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Alistair Abbey (F73) is married and lives in West Sussex. He served in the RAF flying Phantoms before joining British Airways, where he is a B747 Captain. Email
Mike Addison (M72) is self employed and living in London.
Jonothan "Jed" Aird
(P71) was the GM of an aviation company in Dubai then ran a hat/T-Shirt
factory based in Mazowe. His son Ian, the boy in the family of triplets,
was at Peterhouse. Jed runs a succesful company Caribbean Island Properties
in Antigua after leaving Zimbabwe in 2005. www.caribbeanislandproperties.ag
.
Paul Allen (F77) lives in America and works as an aviation technician for US Air.
Stephen Allen (F77) runs the family farm in Mufulira, Zambia.
Dr Jonathan Allin (M73) studied medicine at the University of Cape Town and was a specialist Pathologist in Rotorua, New Zealand but was in 2005 practising in Adelaide, South Australia.
Dr Paul Allin (M74) worked at the Wankie Colliery Hospital then the Manager for Health Services for Anglo American, Johannesburg. He is a GP and also in charge of the local hospital in Nowra, NSW. He and his wife, Anneliese have two daughters. Email
Peter Allin (M71) spent a year with the Bank of Calcutta and then had to be "evacuated from Kampala" in the Idi Amin era while in the Foreign Service of Grindlays Bank. He was a manager with ANZ Bank in London. He wrote in 2005: "I am now retired, having worked with ANZ Bank (in London & Middle East/Africa) for 30 odd years, having attained the position of Head of Credit Risk for the Private Banking Division. In 2002, my wife and I retired to a lovely seaside resort Javea, in Spain (Alicante Province), and we are presently both learning Spanish (I can more or less hold a conversation now). Email .
Mukundrai Anand (M74) lives in Bulawayo.
Neils Andersen (M70) is married and lives in Perth, Australia with a business in African curios.
Dave Anderson (G72) was producing music programs for the BBC in London when we last heard.
Gordon Anderson (F71) farmed at Centenary and was then managing a mega-farming complex in Scotland when we last heard from him.
Alastair Annan (G79) was working in Eastern Zimbabwe as a forester when we last heard.
Robert Arezio (G77) has lived in Australia since 1978.
Stephen Asbury (M71) graduated with an engineering degree from the University of Natal and and an MBA from WITS. He lives in Johannesburg, was with Deloittes in the late '80s and has run Gemini Consulting since 1991.
John Ashburner (M72) was farming in Raffingora when we last heard..
Henry Atkinson (G76) was an exploration geologist with Rossing Uranium in Namibia in the '80s, before working in in Mozambique and the United Arab Emirates.
Jon Atkinson (G74) lives in Brisbane.
Andy Austin (M78) completed his schooling at St John's, Johannesburg and subsequently worked for BCL in Selebi Phikwe, Botswana.He wrote in 2005: "I left Botswana in 2004 to take up a position as Senior Projects Engineer in Solwezi, Zambia at Kansanshi Mine. My family are in Fourways, South Africa as I work on a fly-in fly-out basis (8 weeks on 2 week home)." Email .
Gareth Baines (P78) is a director of AIG South Africa in Johannesburg. Email
Rhett Baines (P79) was the MD of a computer company in Harare. He now owns a guest house www.gateside.co.za in Hilton with his wife Phillipa, who runs it, while Rhett is the General Manager at the Victoria Country Club in Pietermaritzburg. Email .
Andrew Baker (G73) is MD of Cellarmaster Wines and National Sales Director of Simonsig Estate Wines in the Cape. He is married with a son and daughter.
Peter Baker's (M70) farm "Rocklands" in Marondera must be very attractive. It was expropriated without compensation in 2002 and initially allocated to the wife of Air Marshal Shiri, the head of the Zimbabwe Air Force after which the wife of Zimbabwe's Justice Minister, Patrick Chinamasa, showed a fancy for it. See 2003 press report. Our spies last spotted Peter, who is also a big game hunter of note, in 2003 collecting his child from the PH Nursery School (second marriage!) and looking in great shape despite everything he has had to put up with.
Zane Banky (G73) was last sighted in the USA at Columbus State College.
