Lorettonian Society

.John de Mirimonde Macphail (1941-49) died suddenly on Sunday, 15th November, 2009. The son of DC Macphail, who was Head of History from 1941-61, he was in the XV and the hockey XI, cricket XI and athletics team and played hockey for the East of Scotland and for the Home Scots v Ulster. He worked as Scottish Manager for the London wine-shippers, Telscher Brothers. He is survived by his sons, Alastair, Ian and Roderick, five grandchildren and his sister Julia.

Edward R.L. Paton (1950)

19th April 2010

Colonel Edward Robert Ley Paton (1945-50), who died on 19th April, 2010, was in the Cricket XI. He graduated in medicine and surgery from the University of St. Andrews, where he played hockey for the university: he was also a passionate, fanatical golf player, who believed that he held the record for the number of times he played the Old Course – which he thought had only recently been broken. He did National Service in the R.A.M.C., rejoining the Corps in 1962 and serving i...

Alastair W. Henry (1950)

5th May 2013

Alastair William Henry (1946-50) died on 5th May, 2013, in his 81st year. He went on to the Edinburgh & East of Scotland Agricultural College, taking his Dip. Agric. and later qualified F.R.I.C.S. He joined the Department of Agriculture in1957 and became Principal Agricultural Officer for the Dept. of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland for Skye and the Western Isles, retiring in 1993. His wife, Helen, writes: “After 26 years on Skye we moved back to home ground in Kirkcud...

Iain F. Shaw (1951)

3rd July 2008

Iain Farquhar Shaw (1941-51), who died suddenly on 3rd July, 2008 aged 75, was a prefect and in the XV. He graduated from Trinity College, Oxford and after some years in private practice in the City of London, became Secretary and Group Legal Adviser of Grindlays Bank Group and finally Group Secretary and Legal Advisor to the Bank of Australia and New Zealand. He was a General Commissioner for Tax. A great supporter of the Lorettonian Society, he was secretary of the South...

George W.M. Orr (1952)

14th October 2012

George William Michael Orr (1947-52) died on 14th October 2012. He was in the XV and Hockey XI and edited The Lorettonian. After National Service in the Royal Navy he graduated B.A. in English from Trinity College, Oxford. He worked for Davy Corporation companies from 1957-88 and then became director and subsequently the Chairman of Terrapin Ltd and Bond Estates Holding Limited until his death. He is survived by his wife, Annabelle, his four children Alexander, James, Lucin...

Michael M. Levy (1951)

8th December 2011

Michael Martin Levy (1947-51) died on 8th December, 2011. He was Editor of The Lorettonian. He went up with a Sinclair Thomson Bursary to the University of Edinburgh, graduating M.A., Dip. Ed. He became a lecturer at Stevenson Coll. of Further Education in Edinburgh. Later he was the proprietor of The Gramophone Emporium in Edinburgh.

Euan F. Gordon (1951)

31st May 2005

Lieutenant Colonel Euan Forbes Gordon (1944-51) died on 31st May, 2005. He joined the Regular Army and his service in the Gordon Highlanders took him to many parts of the world, including Cyprus and Northern Ireland. Before becoming Adjutant of the Highland Brigade Depot in Aberdeen, he was an instructor at the School of Infantry. On retirement in the rank of Major he worked as the Army Careers Officer for the South of Scotland until 1987 and was the Deputy Commandant of t...

Donald J. Milligan (1950)

30th October 2004

Donald James Milligan (1947-50) who died on 30th October, 2004, farmed in Stirlingshire. He is survived by his brothers Garry (1955), Rhoderick (1961), Lachlan (1961) Alastair (N: 1958) and Iain (N: 1958) and a sister.

John M. Duncan (1951)

2nd June 2002

Dr. John Middleton Duncan (1947-51) died on 2nd June, 2002. He qualified M.B., Ch.B. from the University of Edinburgh and worked as a G.P. in Evesham, Worcestershire from 1961-71. He moved to Denmark in 1971, firstly as Registrar at Farso Hospital and later as a G.P. in Gedsted. He is survived by a son, James, who is in the U.S.A., a daughter in North Berwick, two grandchildren and his OL brother Edward (1948) in South Africa.

Ian McDiarmid (1951)

27th February 2010

Ian McDiarmid (1947-51) died on 27th February 2010 after a year bravely suffering from pancreatic cancer. He was born on 16th November 1933 and brought up in Dunoon with his twin brother Donald. They came together from Dunoon Primary School to Loretto, where both were members of the Pipe Band. Ian went from Loretto to the West of Scotland College of Agriculture and then embarked on a career as farm manager, living first in Dunoon and then in Devon, Ayrshire, Northern Ireland,...

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