Below is a list of recently deceased OBs and staff since the last issue of OB Review .
Full obituaries will be given in the Ousel magazine which is free to Eagle Supporters (formerly Subscribing Members). More details on becoming an Eagle Supporter can be found here.
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Back copies of the Ousel obituaries can be found here.
The Revd Peter L Pickett
Born 19 October 1928
Died 17 March 2024 – Aged 95
At Bedford School 1941-1947 – Glanyrafon
Peter B Voisey
Born 16 February 1932
Died 17 April 2023 – Aged 91
At Bedford School 1946-1948 – Pemberley
Sir James P I Hennessy KBE CMG
Born 26 September 1923
Died 25 February 2024 – Aged 100
At Bedford School 1937-1941 – Bromham
Read his obituary in The Telegraph here
David A H Wells
Born 18 April 1939
Died 7 February 2024 – Aged 84
At Bedford School 1952-1957 – Pemberley
John M B Long
Born 4 September 1933
Died 8 February 2024 – Aged 90
At Bedford School 1945-1951 – Bromham
Graham P C Saunders
Born 15 March 1947
Died 6 February 2024 – Aged 76
At Bedford School 1958-1964 – Bromham
Henry L Ensor
Born 3 July 1932
Died 17 January 2024 – Aged 91
At Bedford School 1945-1951 – Paulo Pontine
John E Pullinger
Born 30 May 1925
Died 25 September 2022 – Aged 97
At Bedford School 1936-1941 – St Peter’s
Angus G Robertson
Born 31 August 1936
Died 20 January 2024 – Aged 87
At Bedford School 1943-1955 – Redburn
Roger T Eddleston
Born 25 July 1949
Died 1 November 2022 – Aged 73
At Bedford School 1963-1967 – Paulo Pontine
David J Lockett
Born 10 May 1936
Died 14 May 2022 – Aged 92
At Bedford School 1937-1947 – Paulo Pontine
Dr Conolly (Con) S Norman
Born 5 September 1936
Died 25 September 2022 – Aged 86
At Bedford School 1950-1954 – Kirkman’s
George S Pink
Born 6 January 1934
Died 5 January 2024 – Aged 89
At Bedford School 1947-1952 – Kirkman’s
Mrs Joan Schoenenberger
Born 6 May 1919
Died 12 January 2024 – Aged 94
Bedford School Staff 1971-1976
Robert F Wilson
Born 19 November 1930
Died 28 December 2023 – Aged 93
At Bedford School 1941-1947 – St Cuthbert’s
Michael J Jennings
Born 9 May 1934
Died 12 March 2022 – Aged 87
At Bedford School 1943-19521 – Paulo Pontine
David J O’Meara
Born 16 July 1945
Died 4 January 2006 – Aged 60
At Bedford School 1954-1963 – Pemberley
Brian J (Joe) Mitchell
Born 12 March 1943
Died 1 June 2019 – Aged 76
At Bedford School 1956-1960 – Redburn
R Patrick F Shorten
Born 19 September 1933
Died 21 December 2023 – Aged 90
At Bedford School 1941-1950 – Crescent
Peter W G George
Born 22 July 1930
Died 19 November 2023 – Aged 93
At Bedford School 1940-1949 – Ashburnham
Richard Faulkner
Born 28 May 1952
Died 27 October 2023 – Aged 71
At Bedford School 1963-1969 – Ashburnham
Lt-Col John Garton Jones MBE
Born 19 September 1930
Died 18 October 2022 – Aged 92
At Bedford School 1939-1949 – Crescent
Harry W A Loxley
Born 8 February 1926
Died 31 August 2023 – Aged 97
At Bedford School 1937-1943 – Ashburnham
Philip M Gorton
Born 24 November 1929
Died 3 November 2022 – Aged 92
At Bedford School 1940-1946 – Ashburnham
John T Wagstaff
Born 13 August 1948
Died 20 February 2022 – Aged 73
At Bedford School 1959-1966 – Paulo Pontine
John K Turner
Born 5 February 1931
Died 29 November 2023 – Aged 92
At Bedford School 1942-1948 – Crescent
Alan M Coates
Born 2 April 1926
Died 7 April 2023 – Aged 97
At Bedford School 1939-1944 – Crescent
Patrick D Vulliamy
Born 25 May 1927
Died 6 October 2022 – Aged 95
At Bedford School 1940-1945 – St Cuthbert’s
Nigel G Barker
Born 25 January 1959
Died 19 November 2023 – Aged 64
At Bedford School 1967-1977 – St Cuthbert’s
Michael W Alcock
Born 25 September 1932
Died 8 December 2023 – Aged 91
At Bedford School 1943-1951 – Ashburnham
W A E ‘Bill’ Canvin
Born 16 August 1945
Died 1 June 2023 – Aged 77
At Bedford School 1954-1961 – Ashburnham
Julian Wolfendale
Born 4 June 1964
Died 2023
At Bedford School 1975-1979 – Paulo Pontine
Michael J H Mortimer
Born 15 December 1936
Died 17 June 2023 – Aged 86
At Bedford School 1948-1955
Neville M Andrews
Born October 1933
Died December 2023 – Aged 90
Bedford School Staff 1958-1968
Richard B Kerr
Born 14 December 1944
Died 8 December 2023 – Aged 78
At Bedford School 1952-1962 – Pemberley
Read his obituary in The Telegraph here
Derek A Hammond
Born 30 June 1934
Died 21 June 2022 – Aged 87
At Bedford School 1943-1951 – Crescent
W A E ‘Bill’ Canvin
Born 16 August 1945
Died 1 June 2023 = aged 77
At Bedford School 1954-1961 – Ashburnham
Paul W Ripley
Born 31 July 1942
Died 13 November 2023 – Aged 81
At Bedford School 1956-1959 – Kirkman’s
Col Donald N Faithful-Davies
Born 12 September 1944
Died 6 May 2022 – Aged 77
At Bedford School 1958-1963 – Pemberley
A J Michael Grant
Born 27 February 1933
Died 19 October 2023 – Aged 90
At Bedford School 1942-1951 – Pemberley
Peter Brichta (aka Peter Brett)
Born 6 June 1929
Died 14 July 2023 – Aged 94
At Bedford School 1942-1945 – Burnaby
Click here to read about Peter’s life.
