Lorettonian Society

Archibald Melville Fleming (1937-42), who died on 21st November, 2001, was a prefect and in the fives team. He graduated from the University of Glasgow, where he gained a Fives Half Blue, going on to play for Scotland in 1956. During the war he served as a Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery in Palestine, and later was a Captain in the R.A. (T.A.). He was Chairman and Managing Director of Homestead Eggs Ltd in Glasgow and Archibald Fleming & Co. Ltd. He was a Past-President ...

Francis E. Booth (1943)

5th July 2012

Francis Eric Booth (1935-43) died on 5th July 2012. During the war he served in the R.N. in the Battle of the Atlantic, Arctic Convoy Escort, D-Day and the Pacific Theatre, witnessing the Japanese Armistice. He graduated B.Arch. from the Liverpool School of Architecture and became an F.R.I.B.A. After being a Partner of H.J. Rouse & Co., a Liverpool firm of Architects. Eric worked extensively in Public Building Projects, serving the NHS & Liverpool Corporation until his retire...

Norman B. Cox (1942)

24th October 2002

Norman Burdon Cox (1934-42) died on 24th October, 2002. He was a Prefect and in the athletics and swimming teams. During the War he served as a Lieutenant in the R.N.V.R. with the Fleet Air Arm on the Norwegian Coast, continuing his service in Korea, Australia and the Mediterranean until 1958. Following his retirement from the Navy he worked as Director of Group 4 Total Security until 1984. Since retirement he was actively concerned with preserving the countryside and w...

Ronald R. Gilchrist (1942)

16th January 2008

Ronald Reid Gilchrist (1938-42) died on 16th January, 2008, at Gosford, north of Sydney, Australia, at the age of 83. At Loretto he edited The Lorettonian and was Pipe Major. After leaving Loretto he read Mechanical Sciences at St John’s College, Cambridge. He rose to become Managing Director of Tube Products Ltd, Birmingham, and in 1969 became a Consultant at Urwick International Ltd, moving to Australia in 1970 to open their Sydney office. In 1975 he obtained the positio...

Geoffrey C. McCreath (1942)

10th December 2002

Geoffrey Crichton McCreath (1935-42) died on 10th December, 2002. He was Head of School and a member of the XV, Captain of Hockey, and in the athletics team. His War Service was as a Captain in the K.O.S.B. landing in Normandy on D-Day and in Germany and Palestine – he was wounded twice. He retained his interest in the Regiment through the K.O.S.B. Association. After studying at the West of Scotland Agricultural College he became Sales Director of H.G. McCreath & Co. Ltd....

Thomas K. Morgan (1941)

13th January 2008

Thomas Kirk Morgan (1937-41) graduated BA from St John’s College, Cambridge. During the war he served as a Lieutenant in the Seaforth Highlanders in Belgium, Holland and Germany. He farmed in Berwickshire and was MFH of the Berwickshire Hunt from 1975-82. He took a keen interest in local activities including being a Kirk elder and Session Clerk for many years at Houndwood and Bonkyle Churches. He is survived by his son Andrew two grand-daughters and two great grand-sons.

Bruce Robertson (1942)

27th November 2002

Reverend Bruce Robertson (1933-42) was born in Elgin on 6th February 1924 and died in Dorset on 27th November, 2002. He went up to Clare College, Cambridge, and graduated in Natural Sciences and Medicine. He then took a BD at Christ's College, Aberdeen, where he won the Brown Scholarship and the Salmond Prize in Divinity. A Minister in the Church of Scotland, his first parish was Beauly, Inverness-shire. He was Minister of Dunkeld Cathedral from 1957 to 1972 and during thi...

James A. Somervail (1941)

28th June 2011

James Alexander Somervail (1933-41) died peacefully at home on 28th June, 2011. He farmed in Berwickshire and East Lothian and was a director of frozen food company Tweed Valley Foods Ltd in Eyemouth. A motorsport enthusiast, he drove with the Border Reivers - just before Jim Clark joined the team. He is survived by sons Mark and Geoffrey, daughter Julia and his OL brother John (1943).

Ronald C.C. Greenlees (1936)

13th December 2003

Captain Ronald Cargill Campbell Greenlees (Nippers: 1931-36) who died on 13th December, 2003. at the age of 80. was the son of Headmaster, Dr. Jim Greenlees. From the Nippers he went direct to R.N.C. Dartmouth where he became Chief Cadet Captain and was awarded the King’s Dirk. His career in the Royal Navy took him to Greece and Crete, the Atlantic, Sicily and the East Indies. He served on the carriers Eagle and Albion, demonstrating guided missiles to NATO countries, did...

Francis J.G. Boyd (1941)

21st May 2004

Francis Joseph George Boyd (1936-41) died on 21st May 2004 in his 82nd year. He was a prefect and in the XV. As a self avowed ‘non singer’ he used the carpentry lessons - compulsory in lieu of Chapel Practice - to build a canoe which he kept secretly slung beneath Newfield footbridge. His CCF training came in useful during the school holidays in 1940 when he joined the Home Guard and became a veritable ‘Pike’ from ‘Dad’s Army’ amongst his older colleagues. He volunteered o...

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