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N o .123 World Pheasant Association. Singing gave him much pleasure: in Japan he sang madrigals; in Sussex he was a member of Rogate Choral Society and he sang in the choir of the Sacred Heart Church in Petworth. He published and illustrated The Mandarin Duck 1952, the first book about said fowl. Married 1961 Phyllis Gourlay (marriage dissolved). He is survived by his three sons and a daughter. Christopher John Coote (G, 42-46): died 29.11.2016. Brother of TEC (K, 47-52) and father of NPC (G, 67-71). Bisley. National Service, 17/21 st Lancers in Palestine Mandate 1948. Christchurch College, Oxford 1949, 4 Modern Languages. Shooting for the University and later Ireland. MA 1952. He joined the Nairobi Coffee and Tea Company in 1952 – a family firm importing, roasting and distributing coffee from former colonies, principally Kenya, where his great uncle had played an important part in developing the local coffee growers at the beginning of the 20 th Century. He rose to become Managing Director before retiring in 1993. In later life, he provided much support for the renovation of Ballyfin House, C Laois, Ireland. He succeeded his father to the baronetcy 1978. He is survived by Anne, his wife of 64 years, and their son and daughter. John Bulkeley Herbert Francis (F, 42-47): died 15.12.2016. Co Prae. National Service, 9 th Lancers 1948-49. TA with the Yorkshire Dragoons 1949- 58. He worked in the brewing industry from 1949 to 1988. After he retired he enjoyed fly fishing on the Test and salmon fishing in Scotland and Iceland. He is survived by Harriet, his wife of 65 years, and their two sons and two daughters. T he T rusty S ervant Hugh Stephen Kenneth Peppiatt (E, 44- 48): died 31.12.2016. Brother of MGP (E, 46-51) and father of SDEP (H, 75- 79). Editor of The Wykehamist. National Service, Coldstream Guards with whom he served in Tripoli and Windsor 1948-49. Scholarship, Trinity College, Oxford 1950. 2 History 1953, MA. Commonwealth Fund Fellowship 1956. He qualified as a solicitor in 1957 when he began a long successful career with Freshfields, being the Resident Partner in New York 1977, and becoming Senior Partner 1982-90, when he devoted himself to the strategic leadership of the firm while maintaining a confidential advisory role with the Bank of England. He retired in 1990. He was chairman of Moorfields Eye Hospital 1991-98 and Director o f St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital 1998-05. He was a trustee of Help the Aged 1991-97 and he was Governor of Marlborough College. In 2003, he was appointed Commander of St John of Jerusalem. He was described as a ‘True Fisherman’. He followed the Rule of 4 pronounced by his Uncle Kenneth Peppiatt, who became the Chief Cashier, the Bank of England: ‘Never take yourself too seriously’. When told by the consultant that there was nothing more the doctors could do for him, he rallied and quoted from an inscription in War Cloister – ‘If our time be come, let us die manfully, and not stain our honour.’ He did indeed die manfully, courteous and thoughtful of others to the end. He was known for his sense of fun, his compassion, his humility and his strong Christian faith. He is survived by Claire, his wife of 56 years, and their three sons and two daughters. Richard William Lister (I, 44-49): died 22.12.2016. Son of WAL (C, 10-14). VIII (winning the Princess Elizabeth Cup at Henley). Trinity College, Cambridge, 2 Nat Sci. He was the 9 th Man in the Cambridge Boat which beat Oxford, Harvard and Yale. BA 1957 MB. National Service with the 25 Colonial Service, where for 4 years he was the Pathologist for Northern Nigeria 1960-63. He then decided to become a farmer, and, after a year as a pupil on a farm in Dorset, he bought Ridge Farm in the week that he got married. He specialised in rearing heifers and the business flourished with at times a herd of 700 heifers. He retired in 1996. He had many interests from a camper van, the RNLI, architecture, raku pottery, Masterchef, hospices, clearing ditches, the St Ives School of painting and the Devon Guild of Craftsmen. Finally, he loved renovation: in 2000 he bought the Mill at Whitehall, which he restored, making it into a beautiful home. He was unconventional, a ‘Renaissance man - it was impossible to be anything but happy in his company’. He is survived by Sally, his wife of 52 years, and their two sons. Christopher John Addison (G, 45-49): died 7.1.2017. Brother of RGA (H, 61-65). Pembroke College, Cambridge, 3 Nat Sci, BA 1952. He then followed a career in Insurance, first with Eagle Star and then with Winchester Fox and Winchester Bowring, both affiliated to Lloyds, where he was an underwriter for aviation and other perils! He then moved to Consolidated Marine and General as Reinsurance Manager. He was a great birdwatcher and collector of beer mats on a scale that required several filing cabinets for storage. After the death of his wife he became a supporter of her favourite charity, the Diamond Riding Centre for Disabled Children, where the sale of his beer-mat collection allowed him to sponsor a horse. Married Jenny Giffard in 1963, who predeceased him. Survived by their two sons. Diarmid Adam Cross (F, 45-50): died 17.7.2017. Son of ARC (F, 08-12), brother of RNRC (F, 49-54) and father of RABC (F, 74-79) and AJC (H, 86-91). Exhibitioner, Co Prae, VIII – winning Princess Elizabeth Cup 1949.