Malcolm Rae
Born 1943
Died 15 October 2023 – Aged 80
Bedford School Staff 1985-2001
Richard Walker
Born 28 August 1953
Died 20 August 2023 – Aged 69
Bedford School Staff 1985-2013
Robert A Plumptre
Born 23 November 1931
Died 10 October 2023 – Aged 91
At Bedford School 1939-1950 – Crescent
Robin R E Rumboll
Born 1 August 1939
Died 4 October 2023 – Aged 84
At Bedford School 1952-1957 – Talbot’s
G Chris Metcalf
Born 15 September 1928
Died 15 July 2023 – Aged 94
At Bedford School 1936-1946 – Bromham
Peter H Grose-Hodge
Born 18 December 1929
Died 19 July 2023 – Aged 93
At Bedford School 1936-1946 – Crescent
Colin E Argent
Born 2 February 1942
Died 19 September 2023 – Aged 82
At Bedford School 1953-1958 – Kirkman’s
Dom R Conolly
Born 26 November 1990
Died September 2023 – Aged 32
At Bedford School 2003-2007 – Ashburnham
Major Richard I S Hawkins
Born 20 June 1944
Died 5 January 2022 – Aged 77
At Bedford School 1957-1962 – Pemberley
Malcolm J H Hay
Born 14 February 1942
Died 6 September 2023 – Aged 81
At Bedford School 1953-1960 – Ashburnham
J R Christopher Taverner
Born 22 October 1936
Died August 2023 – Aged 86
At Bedford Sehool 1945-1949 – Farrar’s
Click here to read Christopher’s obituary in The Drinks Business
R Bruce Minton
Born 22 April 1939
Died 23 August 2023 – Aged 84
At Bedford School 1950-1957 – Bromham
Chris Maughan
Born 12 March 1953
Died 18 August 2023 – Aged 70
At Bedford School 1966-1971 – Burnaby
Robert (Bob) P Hart
Born 6 November 1933
Died 15 August 2023 – Aged 89
At Bedford School 1944-1952 – Paulo Pontine
David C Jones
Born 5 February 1945
Died 3 March 2023 – Aged 78
At Bedford School 1956-1963 – Paulo Pontine
Chris H Hamp
Born 23 February 1950
Died 26 July 2023 -Aged 73
At Bedford School 1963-1968 – Pemberley
John T Willmin
Born 17 May 1951
Died 7 August 2023 – Aged 72
At Bedford School 1958-1968 – Paulo Pontine
Michael R H S Walshe
Born 5 April 1939
Died 14 June 2023 – Aged 84
At Bedford School 1949-1956 – Talbot’s
Dr Kenneth G M Hall
Born 10 July 1932
Died 10 June 2023 – Aged 90
At Bedford School 1944-1951 – Paulo Pontine
Chris A Mitchel
Born 13 November 1963
Died 23 June 2023 – Aged 59
At Bedford School 1975-1982 – Ashburnham
Philip J Appleby
Born 24 February 1958
Died 28 June 2023 – Aged 65
At Bedford School 1971-1976 – Kirkman’s
Chris B Synnott
Born 18 May 1972
Died 28 June 2023 – Aged 51
At Bedford School 1983-1990 – Bromham
Click here to read a tribute in SportBusiness
Paddy J Hislop
Born 6 October 1931
Died 17 June 2023 – Aged 91
At Bedford School 1943-1949 – Crescent
G Jack Lundin
Born 22 December 1938
Died 1 November 2021 – Aged 82
At Bedford School 1949-1954 – Pemberley
Alan J Broad
Born 18 October 1927
Died 30 May 2022 – Aged 95
At Bedford School 1937-1946 – Sanderson’s
Sir Alan M Bailey KCB
Born 26 June 1931
Died 22 April 2023 – Aged 91
At Bedford School 1943-1949 – Talbot’s
Click here to read Sir Alan’s entry in Wikipedia
Click here to read Sir Alan’s obituary in the Telegraph
Sean A H Kavanagh-Dowsett
Born 14 October 1966
Died 27 April 2023 – Aged 56
At Bedford School 1978-1985 – Redburn
Charles N Blacklock
Born 22 April 1960
Died 31 March 2023 – Aged 62
At Bedford School 1970-1978 – Ashburnham
Bedford Prep School Staff 1988-2016
David W E G Cook
Born 11 February 1936
Died 15 April 2023 – Aged 87
At Bedford School 1950-1953 – Glanyrafon
William M Knighton CB
Born 8 September 1931
Died 7 April 2023 – Aged 91
At Bedford School 1939-1949 – St Peter’s
Click here to read William’s entry in Wikipedia
Trevor W J Abbiss
Born 16 September 1931
Died 12 May 2021 – Aged 90
At Bedford School 1942-1949 – Ashburnham
Geoffrey G Abbiss
Born 21 August 1937
Died 25 March 2021 – Aged 95
At Bedford School 1938-1945 – Ashburnham
Brian N Parker
Born 27 August 1936
Died 12 March 2023 – Aged 86
