Obituaries

The Old Westminsters, with Andrew in the middle of the front rowAndrew Aitken (February 1954 – April 2015)An Eton Fives record – in two parts

July 2014: Peter Hamilton and John IngramDale Vargas describes the lives of two Fives players with Harrovian connections, both of whom have sadly died this year.

Monty Moss: An ObituaryMay 2014: Monty Moss, who has died at the age of 90, had a vast influence over fives at Harrow, where he was captain in 1942; for many years he was chairman and then president …

Peter KnowlesJan 2014: It is with great sadness that we report the death last week of Peter Knowles. Peter was one of the great servants of the game, as a player then as a coach, especially at Highga…

Roddy Forman: An ObituaryJan 2014: Roddy Forman was master in charge of Fives at Eton for several years and, in retirement, was an ardent coach at Summer Fields, Oxford. He was the ideal person to in…

Jan 2014: Lord Kingsdown - A TributeGordon Stringer writes:Lord Kingsdown, KG, PC (1927 – 2013)It is with a great sense of loss that we record the death of Robin Leigh-Pemberton, Lord Kingsdown, who …

Roger BeamentFeb 2013: We are sad to report the recent death of Roger Beament, former Master-in-Charge of Fives at Highgate and later Secretary of the Eton Fives Association. A Memorial Service will …

David Guilford and Anne Shortland-Jones at the opening of the sixteenth court at EtonDJS Guilford (1930 – 2011)Gordon Stringer and Dale Vargas pay tribute to David Guilford, former Kinnaird Cup winne…

Werner Ahrens (1938-2011): A Tribute by Daniel HaeringWerner, the cornerstone of the Zuoz Fives Club Zürich, has died of cancer at the age of 72. Werner was for many years the central figure in the p…

Jan 2011: Antonia Bruch Memorial MatchEmily Scoones reports:On October 27th 2009, Antonia Bruch sadly passed away from Meningitis. Antonia had just left Highgate School and started at Oxford Universi…

Peter May in the 1951 Cambridge Eton Fives team Peter May – A Sporting LegendThis tribute first appeared in the 2010 Fives Federation Annual ReviewAlthough Peter May's fame in the 1950s was as a grea…

Malcolm Mitchell (1938-2010)Shrewsbury School and the Old Salopians, with many others, are mourning the untimely death of Malcolm Mitchell at 71.One of his many contributions to a more civilised worl…