Lorettonian Society

James Douglas Howden Hume CBE, LLD (1942 – 45) died on the 26th April 2009, aged 80. David H Hume (1951) writes: “My brother Douglas was the last of four generations of our family to run the international Glasgow based engineering firm of James Howden & Co. Ltd., which celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2004. He was an apprentice at Howden from 1947 and qualified as a ‘reliable craftsman in all aspects of general engineering’ in 1955. During this period he did his National ...

John G. Salvesen (1946)

19th January 2008

John George Salvesen (1942-46) died on 19th January, 2008, at the age of 79. He graduated from the Edinburgh & East of Scotland Agricultural College of the University of Edinburgh, captaining the University Golf Team and excelling at snooker and bridge. He farmed at Bruceton in Perthshire and was a respected consultant and designer of golf courses: his legacy can be seen on the fairways and greens in the Vale of Strathmore, at Charleton in Fife, Traigh near Arisaig, Caldy i...

Ian A.B. Mackenzie-Ross (1946)

25th April 2010

Dr Ian Alexander Bruce Mackenzie-Ross (1941-46) who died on 25th April 2010, after a long illness, was a prefect, in the 1st XI and the Fives Team. He graduated BA., (Natural Sciences) from Cambridge University (St John’s College) and MB., Ch.B. from the University of Edinburgh where he captained the University Cricket XI. He served as a captain in the RAMC from 1953-54 in Malaya and worked as a GP in Brasted and Sundridge, Nr Westerham, Kent from 1961 to 1991. His brother Ke...

Robert L.S.C. Murray (1946)

12th March 2013

Robert (Roy) Lumsden St. Clair Murray (1942-46), who died on 12 March 2013, was a Prefect, Captain of the 3rd XV and a member of the Fives Team. He trained as a Chartered Accountant with Graham, Smart and Annan in Edinburgh. He joined John Dewar & Sons Ltd, the Whisky Distillers in Perth in 1954 and was appointed a Director in 1964. He sat on the Council of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland from 1979 to1984, as well as various Council committees until 1990. ...

Alan J. Findlay (1945)

2nd May 2002

Alan J. Findlay (1941-45) is reported to have died on 2nd May, 2002.

John M. Graham (1946)

9th November 2004

John Michael Graham (1941-46) died on 9th November, 2004, in South Africa. He was a prefect and in the Hockey XI. His working life was as a fruit farmer in the Limpopo town of Tzaneen, and he played hockey for the North Transvaal Country District. He is survived by 3 children, Alan, Jean and Helen and 8 grandchildren.

James T. Hedderwick (1947)

4th December 2004

James Thomas Hedderwick (1942-47) died on 4th December, 2004. He worked as an engineer and was based in Kent.

Robert D.G. Laing (1946)

5th May 2005

Robert (Robin) Douglas Grant Laing MBE (1938-46) died on 5th May, 2005. He ran boat-builders Harbour Engineering in Bembridge, Isle of Wight, before moving to the Turks and Caicos Islands where, from 1969-81, he was Chairman and Managing Director of General Trading Company (Turks and Caicos) Ltd., importers, fuel distributors, insurance brokers and customs agents. He then became M.D. of Scotia Trading and Imports Ltd., specialist importers, customs brokers and freight forw...

John A.F. Lawson (1946)

25th November 2005

Captain John Ambrose Fergusson (Shorty) Lawson (1942-46) died on 25th November, 2005. He was in the XV and the hockey, athletics and boxing teams. Son of Commander Harold Lawson, who was killed when second-in-command of HMS Prince of Wales when she was sunk by Japanese torpedo bombers in 1941, John was called from class to be told of his father’s death. On leaving Loretto he joined the Royal Navy where his first report identified his powers of leadership. He played rugger...

Peter M.K. Mackellar (1946)

25th September 2004

Major P M K Mackellar (1942-46) died on 25th September 2004, at the age of 75. Following the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, his service in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders took him to Korea, where he was wounded, Suez, Cyprus and Borneo. Retiring in the rank of Major in 1984 he then worked for the MoD in London.

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