At Bedford School 1946-1954 – Pemberley
Robin E Jeffs
Born 28 February 1940
Died 30 August 2021 – Aged 81
At Bedford School 1951-1958 – Pemberley
J Doug S Hay
Born 2 April 1936
Died 29 September 2022 – Aged 86
At Bedford School 1949-1954 – Bromham
Chris Garbett
Born 16 April 1954
Died 1 January 2023 – Aged 68
At Bedford School 1968-1972 – Redburn
Sam A McLeod
Born 14 August 1964
Died 23 January 2023 – Aged 58
At Bedford School 1978-1983 – Pemberley
Roger D Sawtell
Born 19 June 1927
Died 15 December 2022 – Aged 95
At Bedford School 1941-1945 – Burnaby
Click here to read Roger’s obituary in The Guardian and The Northampton Chronicle & Echo
Richard H Atherton
Born 12 February 1943
Died 18 October 2022 – Aged 79
At Bedford School 1956-1960 – Sanderson’s
W Kevill F Armstrong
Born 11 November 1936
Died 15 October 2022 – Aged 85
At Bedford School 1950-1953 – Kirkman’s
Hugh C J Lunniss
Born 27 February 1926
Died 19 October 2022 – aged 96
At Bedford School 1933-1944 – St Cuthbert’s
The Hon A Robin Godber
Born 7 September 1943
Died 15 November 2022 – Aged 79
At Bedford School 1953-1960 – Pemberley
Click here to read the Notice in The Peerage News
Iradj A Bagherzade
Born 27 December 1942
Died 8 January 2023 – Aged 80
At Bedford School 1956-1962 – Burnaby
Click here to read Iradj’s obituary from The Bookseller
Nigel W Penn
Born 22 October 1951
Died 19 December 2022 – Aged 71
At Bedford School 1965-1969 – Redburn
Click here to read Nigel’s obituary from the The National Rifle Association
Ian Schofield
Died 15 December 2022
Bedford School Staff 1982-1988
Funeral Service to be held at North Wiltshire Crematorium, Royal Wootton Bassett, SN4 8ET on 20th January 2023 at 12.00pm.
Tony J Treby
Born 21 May 1938
Died 6 December 2022 – Aged 84
At Bedford School 1952-1955 – Bromham
David Coley
Born 23 July 1934
Died 7 December 2022 – Aged 88
At Bedford School 1945-1953 – Burnaby
Paul R E Ringwood
Born 10 April 1946
Died 4 November 2022 – Aged 76
At Bedford School 1953-1963 – Bromham
Ray P Foster
Born 5 December 1942
Died 28 August 2021 – Aged 78
At Bedford School 1954-1959 – Paulo Pontine
Peter Laws
Born 3 July 1941
Died 25 October 2022 – Aged 81
At Bedford School 1954-1959 – Redburn
Click here to read Peter’s obituary from ‘What’s Brewing’
Mrs Jean Amos
Widow of Ted Amos, Staff – 1952-1986
Died 27 November 2022 – Aged 94
Rev. Don Stevenson
Bedford School Staff 1992-1999
Died 21 November 2022
Dr Anthony (Tony) J Swannell
Born 8 April 1937
Died 14 October 2022 – Aged 85
At Bedford School 1948-1955 – Pemberley
Charles W Little
Born 22 July 1952
Died 10 November 2022 – Aged 70
At Bedford School 1961-1970 – St Cuthbert’s
Edwin C Carvell
Born 20 April 1921
Died 24 October 2022 – Aged 101
At Bedford School 1933-1937 – St Cuthbert’s
Roger R Chapman
Born 27 July 1945
Died 24 January 2020 – Aged 74
At Bedford School 1959-1961 – Redburn
Click here to read Roger’s tribute in the In-Cumbria News
Dr C Morven Robertson
Born 1 August 1954
Died 12 June 2022 – Aged 65
At Bedford School 1962-1971 – Bromham
David H Duncombe
Born 16 March 1944
Died 8 January 2019 – Aged 74
At Bedford School 1957-1962 – St Cuthbert’s
Roddy Caxton-Spencer
Born 5 July 1959
Died 2 August 2022 – Aged 63
At Bedford School 1973-1978 – Burnaby
Click here to read Roddy’s obituary from London Scottish RFC
David H Stewart-Jones
Born 28 November 1936
Died 14 September 2022 – Aged 85
At Bedford School 1948-1952 – Paulo Pontine
V John Holley
Born 29 August 1932
Died 1 October 2021 – Aged 89
At Bedford School 1943-1950 – Ashburnham
The Revd John L Hicks
Born 25 March 1936
Died 2022 – Aged 86
At Bedford School 1947-1954 – Bromham
Richard L Wade
Born 5 July 1938
Died 12 July 2022 – Aged 84
At Bedford School 1946-1956 – Pemberley
Click here to read Richard’s obituary in The Times
