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since 2008 in a case in the
nave of St George’s Chapel,
Windsor Castle. In 2010 he
took part in the BBC television
documentary series,
The Seven
Ages of Britain
. The Poor
Knights of Windsor were
founded by Edward III in 1348
and are the oldest military
establishment in the Army
List. They take part in Garter
processions and still represent
the Knights of the Garter
at Sunday matins, wearing
uniforms created for them by
William IV, who also changed
their name to “Military”.
Moore was appointed in 1992
and contributed enormously
to castle life. Hardly had he
arrived at the Castle than he
was helping to rescue furniture
and treasures during the fire
of November 20th. He served
as Staff Officer from 1996 to
2001, which involved ensuring
that his fellow Knights were
on parade in appropriate
dress order, and assisting the
Governor in numerous ways.
He was one of two Military
Knights leading the procession
escorting Sir Edmund Hillary’s
Garter Banner to the altar at a
service of thanksgiving in 2008
in the presence of the Queen.
Recently, on Sundays and
occasions such as the Garter
ceremony, he could be seen
advancing gamely to chapel
through phalanxes of tourists,
from his house in the Lower
Ward, on his disability scooter
in full dress uniform. Richard
John Moore was born in Java,
Dutch East Indies, on April
2nd 1933, where his father,
the Rev RC Moore, was the
English Chaplain in Batavia. He
was educated at St Edward’s
School, Oxford, then at Eaton
Hall Officer Cadet School and
City of London School. After
National Service with the Royal
Artillery, he was commissioned
into the Royal Inniskilling
Fusiliers in 1952, transferring
in 1957 into 91 Company,
Royal Army Service Corps and
finally into the Royal Corps of
Transport (RCT), retiring in
1978. One of his earliest duties
was to carry his Regiment’s
Colour in the Coronation
procession in 1953. Training
for this involved taking 20-mile
route marches in the byways of
Kent in preparation for the 17
miles on the day. Moore was
one of those who marched
from Olympia via Kensington
and Hyde Park, and past
Buckingham Palace to Birdcage
Walk, where they paused for
lunch (haversack rations). After
the service, they fell in again
and marched through Trafalgar
Square, Pall Mall, Hyde Park,
Oxford Street and eventually
back past Buckingham Palace
and on to Olympia. At the end
of the day the rain had caused
the white from his belt to run,
ruining his No 1 dress uniform.
He served in Kenya from
1953 to 1955, where he was
mentioned in despatches. He
then served with the Gurkha
Army Service Corps in Kluang,
Malaya (1959-62) and the RCT
(1962-67), including a six-month
tour in Aden.
He then commanded C
Squadron 12 Training Regiment
in Aldershot (1968-70), was
Port Commandant at Famagusta
in Cyprus (1970-73), then
Assistant Schools Liaison
Officer South West District
(1973-75), and Operations
Major 28 Transport and
Movement Regiment RCT
(1975-78). After retiring from
the Army, he was verger at
Worcester Cathedral for
several years, and then Higher
Intelligence Officer with the
Ministry of Defence Intelligence
Staff until 1997. He married
four times. His first wife, Jean
De Felice, died in 1989. His
second wife, Julia Stuart, died in
2000; and his third wife, Pamela
Watkins (née Butcher), died
in 2003. The following year
he married Jennifer Holt, who
survives him, with his daughter
Jane and son Philip from his
first marriage. Two other sons,
Stephen and Charles, pre-
deceased him in middle age,
both from a congenital heart
disease. He is further survived
by six stepsons. In 2015 he was
appointed MVO, an honour of
which he was extremely proud,
and invested in the Waterloo
Chamber by the Duke of
Cambridge.
NEVILLE
– On 24th April
2015, Francis Neville (A,
1941-1946), brother of Michael
Neville (A, 1939-1942). Francis
attended RMA Sandhurst in
1948.
OTTAWAY
– In 2015,
John Edward Ottaway (A,
1952-1956). John became a
Chartered Accountant in1963,
and obtained his degree from
the Open University in1986.
OUTHWAITE
– In 2015,
Reverend Stephen Outhwaite
(G, 1948-1953), father of
Stephen John Outhwaite
(G,1977-1982). Stephen joined
the RAF in 1953 as a Flt Lt
GradIEE before resigning in
1962. He became a priest in
1965, and was Rector in Milton,
Hampshire, from 1971 and
Rural Dean at Christchurch.
He was Master of Hospitals of
St Cross and Minister of the
Parish of St Faith, Winchester
from 1994.
PAINE
– On 4th August 2015,
Geoffrey Paine (A, 1947-1952),
brother of David Paine (A,
1947-1951), and Richard Paine
(A, 1958-1964), and father to
Andrew Paine (A, 1983-1988).
The following obituary
has kindly been provided by
Geoffrey’s daughter, Helen;
At school he was in Cowell’s
House and played rugby for
the 1st XV. On leaving school
and for National Service,
he joined the British army
and served with the Royal
Horse Artillery as a second
lieutenant, following which he
then joined the Oxford firm of
Wenn Townsend, Chartered
Accountants as an Articled
Clerk, retiring forty two years
later in 1997 as senior partner.
Geoffrey was associated with
the Family Health Service
Authority for 23 years and for
8 years was on the Oxfordshire
Area Health Authority. He
was the inaugural President of
the Thames Valley Society of
Chartered Accountants from
1967-1968 and was a member
of the Council of the Institute
of Chartered Accountants in
England and Wales from 1979-
1991. He was a Freeman of
the City of London. He was a
Justice of the Peace for the City
of Oxford for over 30 years and
was Chairman of Oxford Round
Table, President of Oxford
Rotary Club and President
V A L E T E
O B I T U A R I E S
Geoffrey Paine