He took great delight in his family and six grandchildren and he maintained his love of sport throughout his life, playing league table tennis until the week of his diagnosis, enjoying international membership of Surrey’s county club at the Oval and watching just about anything Sky Sports had to offer! He died just four months after being diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour, but his death was peaceful and he remained faithful to his desire to ‘die well, in sure and certain hope’. A fellow OA, The Rev Nigel Walker, has made a significant contribution to this obituary. Ian Young came to Dulwich from Christchurch School, Streatham Hill, joining form JC in the first year that the College accepted nine year old pupils. In ten years at the College he became a prefect and vice captain of Grenville but above all he was an outstanding sportsman in both the 1st XV and the 1st XI for the years 1959-62. His first love was rugby and after playing a few games on the wing for the under 12s he switched to scrum half, a position he dominated as he progressed through undefeated junior teams to the 1st XV where in his final year he was selected for Surrey and London Counties Schools. After leaving Dulwich he played no less than 288 times for the OA 1st XV between 1962 and 1980, captaining the side for three years (1969-72) and later being appointed a vice president of OAFC. At cricket he was an elegant left handed batsman and an excellent slip fielder with his most notable innings being a superb century against a strong OA side in 1961. After Dulwich he shared his cricket between the OA 1st XI and the Dragonflies team. After reading science at Jesus College, Cambridge, he worked in insurance for Imperial Life of Canada but having married Aleks in 1969 he became disenchanted with City life and after ten years he decided to become a publican, a joint venture as Aleks had a major interest in catering. With their warm outgoing personalities they soon became a success and their first pub, The William IV in Bletchingly, received the Sunday Mirror’s vote as the best public house in Surrey. They then moved to a larger pub, the White Hart in Brasted, well known for being frequented by fighter pilots from Biggin Hill in WW2. Their final move was to The Bell Inn, Minster-in-Thanet where many an OA enjoyed a warm welcome. In 2005 he retired to Shepherdswell near Dover and three years later he was diagnosed with throat cancer. He continued to enjoy crosswords and never lost his ability to make a witty remark or to recount an amusing story. Very loyal to all his friends and especially to Aleks and their two children, shortly before his death he was introduced to his first grandchild, Harry, then just one week old. Among those present at the well attended funeral were several members of the Dulwich under 12s rugby side which Ian Robin Nicholls Young (1952-62) 18.01.43-14.09.10
surely would have brought a smile to his face. An OA colleague and friend, Roger Lewis, has contributed significantly to this obituary.
The following OAs have also sadly died. If anyone would like to write a short piece on any of them, their contributions will be included in the next edition of the Yearbook.
Douglas Caswill Farquharson Bartlett Ian Gordon Beaton Philip Ashton Chubb Richard Collinson
1937-40 1936-41 1934-36 1937-39 1941-46 1937-43 1936-38 1937-39 1978-82 1950-55 1935-40 1954-60 1932-37 1940-47 1950-57 1948-56 1926-31 1976-83 1948-53 1933-39 1960-70 1936-40
Stanley James Grenville Cook Lawrence Arthur Aylwin Cox
Ashton Timothy Fisher Maurice Arthyr Fleming Simon EJ Green Alan Ray Hacker OBE Alan Keith Hancock Arjuna Leslie Holden Kenneth Roy Hopper George Anthony Irving
Bruce Kemble Peter J Loizos Keith Gardner Pascall Robert Round George Vernon Simpson Kenneth PW Stoneley Andrew P Thomas James William Richards Twyman
It was during the presidency of Hector Mclean in 1997-98 that he suggested that I could take over as obituarist. After some fifteen years it is time for me to put my pen away after writing around 800 obituaries in that time and I am always amazed at the interesting lives of many OAs whch sadly only come to light after their death. Once again my work made much easier by the invaluable help given to me by Deirdre Young at the Alleyn Club and who sadly left the Club at the end of 2011 to take up a post at the Prep. My warmest thanks go to her and her successor, Guy Lawrenson, and to our Secretary, Chris Field. My good wishes go to my much younger successor, Jim Bush (76-84), who has been working with me. I hope he will receive the help from OAs as well as widows, other relatives and friends of those who have died which has made my work possible and worthwhile for quite a long time.
David Webster OBE (1941-48)
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