John L Hicks
Born 28 March 1939
Died 16 January 2022 – Aged 82
At Bedford School 1946-1957 – Paulo Pontine
Graham M Clarke
Born 5 March 1951
Died 16 August 2022 – Aged 71
At Bedford School 1965-1969 – Pemberley
John H Winton
Born 16 December 1933
Died 9 August 2022 – Aged 88
At Bedford School 1941-1948 – St Peter’s
Jimmy R James
Born 7 December 1935
Died 29 July 2022 – Aged 86
At Bedford School 1945-1952 – Crescent
Ian R Hooper
Born 16 January 1927
Died 1 July 2022 – Aged 95
At Bedford School 1941-1944 – Bromham
Antony C Branfoot
Born 4 March 1932
Died May 2022 – Aged 90
At Bedford School 1945-1950 – Burnaby
John Hall Spencer OBE
Born 17 April 1928
Died 13 June 2022 – Aged 94
At Bedford School 1942-1945 – Burnaby
Colin Gosden
Born 16 February 1934
Died 14 May 2022 – Aged 88
At Bedford School 1942-1952 – Pemberley
Lt Col Howard A Culley
Born 19 March 1944
Died 29 June 2022 – Aged 78
Bedford School Staff 1987-2007
Robert N Hector
Born 21 May 1939
Died 4 September 2019 – Aged 80
At Bedford School 1952-1957 – Talbot’s
David J Pitt
Born 20 April 1935
Died 24 August 2021 – Aged 86
At Bedford School 1949-1953 – Pemberley
Richard J Talbot
Born 24 January 1940
Died 11 June 2022 – Aged 82
At Bedford School 1951-1958 – St Cuthbert’s
Timothy J L Goodwin
Born 16 November 1968
Died September 2018 – Aged 49
At Bedford School 1980-1986 – Paulo Pontine
Dr Tom R Hailstone
Born 1 November 1935
Died 31 August 2022 – Aged 85
At Bedford School 1943-1954 – St Peter’s
Patrick R Carlisle
Born 6 March 1938
Died 20 June 2022 – Aged 84
At Bedford School 1945-1956 – Pemberley
Paul J Pengelly
Born 8 June 1937
Died 4 June 2022 – Aged 84
At Bedford School 1946-1955 – Talbot’s
Sydney L Kemp
Born 30 October 1936
Died 20 September 2014 – Aged 87
At Bedford School 1938-1943 – Bromham
F Martin Day
Born 2 March 1940
Died 12 May 2022 – Aged 82
At Bedford School 1951-1958 – Crescent
Professor Richard E Hills
Born 30 September 1945
Died 5 June 2022 – Aged 76
At Bedford School 1954-1963 – St Cuthbert’s
Click here to read Richard’s obituary in The Cambridge Independent
Michael S K Millen
Born 9 July 1932
Died 8 June 2022 – Aged 89
At Bedford School 1946-1951 – Burnaby
Brian H Howell
Born 19 May 1935
Died 9 June 2014 – Aged 79
At Bedford School 1943-1953 – Paulo Pontine
Commander Tim J K Sloane OBE RN
Born 27 July 1940
Died 26 May 2022 – Aged 81
At Bedford School 1950-1958 – Talbot’s
Professor Richard O Robinson
Born 20 August 1942
Died May 2022 – Aged 79
At Bedford School 1955-1960 – Redburn
Click here to read Richard’s obituary in The Guardian
John D W Duncombe
Born 1 April 1933
Died 14 May 2022 – Aged 89
At Bedford School 1945-1950 – St Peter’s
Ian A M Dakin
Born 11 March 1953
Died 26 January 2022 – Aged 68
At Bedford School 1960-1970 – St Cuthbert’s
John L Atkinson
Born 29 February 1932
Died 6 April 2022 – Aged 90
At Bedford School 1942-1950 – Ashburnham
Roger Harrison
Born 21 May 1949
Died 1 June 2022 – Aged 73
At Bedford School 1958-1966 – Ashburnham
Francis G Wright
Born 3 September 1952
Died 26 May 2022 – Agen 69
At Bedford School 1961-1971 – Crescent
Piratheesh (Pira) Karunakaran
Born 15 June 2003
Died 2 June 2022 – Aged 18
At Bedford SChool 2014-2021 – Crescent
Peter W Lock
Born 12 May 1931
Died 27 August 2020 – Aged 89
At Bedford School 1939-1949 – Burnaby
Richard John Comyn
Born 1 October 1934
Died 29 March 2022 – Aged 87
At Bedford School 1948-1951 – Sanderson’s
Christopher P Money
Born 5 March 1947
Died 27 February 2020 – Aged 72
At Bedford School 1954-1966 – Crescent
Alan N Binder OBE
Born 4 August 1931
Died 24 December 2021 – Aged 90
At Bedford School 1942-1949 – Ashburnham
Harold Cottam
Born 12 October 1938
Died 13 December 2021 – Aged 83
At Bedford School 1946-1954 – Ashburnham
Sir Allan J Ramsay KBE CMG
Born 19 October 1937
