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Oldest OF dies

Last Updated: Saturday, 7 April 2007

Maurice Metcalf (R20-24), the oldest OF, has died aged 99.

His daughter, Ann Garrett, sent the following message to Chris Essex: "My father died today, April 6, 2007 at 2:50 p.m. in his "hundredth year" as he liked to put it. He lived in an apartment right up until this morning when they took him to the hospital and he died a few hours later peacefully - otherwise he had enjoyed fantastic good health. Thank you for all your cares about him. He appreciated it and so did I".

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OF becomes Chairman of Suffolk Brewery

Last Updated: Thursday, 5 April 2007

Jonathan Adnams (S65-73) has featured in the news recently; partly because he took over as Chairman of the family-run Adnams Group in August 2006, and because the Adnams Group won both the EADT 2006 Business of the Year Award and the Environment Award.

Although Jonathan has worked his way up the company, his passion has been with the sea - first as a commercial fisherman and then with the Southwold lifeboat for 27-years. His last 15-years were as Senior Helmsman for which he has been awarded several RNLI accolades.

Distinguished OFs

Last Updated: Sunday, 1 April 2007

If you have not visited the Distinguished OFs section recently, you will find that Chris Essex has been hard at work. There are now over 700 names listed with more than 300 detailed articles; and the list keeps growing. The list covers from the College start in 1865 through to current students. There is a large section on the Services including our 3 VC's; there are Princes, Barons, Knights, Sawbwe's (have a look if you don't know what that is!), Prime Ministers, and MPs; Presidents of the Royal Academy and members of the Royal Society; pioneering aviators, engineers, doctors, dentists and brewers; Olympians and international sportsmen (hockey, cricket, squash, tennis, shooting and sailing). There are the College's own dynastic families stretching over 5 generations. Soon we hope to add film of Percy Pickard's raid on Amiens Prison; and audio from Augustus Agar VC. Take a little while to browse and enjoy the great heritage of being an OF. If you know of anyone that we have missed, please email Chris Essex at the Website Team. - you might even propose yourself (and you wouldn't be the first!).

Halford Hewitt: Success Eludes OF Golfers Once Again

Last Updated: Saturday, 31 March 2007

Andrew Wright reports from Royal Cinque Ports, Deal, that Fram lost to Sherborne 1-4 in their first-round match on Thursday 29th March.

Sherborne, it may be remembered, were finalists last year, so it was no disgrace to lose to them, and Andrew tells us that the match score belies the closeness of the contest (see Read More).

New Book by OF

Last Updated: Saturday, 31 March 2007

Mike Waldren (K61-64), who recently retired from the Metropolitan Police as Chief Superintendent and Head of the Met Firearms Unit, has written a new book "Armed Police: The Police use of Firearms Since 1945", published by "Sutton Publishing" ISBN 978-0-7509-4637-7. Mike was awarded the Queen's Police Medal in 1999 and is listed in the Distinguished OFs.

Second oldest OF dies

Last Updated: Wednesday, 28 March 2007

Update - 28th March 2007: We have just discovered that Ben Fickling CBE (G1923-27) was the second oldest OF until his death on 27th January 2007 when Jack Baldry took over the accolade. Ben is listed in the Medical section of the Distinguished OFs. Born on the 14th July 1909, Ben was 97 when he died. Click here to view Ben's Times Obituary dated 14th March 2007.

Original article dated 17th March 2007: Jack Baldry (G 23-29), the second oldest OF, has died on 15th March 2007 aged 95. The funeral was held at Badingham Church on Wednesday 21st March 2007 at 2.30pm. Jack and his wife Ruby celebrated their Platinum Wedding on 13th April 2006. The oldest living OF is Maurice Metcalf (R 20-24) now 99.

Anthony Rosen S40-48 1930-2007

Last Updated: Saturday, 24 March 2007

Anthony Rosen (S 40-48) died on 22nd March 2007 aged 76. Brother of Michael Rosen (S 40-46) and Brian Rosen (S 40-46), Anthony was an extremely well known farmer, company director and farming journalist and also had a lifelong affection for Framlingham. He had published several books including a recent autobiography. He is survived by his wife Hilary and children Andrew, Howard and Pip. A celebration of his life was held at Basingstoke Crematorium on 3rd April 2007 at 2pm.

An obituary for Anthony appeared in The Times dated 11th April 2007.