Stuart Barclay (P77) has worked as a telecommunications engineer for various companies around the Middle East and was based in Oman when we last heard.
Bradley Barnell (74) wrote in 2002 :"I've been married to the same woman for 25 years, one son, 16 yrs old. I am a professional truck driver living in Michigan, U.S.A." barneythetrucker@yahoo.com .
John Barton (M79) wrote in 2008:"I did a BSc in Geology at the University of London and an MSc in Geophysics at Leeds before starting work with Amoco as a geophysicist in London. I'm now married with two children and moved to Houston, Texas in 1993. I am still working for the same company, now BP, in various technology and management roles."Email .
Paul Barton (M79) has been a freelance graphic designer in central London since finishing at the Eastborne College of Art. You can find him most nights at the Three Kings in Clerkenwell. Email .
Jonathan Bath (F73) has been living and working in Oman for over 20 years where he is employed by the Oman Army in an educational role.
Nick Bath (F76) wrote in 2007:"I moved from UK, where I had been working as a sales director of a wine & spirit company in London to Sydney, Australia in 2006. I am currently working as the International Manager for Tyrrell's Wines which are a large wine company and winery based in the Hunter Valley, NSW. Lots of Int'l travel selling the virtues of these great Australian wines - and thoroughly enjoying life here. My partner Michaela is a Sydney girl and we are expecting a child in 2008. Email,
We've lost touch with Paul Barton (M79) since he studied at Eastbourne College of Art.
Douglas Bates (P74) was engaged in design and development engineeering in radar with EMI Electronics in the UK when we last heard from him many years ago.
Lionel Batty (G75) wrote : "After doing Chemical Engineering at Imperial College in London, I moved to the USA for a few years, back to England for eight, to France for six, and am now back in Cleveland, Ohio USA. All of this with the same company, GrafTech International, for which I am Director of Research and a Vice President. I am married, with two kids." lbatty@roadrunner.com .
Hugh Baxter (M75) did Electronic Engineering at Southampton University.
Antony Beaumont (P74) did his A Levels at Uppingham School and a Geography degree at Durham University before going to Sandhurst and being commissioned in the British Army. He is married with two daughters, lives in Melbourne and is the Country Manager of Russell Reynolds Associates, a leading international executive search firm. Prior to that Antony was the Chief Executive of the Australasian subsidiary of Proudfoot Plc., a management consultancy. Email
Bill Bedford (G77) is a big game hunter and owns Ingwe Safaris based in the Zambesi Valley.
Mark Behrens (F70) wrote: "I completed an Honours Degree in Electrical engineering at Salford University then worked as an Engineer for ZCCM in Chingola, Zambia, where I met my wife, Dianne Cooper, a Marymount girl. We moved to Johannesburg where we married. I worked for General Electric as a Production Manager with Reid & Mitchell specialising in Off Highway equipment. After the GE left South Africa and a local management buyout, I became a director the the renamed Genwest. When this was acquired by Delta Electrical I became the Group IT Manager. I have recently moved to one of the large Delta companies to implement a new ERP system. I have 3 sons (at CBC Boksburg) and have a lovely house in Sunward Park, Boksburg. We enjoy the outdoors life of fishing, hiking, camping and touring South Africa, but also manage to go overseas most years.".markb@espa.co.za .
Ian Bendyshe-Walton left Harare in July 1999 and now lives by the beach in Deep Cove, North Vancouver, BC Canada with his wife Carol and their two daughters where he has an internet business.
Patrick Bennett (M71) was a consultant geologist in Durban. He wrote in 2003: "I now live in Sydney, after emigrating 14 years ago from Durban and am involved in funds management research. I now have a 4 year old son and 2 year old daughter. When time permits which is now a rare thing, I try to get in some sailing and ocean racing, a new passion." Email
Ralph Berkley (E76) read Mechanical Engineering at UCT before returning to Zimbabwe to engage in kapenta fishing. He drowned in Kariba in 1983.
We haven't heard from Ashley Betts (E71) since he left UCT.
Martin Betts (E73) went to UCT for two years and then decided to break his course temporarily and joined the RLI. He was killed in action in December 1977 in the Mtoko area.
