and rugby administration, David and Margaret remained in Kent and moved to Horsmonden initially, but they then moved to a house with a less demanding garden in Moreton- in-Marsh, Gloucestershire. He was soon active in a several groups including the local Probus Club, at one stage becoming its Chairman. He was also involved with the parish church of St Mary’s, Batsford, where an often full church bore witness to a life of unselfish service to school and community. His final illness, fighting multiple cancers, was mercifully short and he died six days after his 81st birthday. [1945-52] 05.07.1934 – 13.06.2016 Jim Burrow was the son of a police officer from West Wickham. He came to Dulwich straight after WW2 ended in September 1945. At the College he was in Marlowe, entered the Modern side and played rugby in the second row for the 3rd XV. He was a keen member of the Royal Naval section of the CCF and did National Service in the Royal Navy straight after leaving Dulwich. He successfully completed a Russian language course and was posted to Germany. After National Service he joined the Merchant Marine as an assistant purser on the liner ‘Strathaird’ on the Tilbury to Australia run. He later settled permanently in Australia and embarked on a long career in banking and corporate finance. With his Royal Navy background and knowledge of the Russian language, he joined the Royal Australian Navy Volunteer His brother John contributed significantly to this obituray. Commander James Henry (Jim) Burrow
Ron was also a keen cricketer. Bowling was his strength, with his height of 6’6” proving an asset, but he was also an attacking number 11 batsman, more interested in the pride of the team and spirit of the game than in blocking for a draw. His two nephews and a niece, the children of his late elder brother, Peter are delighted that the school has remembered him by installing a memorial plaque on the balcony of the cricket pavilion where he watched so many matches over the years. He was a spectator at every rugby and cricket match he could get to at the school until ill-health confined him to remain at home for much of the last couple of years of his life. Watching the garden birds at home and hearing news of the school teams’ performances and results kept him going until he died peacefully at King’s College Hospital at the age of 83. His nephewJulien Branscombe contributed significantly to this obituray. David Malcolm Briggs [1946-54] 13.09.1935 – 20.09.2016 David Briggs and his younger brother John grew up in Herne Hill during the Second World War, twice taking voluntary evacuation to friends and family in the country during the most severe London Blitz bombing. David was the second of three brothers to be educated at Dulwich, and he came to the College from Dulwich Hamlet school as part of the Gilkes Experiment. At Dulwich he was in Marlowe, and soon joined the Science side where a life-long love of biology was successfully instilled. He was also active in the school’s CCF, as a prize-winning Sergeant in the Army section. This prepared him for National Service, which he did with the Royal Artillery straight after
leaving Dulwich. Upon discharge from the Army, he studied for a University of London BSc in Biology at Chelsea College, before doing a Dip Ed at St Peter’s College, Oxford. His first teaching appointment was at Sevenoaks School, where he taught Biology and was also a House Tutor. One of his pupils at Sevenoaks was Chris Tavare, who went on to play cricket for Kent and England. He was so inspired by David’s teaching that he went on to study for a zoology degree and, after retirement from playing cricket, Chris became a teacher and now teaches biology and sport at Sevenoaks School! After 12 years at Sevenoaks, David was appointed Head of Biology at Tonbridge School in 1973, staying there for the remaining 25 years of his teaching career. In addition to being the head of department at Tonbridge, he was also a house tutor and ran annual biology field trips to Cornwall at Easter for A level students. As Major Briggs, he was head of the Army section of the School Combined Cadet Force and often took the cadets to the Scottish Highlands during the summer holidays. While at Sevenoaks, David met and married Margaret. They had no children of their own but he was a caring uncle to his four nephews. Also in Sevenoaks, he became a rugby referee and joined the Kent Referees Society. He moved rapidly up the referees ladder and was soon receiving match appointments outside the county, as he built a reputation as a good referee who tried to ensure that the players enjoyed playing rugby matches. After a long spell as Hon. Secretary of Kent Referees, he was their president in 1992 to 1995 and President of Kent Rugby in 2000 to 2003.
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