Obituaries

Our longest serving Vice-President – from 1972 – David Barton, has died at nearly 89, having been our Hon. Treasurer from 1952 to 1971. For a number of years he had also been Chairman and a Vice-Pr…

Greg Wand (far left) with the Old Citizens in 1954Greg Wand (1931-2008)One of the last links with Old Citizen post-war Fives has been lost with the sad death of Greg Wand just before his 77th birthda…

Michael Charlesworth (1919-2008)Michael Charlesworth who has died at the age of 89, has long been regarded as the doyen of Shrewsbury School where he was for many years the Master in Charge of Fives …

Bertie Owen with his son NickBertie Owen (1915-2008)Bertie Owen was for many years the Master in Charge of Fives at Berkhamsted School and will be remembered as such a cheerful, welcoming spirit to v…

Michael Hetherington (1934-2008)Michael Hetherington will be remembered as a Fives player on the Aldenham staff and though never the Master in Charge, he played a wonderful supporting role to the lat…

Richard Bourne (1943-2007)Richard was a Fives player for over 40 years and loved every minute on and off the court. The game created many great friends and he treasured their company and mutual joie …

Tommy Garnett (1915-2006)Tommy Garnett, who has died at the age of 91, was Kinnaird champion with fellow Carthusian, A J Wreford-Brown in 1949. Both returned to Charterhouse to teach and both were me…

Dennis HulbertThis obituary first appeared in the Fives Federation Annual Review 2006/07

Richard TildesleyThis obituary appeared in the Fives Federation Annual Report 2005/06

Colin Ingleby-Mackenzie OBE (1933-2006)This article first appeared in the Eton Fives Association Annual Report 2005/06

Dick Borradaile (1922-2005)Dick Borradaile, who has died at the age of 84, was the master in-charge of Fives at Wellington College, where for nearly three decades he encouraged the game against all o…

Lord Aberconway (1913-2003)Charles Aberconway died at the beginning of February, just a few months short of his 90th birthday. This is not a full obituary; that appeared in the Times. Rather I have a…