Grant Bierling (F79) did a chiropratic course in England in the mid '90s and was intending to return to Zimbabwe.
Vidal Blackwood (E73) was still in Malawi working as a herbicide manager for the Sugar Corporation of Malawi in the late '80s.
David Blatchford worked for Hippo Valley Estates, but now lives in Christchurch, NZ. Email
Philip Bodington (F78) got First Class Honours in Fishery Science and was working at Unilever's Fish Research Institute in Aberdeen, Scotland.
Robert Bodington (F79) did a BSc in Electrical Engineering at Plymouth Polytechnic. He is happily married and working at British Aerospace as a research scientist.
Douglas Borland (M75) lives in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada where he is an accountant with the Department of Energy for the Province of Alberta. Email
Gilbert Bouic (E76) has worked for Wheels Of Africa and Medecins sans Frontieres. He was last sighted in Harper, Liberia Email
Rob Bourdillon (G77) is married with two kids and lives in Jhb. He's in the signage game. Email
Tim Bourdillon (G79) lives in Pietersburg, South Africa and is in fast foods. Email .
Harvey Bowlt (P76) was the litigation partner in a firm of attorneys in Fish Hoek. Harvey refereed squash at the 1999 Commonwealth Games and is now a lawyer in Melbourne.
Michael Brackenborough (F76) wrote in 2008: "I'm still a Director in Japan Tobacco and relocated to Geneva, Switzerland in September 2007. Living close to the lake and great skiing, there could be worse places to be in the world." m.brackenborough@bluewin.ch .
John Bradshaw (G78) previously divided his time between lecturing at the University of Zimbabwe and running the family farm near Marondera. He was injured in the Rhodesian war and his eyesight has been badly affected as a result. He is now the Headmaster of the Watershed College near Marondera. "The farm went the way they do in Zimbabwe."
Richard Bray (M77) was working as a geologist in Western Australia when we last heard from him.
Simon Brewer (F75) runs a trading business from Randburg Email Email
James Broadley (E70) and his wife Mindy live in Scottsdale, Arizona where they have two thriving businesses.Mindy Dow Productions, which is a special event production company and The Little Gym, which is a fitness & motor skill development centre for kids from 4mths to 12 yrs old. Broadjam@aol.com
Simon Broadley (E71) is married with a teenage son and lives in East Grinstead, UK. Simon studied law at Reading University but his career did not take him down the path of the legal profession and he is the Sales and Marketing Director for an Anglo/Danish company in the construction industry. Simon has spent several years working "abroad", particularly in Dubai (where he met his wife), Hong Kong and Singapore.
The Brodzsky family (Staff) Paul (Polly) who taught French at the school and Eagle for many years and his wife Jo both sadly died some years ago in Fishhoek. Their five daughters: Panna (Ann) Haskins lives in Marondera, Nikki Waller, who has three Petrean sons and is a grandmother, is a school teacher in Venda, Paula Chisholm lives in Cape Town, Cecelia Temlett has three children and been teaching music and drama at Chisipite for over 15 years and Kit Dock lives in Port Elizabeth. Contact them via Nikki's son Mike Waller (G84) the General Manager of Cybele Forest Lodge Mike Waller <cybele@iafrica.com>
Iain Brodie (M73) wrote in 2007:" After leaving Peterhouse in 1973, I spent 2 years at Hamilton High School in Bulawayo followed by a year's compulsory National Service in the Rhodesian Army. I then had 2 years at University of Natal followed by 2 years working for the Chronicle newspaper in Bulawayo. I went back to University of Natal in 1981 and completed my BA Psychology in 1982. I moved to Johannesburg and worked there for 22 years, 20 of them with Anglo American in International Human Resources. At the beginning of 2005 I bought a guest house in Swellendam, Western Cape and am now 'mine host' at Braeside Guest House. Special discounts for all Petreans!" brodes77@hotmail.com.
Peter Brophy ( P76) lives in Kent, UK, He is married with twins.