Died 5 January 2022 – Aged 84
At Bedford School 1951-1955 – Ashburnham
Click here to read Sir Allan’s obituary in The Times
John R Hartley
Born 16 February 1937
Died 12 April 2012 – Aged 85
At Bedford School 1939-1944 – Sanderson’s
William Anderson
Born 9 February 1937
Died 10 February 2022 – Aged 85
At Bedford School 1945-1954 – Ashburnham
Christopher M F Tingle
Born 25 April 1932
Died 5 September 2020 – Aged 88
At Bedford School 1943-1950 – Glanyrafon
Group Captain Peter V Pledger OBE
Born 24 March 1927
Died 6 March 2022 – Aged 94
At Bedford School 1940-1945 – Burnaby
Nigel R Stocks
Born 10 July 1934
Died 14 January 2022 – Aged 87
At Bedford School 1946-1952 – Pemberley
Peter R A Hopkisson
Born 30 March 1966
Died 4 March 2022 – Aged 55
At Bedford School 1975-1984 – Pemberley
Thanksgiving service
Don J Bettle
Born 2 April 1933
Died 4 February 2022 – Aged 55
At Bedford School 1944-1951 – St Peter’s
Michael T Cartwright
Born 22 June 1929
Died 22 January 2022 – Aged 92
At Bedford School 1945-1947 – Paulo Pontine
Anthony B Batten
Born 7 September 1927
Died 23 February 2022 – Aged 94
At Bedford School 1938-1945 – Sanderson’s
Andrew L Rawlinson
Born 20 September 1968
Died February 2022 – Aged 53
At Bedford School 1976-1986 – St Cuthbert’s
David C Bach
Born 1949
Died 14 February 2022 – Aged 73
Bedford School Staff 1972-2002
Dr David R L Heald
Born 14 August 1940
Died 22 December 2021 – Aged 81
At Bedford School 1949-1958 – Paulo Pontine
Charles Dumpleton
Born 29 May 1946
Died 7 February 2022 – Aged 75
At Bedford School 1959-1963 – St Cuthbert’s
Neil Simms
Born 24 June 1937
Died 10 November 2019 – Aged 82
At Bedford School 1947 – 1955 – Paulo Pontine
Richard G Simmonds
Born 30 March 1943
Died 29 January 2022 – Aged 78
At Bedford School 1950-1961 – Crescent
J Mike Graham-Smith
Born 4 October 1931
Died 25 December 2021 – Aged 90
At Bedford School 1938-1949 – St Cuthbert’s
James W Francis
Born 6 January 1940
Died October 2021 – Aged 81
At Bedford School 1948-1958 – St Peter’s
Lt Col Richard S Corkran OBE
Born 28 July 1936
Died 9 March 2021 – Aged 84
At Bedford School 1943-1951 – Sanderson’s
Click here to read Richard’s obituary in The Guards Magazine
Harry G Parish
Born 26 September 1928
Died 17 June 2019 – Aged 90
At Bedford School 1937-1945 – Paulo Pontine
Jeremy J B Buckwell
Born 12 April 1934
Died 22 December 2021 – Aged 87
At Bedford School 1946 – 1952 – Glanyrafon
Colin A M Macmillan
Born 26 November 1935
Died 30 December 2021 – Aged 86
At Bedford School 1945-1955 – Talbot’s
Leo J Murdock MBE
Born 20 May 1929
Died 19 December 2021 – Aged 92
At Bedford School 1940-1945 – Crescent
John W Harrison
Born 7 March 1936
Died 27 November 2021 – Aged 85
At Bedford School 1946-1954 – Burnaby
Click here to read John’s obituary in The Times
Anthony B G Barcock
Born 11 March 1936
Died 3 September 2021 – Aged 85
At Bedford School 1947-1953 – Ashburnham
Tony R Marshall
Born 30 April 1930
Died 27 November 2021 – Aged 91
At Bedford School 1940-1948 – Paulo Pontine
David W Lilley
Born 10 July 1934
Died 25 October 2021 – Aged 87
At Bedford School 1948-1953 – St Peter’s
Ian R Letham
Born 22 July 1938
Died 25 October 2021 – Aged 83
At Bedford School 1951-1956 – Sanderson’s
Bryan J Buckby
Born 14 July 1933
Died 12 November 2021 – Aged 88
At Bedford School 1943-1946 – St Cuthbert’s
David R Oakley
Born 24 February 1930
Died 2 June 2014 – Aged 84
At Bedford School 1939-1946 – Talbot’s
John E Tanner
Born 18 May
Died 3 November 2021 – Aged 83
At Bedford School 1945-1956 – Bromham
Richard J H Foulkes
Born 4 December 1939
Died 16 December 2020 – Aged 81
At Bedford School 1952-1957 – Pemberley
Derek Gray
Born 4 June 1926
Died 12 October 2021 – Aged 95
At Bedford School 1936-1944 – St Cuthbert’s
John S Roberts
Born 14 July 1930
