Colt (1932-36), who died in January 2013, was a prefect, Editor of the Lorettonian and in the athletics team. He represented the T.A. at athletics from 1937-39 and was the Hurdles and the Long Jump Champion in 1938-39. He joined the 1st Bn., London Scottish, before being commissioned into The Black Watch in 1940 and served in France before being taken POW: he escaped but was recaptured in 1941. From 1945-46 he served as a captain (Town Major) in Hanover. H...

Michael E. Beilby (1935)

13th February 2003

Michael Eric Beilby (1930-35) who died on 13th February, 2003, was in the swimming team. His War Service was as a Captain in the 27th Lancers and 12th Royal Lancers, in the Middle East, Italy and Austria. He worked as a stockbroker, becoming Senior Partner of T.S. Thomson in Edinburgh and Partner of S.M. Penney and McGeorge of Glasgow and Edinburgh. He was Chairman of the Edinburgh Stock Exchange, and was a Past Director of the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce. He leaves his ...

Ian G. McLean (1937)

2nd January 2012

Ian Graham McLean (1932-37) died 2nd January, 2012, aged 93. He was in the Shooting Team. In WWII he served as a Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery in France, India, and Malaya before being taken P.O.W. He became a Director of R. Robinson & Co. Ltd., the printers and stationers in Newcastle-upon- Tyne and later had a stationers and printers business in Gosforth with his wife. They later retired to live in Bamburgh.. He is survived by his daughter, Fiona Southern, his granddaug...

William G. Billington (1937)

10th April 2005

William Gwynn Billington (1932-37), who died on 10th April 2005, was a prefect, Editor of the Lorettonian, in the cricket and hockey XIs and the fives team. He graduated in Mechanical Sciences from Trinity Hall, Cambridge and gained his Rowing Blue. He served in the Royal Navy during the invasion of Madagascar. He became Technical Director of Edward Billington & Son Ltd, the Liverpool food manufacturers, and was Chairman of some of its subsidiary companies. He served as a Cou...

Alasdair F. Ferguson (1938)

26th December 2004

Alasdair Forbes Ferguson, MBE, DSC & Bar (1932-38) who died on 26th December, 2004, at the age of 85, was Head of School and Captain of the XV, the hockey XI, and the athletics, boxing and swimming teams. During the Munich crisis he managed to inveigle his way into the Royal Navy and without any training was posted as a Midshipman to the Royal Oak at Scapa Flow: his captain sent him back for training and soon afterwards the ship was sunk with the loss of 833 lives. In 1940 h...

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