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HAMPSON – In 2011, George
Edward Hampson (E, 1963-1965).
Brother of Peter Hampson (E,
1963-1965). George went on
to be an Engineer at Rees Bros
in Aldershot.
morning, his triumph acclaimed
but explanations demanded
(not for his absence, but for the
fact MCR and friends alike had
not been tipped off, and not
helped themselves to the 8-1
price on offer!)
John’s riding career, which
included victory in the Amateur
Derby at Epsom, (he was thrilled
it was sponsored by Moet),
gave way to a training career in
Lambourn, his home until his
untimely death. Twice he came
close to Classic success with
second place for Wind in Her
Hair in the Oaks and Broadway
Flyer in the St Leger (beaten by a
horse trained by his father). He
also conquered Hong Kong with
a horse called Docksider.
John was one of the
good guys in racing and in
life– a friend, supporter and
encourager to everyone– he
even spent time on the National
Trainers Federation, a thankless
role to which he was elected by
his peers.
It says more about John Hills
than any words of mine that
at the Thanksgiving Service
held on a sun-kissed afternoon
in his beloved Lambourn it
was standing room only half
an hour before the start,
hundreds listened outside and
two of racing’s greatest icons,
Frankie Dettori and Tony
McCoy, gave up their rides for
the day to attend.
I was one of at least five
OSE who attended that service.
To me, and I am sure to all of
them who had known him the
best part of 40 years, John’s
friendship dating back to Teddies
was something to cherish.
HUTCHINSON – On
1st February 2014, Paul D
Hutchinson (B, 1940-1942).
Brother of Stephen
Hutchinson (B, 1918-1924) and
Peter Hutchinson (B, 1936-1941).
He studied at Trinity College
Oxford, from 1943-1946,
where he obtained his MA
before becoming Assistant
Master at Sebright School near
Kidderminster from 1946-1954,
and Clifton College Preparatory
School from 1954-1988,
Housemaster from 1962-
1977, Second Master from
1977-1987, becoming Acting
Headmaster in 1982 before
retiring in 1988.
KENDALL – Thomas
Hugh Kendall (F, 1949-1954).
He attended Southampton
University from 1956-
1959, receiving a First Class
BSc, before becoming
Communications Engineer at
Marconi Ltd in 1961.
retired from the Army and for
the next 17 years, based in
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, he raised
funds for the Conservative
party. He was appointed a
Deputy Lieutenant in 1985.
His wide range of interests
included golf, sailing, fell walking,
shooting, hunting and polo.
Michael Knight married first, in
1946, Bridget Maude who died
in 1979 and secondly, in 1980,
Jane Reid who survives him with
three sons of his first marriage
(a daughter predeceased him).
LANSDELL – In February
2014, Anthony Roy Harrie
Lansdell (A, 1946-1949). He
began as a trainee at Rootes
Group automobile company,
Coventry from 1949-1953,
before becoming Deputy
Examiner Association GCE BD
from 1963-1965 and Assistant
Secretary of the Institute
of Electrical Engineers from
1965 -1977, and a Marketing
Consultant from 1976.
LATTEY – On March 2014,
John Irvine Lattey (G, 1943-
1947) aged 84.
The following obituary has
kindly been provided by his son
Nick (G, 1972-1976).
My father was born in
Alexandria in Egypt in 1929. His
brother Derek (G, 1944-1949)
was born in 1930. His father
had a legal practice and it was
a classically colonial household
with a nanny and staff doing
much of the hands-on care.
He went to Memphis
Preparatory School followed by
Victoria College in Alexandria.
Aged 11, he returned to the UK
with his mother and brother
– travelling through Calais a
month before it was taken by
the German army. His father
remained in Egypt, and the
family never reunited. His father
died in 1950.
John William Hills
Lt Col Michael Knight
HILLS – On 1st June 2014,
John William Hills (C, 1974-
1978), aged 53. The following
obituary has kindly been
provided by Michael Vince (G,
1972-1976).
John Hills’ death at the age
of just 53, little more than two
months after being diagnosed
with cancer was a huge shock
to his friends and everyone in
the world of racing. It is just
impossible to imagine how
deep his loss is to his wife,
Fiona, his four daughters and
his immediate family.
John was odds-on to end
up in the world of racing from
the day he arrived at Teddies,
but he was the last person
to realise it. For him in those
teenage years the dream was all
about flying, being a pilot and
knowing everything about the
skies. His father Barry, one of
the outstanding trainers of his
generation, even arranged for
young Master Hills to absent
himself from Field House in his
second year to ride in the great
amateur event the Newmarket
Town Plate. Victory was duly
secured on a horse that went
on to win at Royal Ascot the
following year. John’s photo
lit up the back pages the next
KNIGHT – Lt Col Michael
Knight, aged 94.
The following obituary is
taken from the Telegraph.
Lt Col Michael Knight,
witnessed the end of Britain’s
Indian Empire, fought
throughout the Second World
War and was awarded a
Military Cross for gallantry.
Knight transferred to the British
Army in 1948 and joined the
Royal Army Ordnance Corps.
A series of postings took him
to Germany, Scotland and
Cyprus and then, in 1963, he
became Commandant of the
Central Ammunition Depot
at Longtown, Cumbria. After
a spell in Singapore in 1974 he
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