Died 7 October 2021 – Aged 91
At Bedford School 1942-1948 – Bromham
Lionel C Stephens
Born 24 January 1926
Died 16 August 2021 – Aged 95
At Bedford School 1934-1944 – St Peter’s
Click here to read Lionel’s obituary in The Times
Philip Minor
Born 4 January 1939
Died 2 October 2021 – Aged 82
At Bedford School 1952-1957 – Talbot’s
Major Jim N A Goldsworthy OBE
Born 27 December 1936
Died 16 September 2021 – Aged 84
At Bedford School 1945-1954 – Ashburnham
Raoul Lemprière
Born 24 November 1927
Died 9 June 2021 – Aged 93
At Bedford School 1943-1946 – Paulo Pontine
Ian Wardley
Born 25 April 1964
Died 10 September 2021 – Aged 57
Bedford School Staff 1988-2021
Rev Alexander C F (Jack) Nicoll
Born 3 July 1934
Died 8 January 2020 – Aged 85
At Bedford School 1943-1952 – Crescent
John B D Burnett
Born 25 January 1947
Died 21 August 2021 – Aged 74
At Bedford School1960-1965 – Burnaby
Dr Iain R Edgar
Born 6 June 1948
Died 22 May 2021 – Aged 72
At Bedford School 1961-1966 – Pemberley
Click here to read Iain’s obituary in The Guardian
Anthony (Tony) J S Michell
Born 8 October 1941
Died 20 October 2020 – Aged 79
At Bedford School 1955-1959 – Pemberley
Andrew J R Knibbs
Born 3 July 1943
Died 15 November 2020 – Aged 77
At Bedford School 1954-1962 – Ashburnham
Col R Clive Mantell MBE
Born 27 July 1949
Died 21 July 2021 – Aged 71
At Bedford School 1963-1967 – Pemberley
William (Bill) D Whatley
Born 17 January 1949
Died September 2011 – Aged 62
At Bedford School 1956-1965 – Bromham
Robin R Flockton
Born 25 April 1941
Died 22 June 2021 – Aged 80
At Bedford School 1954-1959 – Kirkman’s
Click here to read Robin’s obituary
Mrs Liz Rawlinson
Died 2 July 2021
Widow of Bedford School Staff, Mike Rawlinson 1970-1986 – Kirkman’s
E Peter Collier
Born 24 October 1932
Died 16 April 2021 – Aged 88
At Bedford School 1940-1944 – Bromham
James (Jim) D D G Allingham
Born 8 June 1933
Died 7 February 2020 – Aged 86
At Bedford School 1947-1950 – Talbot’s
David M Thurlow
Born 19 February 1932
Died 12 January 2021 – Aged 88
At Bedford School 1945- 1948 – Talbot’s
John B A Willis
Born 30 April 1931
Died 22 May 2019 – Aged 88
At Bedford School 1940-1948 – Bromham
Robert B Waller
Born 17 August 1938
Died 26 March 2020 – Aged 81
At Bedford School 1950-1956 – Sanderson’s
Peter J Jackson
Born 28 May 1938
Died 29 April 2021 – Aged 82
At Bedford School 1947-1956 – St Peter’s
John S Lewes
Born 14 November 1959
Died 20 June 2021 – Aged 61
At Bedford School 1973-1978 – Sanderson’s
Nick F Haynes
Born 26 February 1951
Died 9 June 2021 – Aged 70
At Bedford School 1959-1969 – Kirkman’s
H John Dove
Born 22 March 1939
Died 17 March 2015 – Aged 75
At Bedford School 1950-1957 – Bromham
John R Keates
Born 15 December 1927
Died 8 May 2021 – Aged 93
At Bedford School 1938-1944 – Talbot’s
Clifton J C Ibbett
Born 18 July 1937
Died 6 May 2021 – Aged 83
At Bedford School 1945-1953 – Ashburnham
Click here to read Clifton’s obituary in The Bulletin
John R Keates
Born 15 December 1927
Died 8 May 2021 – Aged 93
At Bedford School 1938-1944 – Talbot’s
Fraser A Clark
Born 5 October 1984
Died March 2021 – Aged 36
At Bedford School 1993-2004 – St Peter’s
Click here to read Fraser’s obituary in The Times
Richard E Gordon
Born 29 May 1936
Died 27 April 2021 – Aged 84
At Bedford School 1946-1954 – Paulo Pontine
R Hugh Perks
Born 14 March 1939
Died 28 October 2020 -Aged 81
At Bedford School 1946-1953 – Crescent
Click here to read Hugh’s obituary in The Faversham Eye
L Graeme Patterson
Born 28 December 1936
Died 25 January 2021 – Aged 84
At Bedford School 1948-1955 – Crescent
Jim Hope-Simpson
Born 1928
Died 28 July 2019 – Aged 90
Bedford School Staff 1955-1970
Keith J Virgo
Born 9 April 1941
Died January 2021 – Aged 79
At Bedford School 1952-1958 – Talbot’s
Click here to read Keith’s obituary in the Tropical Agriculture Association’s News
Anthony (Tony ) S Saunders
Born 1 March 1939
Died 18 February 2021 – Aged 81
At Bedford School 1947-1957 – St Peter’s
Roger T Pinfold
Born 23 March 1953
Died 11 March 2021 – Aged 67
At Bedford School 1960-1971 – Bromham
Shaun A D Bagot
Born 8 July 1938
Died 14 February 2021 – Aged 82
At Bedford School 1947-1957 – Burnaby
Michael A Jose
Born 21 March 1937
Died 9 February 2021 – Aged 83
At Bedford School 1950-1954 – Paulo Pontine
Dr Richard J Goodes
Born 23 March 1944
Died 28 February 2021 – Aged 76
At Bedford School 1953-1962 – Paulo Pontine
Peter G Gilbourne-Stenson
Born 19 October 1934
Died 20 March 2020 – Aged 85
At Bedford School 1945-1953 – Paulo Pontine
David J Coffin
Born 16 December 1979
Died 23 February 2021 – Aged 41
At Bedford School 1991-1998 – Paulo Pontine
Peter C Eldridge
Born 31 May 1935
Died 30 December 2020 – Aged 85
At Bedford School 1949-1953 – Paulo Pontine
Maurice A E Rumboll
Born 14 January 1940
Died 16 February 2021 – Aged 81
At Bedford School 1953-1958 – Talbot’s
Read Maurice’s obituary in La Nacion
Edward W Thorogood
Born 13 January 1927
Died 4 January 2021 – Aged 93
At Bedford School 1938-1943 – St Peter’s
Peter W Oakley
Born 14 November 1932
Died 27 January 2021 – Aged 88
At Bedford School 1943-1951 – St Cuthbert’s
Gerald S S ‘Nuts’ Gilbert
Born 4 September 1926
Died April 2020 – Aged 94
At Bedford School 1937-1944 – Bromham
Mrs Jean McKendrick
Born 3 March 1932
Died 28 January 2021 – Aged 88
Widow of Bedford School Staff, Fergus McKendrick 1957-1990
Mrs Anne Perry
Born 1946
Died 21 January 2021 – Aged 75
Bedford School Staff, Matron 1988-1995 – Talbots/Redburn
William (Bill) Macro
Born 1966
Died 13 December 2020 – Aged 54
Bedford School Staff 2006-2010
R Dan Dawson
Born 6 August 1939
Died 2 January 2021 – Aged 81
At Bedford School 1952-1957 – Burnaby
John C Edwards
Born 3 July 1936
Died 18 January 2021 – Aged 84
At Bedford School 1943-1954 – Paulo Pontine
Robin F S Mackness
Born 22 July 1938
Died 11 January 2021 – Aged 82
At Bedford School 1945-1957 – Pemberley
Neil A Digby -Clarke
Born 28 March 1949
Died 17 January 2021 – Aged 71
At Bedford School 1962-1966 – Burnaby
C Michael Thorn
Born 8 November 1927
Died 6 January 2021 – Aged 93
At Bedford School 1941-1945 – Paulo Pontine
William ‘Bill’ A D Windham
Born 2 April 1926
Died 5 January 2021 – Aged 94
At Bedford School 1940-1944 – St Cuthbert’s
Click here to read Bill’s obituary
Click here to read Bill’s obituary in The Times
Col Mark Adkin
Born 22 August 1936
Died 6 January 2021 – Aged 84
At Bedford School 1945-1954 – Paulo Pontine
Robert H Paterson
Born 27 October 1940
Died 1 January 2021 – Aged 80
At Bedford School 1954-1959 – Talbot’s
Click here to read Robert’s Obituary in The Globe and Mail
Anton G Barber
Born 3 March 1920
Died 4 January 2021 – Aged 100
Bedford School Staff 1949-1962
Mrs Sue Marsh
Born 1950
Died 29 December 2020 – Aged 70
Bedford School Staff 1987-1995
Brian G Gillett
Born 11 May 1965
Died 17 December 2020 – Aged 55
At Bedford School 1975-1983 – St Peter’s
Clive R Brewer
Born 14 July 1932
Died 23 November 2020 – Aged 88
At Bedford School 1944-1951 – Paulo Pontine
Robert (Bob) W G Dynes
Born 28 July 1931
Died 4 November 2020- Aged 89
At Bedford School 1941-1949 – St Cuthbert’s
Lt Col Martin G A Young
Born 21 January 1932
Died 11 October 2020 – Aged 88
At Bedford School 1941-1948 – St Cuthbert’s
F W Derrick Spinks
Born 2 June 1923
Died 9 October 2020 – Aged 97
At Bedford School 1937-1941 – St Cuthbert’s
Click here to read Derrick’s obituary in The Comet
Jonathan B Low
Born 10 May 1933
Died 8 October 2020 – Aged 87
At Bedford School 1945-1951 – Glanyrafon
Robin A Chrystal
Born 15 March 1958
Died 8 November 2020 – Aged 62
At Bedford School 1966-1976 – Paulo Pontine
Robert ‘Rocky’ E Bright
Born 13 November 1947
Died 30 September 2020 – Aged 72
At Bedford School 1956-1965 – St Cuthbert’s
Basil J Mann
Born 13 May 1927
Died September 2020 – Aged 93
At Bedford School 1940-1944 – Paulo Pontine
David Ireson
Born 7 October 1936
Died 29 May 2020 – Aged 83
At Bedford School 1945-1954 – Talbot’s
Anthony J T Jaggard
Born 5 June 1936
Died 10 October 2020 – Aged 84
At Bedford School 1944-1954 – Sanderson’s
Michael G Hearth
Born 5 November 1939
Died 3 October 2020 – Aged 80
At Bedford School 1953-1957 – Pemberley
Martin C Austin
Born 14 July 1952
Died 27 July 2020 – Aged 68
At Bedford School 1960-1969 – Ashburnham
Hugh A W Southon
Born 13 October 1927
Died 27 July 2020 – Aged 92
At Bedford School 1934-1945 – Ashburnham
Carl J Gissinger
Born 22 October 2003
Died 19 July 2020 – Aged 16
At Bedford School 2018-2019 – Redburn
Mrs Sue Tomlin
Born 23 February 1946
Died 13 July 2020 – Aged 74
Bedford School Staff 1983-2006
Robert (Bob) W Street
Born 22 October 1935
Died 8 July 2020 – Aged 84
At Bedford School 1946-1954 – Paulo Pontine
Phillip A Young
Born 1944
Died 7 July 2020 – Aged 76
Bedford School Staff 1966-2004
Ken Parkinson
Born 28 December 1936
Died 24 June 2020 – Aged 83
Bedford School Staff 1978-1996
The Revd Brian G Felce
Born 31 January 1930
Died 7 May 2020 – Aged 90
At Bedford School 1943-1948 – Sanderson’s
David J Fuller
Born 9 May 1949
Died 20 April 2020 – Aged 70
At Bedford School 1958-1965 – St Peter’s
Donald S Gray
Born 10 August 1937
Died 12 April 2020 – Aged 82
At Bedford School 1948-1956 – Ashburnham
Mike J Watt
Born 1 October 1947
Died 10 February 2020 – Aged 72
At Bedford School 1956-1965 – Crescent
Frank R Mears
Born 21 July 1932
Died 2020 – Aged 88
At Bedford School 1943-1949 – St Peter’s
Surgeon Colonel John P A Page RAMC
Born 9 June 1937
Died 9 December 2019 – Aged 82
At Bedford School 1945-1955 – St Cuthbert’s
Prof Paul R Swyer
Born 21 May 1921
Died 08 July 2019 – Aged 98
At Bedford School 1932-1938 – Crescent
Click here to read Paul’s obituary in The Globe and Times
T G Michael Keall
Born 14 April 1905
Died 06 July 2019 – Aged 88
Bedford School Staff 1957-1962
Click here to read Michael’s obituary in The Times
George F Felton
Born 03 February 1921
Died 14 June 2019 – Aged 98
At Bedford School 1936-1940 – St Cuthbert’s
Click here to read George’s obituary in The Guardian
R Nicholas Gore
Born 30 September 1951
Died 5 May 2019 – Aged 67
At Bedford School 1960-1970 – Bromham
Professor Paul J Talalay MD
Born 31 March 1923
Died 10 March 2019 – Aged 95
At Bedford School 1934-1940 – Paulo Pontine
Click here to read Paul’s obituary in The Washington Post
Michael I Skeggs
Born 13 March 1961
Died 5 March 2019 – Aged 57
At Bedford School 1974-1978 – Burnaby
John R Carlisle
Born 28 August 1942
Died 18 February 2019 – Aged 76
At Bedford School 1949-1954 – Farrar’s
Click here to read John’s obituary in The Herald
Wg Cdr J F D ‘Tim’ Elkington
Born 23 December 1920
Died 01 February 2019 – Aged 98
At Bedford School 1935-1939 – Ashburnham
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Gordon H Maclean
Born 30 June 1932
Died 12 November 2018 – Aged 86
At Bedford School 1945-1949 – Talbot’s
Click here to read Gordon’s obituary in The Guardian
Anthony P Thomas
Born 31 October 1931
Died 15 October 2018 – Aged 86
At Bedford School 1944-1948 – Sanderson’s
R M Roy Wills
Born 23 October 1930
Died 5 August 2017 – Aged 86
At Bedford School 1942-1947 – Paulo Pontine
J David C Boyde
Born 12 March 1940
Died 17 November 2016 – Aged 76
At Bedford School 1953-1956 – Ashburnham
Richard Probert-Jones
Born 25 May 1933
Died May 2016 – Aged 83
At Bedford School 1940-1951 – Paulo Pontine
David G Bates
Born 4 October 1942
Died 1 August 2015 – Aged 73
At Bedford School 1950-1959 – St Peter’s