Alex Brown (P75) wrote in February 2007: "I left Peterhouse in 1975 to go to Leeds University, where I graduated with an honours degree in Pharmacology. I then ended up in London, working at the Institute for Cancer Research, befroe moving to the Imperial Cancer Research Fund. When I first moved to London, I rented a bedsit in Barnes - Mr & Mrs Brodsky were renting the bedsit nextdoor (small world). Since then I have married, have three children, and live in Chesham, Buckinghamsire, which is a couple of miles from Berkhamstead, where Mr Coates (who taught me English for a year or so) comes from (I've only just found that out). I now work for the Medical Research Council, and have recently obtained my Masters degree (in Structural Molecular Biology) from Birkbeck. anfbrown@macmail.com .
Stuart Buchan-Ford (G76) qualified as a Chartered Accountant and works for an insurance investigation firm as the Financial Controller. He lives on the Northern Beaches in Sydney and got married in 1999. zimbee@tpg.com.au
Charles Burgess (G71) studied at UCT and has lived in Queensland since 1984 where he runs his own civil construction company in Rockhampton. His wife Sally is a GP. They sadly lost their elder daughter in a drowning accident in 1995. Petreans passing through Rockhampton should contact them on (07) 49283423.
Jeremy Burgess (F76) wrote in 2008: "I am still working as a freelance Ecology/Ag/Eco-tourism person in Gabs, Botswana, getting grey and crumbly. "Email .
Simon Burgess (F75) read Archaeology at Bristol Universty and then served as an officer in the British Army, but now has extensive business interests in Malawi.
Anthony Burrell (M73) was the MD of a chemical company in Dar es Salaam when he last wrote in.
Dr Mark Bushnell (F76) studied medicine at St Thomas's Hospital, London.
John Butler (F71) was still a very successful farmer in Harare South when we last heard . His children were at Peterhouse over the years. jbroses@africaonline.co.zw.
Nigel Butler (E70) and his wife Angela were tragically murdered in their Chisipite home by their farm manager in March 1999, leaving four teenage daughters. Nigel was prominent in Zimbabwean farming and business circles and previously owned the Financial Gazette. He studied at King's College, London, majoring in biochemistry and completed a Masters Degree in molecular biology at Cardiff.
Peter Butler (F76) was growing tobacco and seed maize in Enterprise when we last heard from him.
Piers Byron-Moore (E73) did postgraduate work in civil engineering at Imperial College, London and is a structural engineer in Harare.
Andrew Cairns (P76) wrote in 2003 : "I have run my own firm in Bournemouth, UK providing independent financial advice to private individuals and small companies for about 17 years, when not sailing or on the golf course. I am married to Catherine and have four children."
Chris Cairns (P75) farms ostriches near Kaloho, Zambia, where his landlord is Steve Clark (P76).
Kerry Capstick-Dale (P76) sadly died of cancer in Cape Town on 28 May 2008. He was 49. Kerry was born and raised in Chingola and Salisbury and went to Springvale prior to Peterhouse. After Peterhouse he did a masters degree in Political Science at University of Cape Town and settled in the city where he lived ever since. At Peterhouse Kerry was very active in the Choir, the Male Voice Choir, Drama and the Debating Society among other things. He was an Honours Tie recipient. A keen sports fan (Everton supporter), Kerry wasn’t in the first rank of sporting talent, but played rugby and football enthusiastically. After university, Kerry built a career in public relations and corporate communications, since the late eighties in his own business, Corporate Image. He had a lasting association with the Pick n Pay group and personal friendship with its owners, the Ackerman family. Kerry was a very active member of the Cape Town Club, serving on the committee in various capacities.
Miles Carter (E73) is a attorney practising in Johannesburg and is a past president of the Johannesburg Attorneys' Association. m.carter@bowman.co.za
Mike Carter (F70) farmed at Bromley until his land was expropriated. He had a 2003 brush with the Police at the World Cup cricket.
Rod Carter (E76) lives in UK.rod.carter@virgin.net .
Paul Cavin (73) works for IBM in London. cavinp@uk.ibm.com .
Michael Chance (P77) joined the RLI on leaving school and was killed in action on 15 May 1979
Tim Chance (P76) was last sighted farming in the Mvurwi (Umvukwes) area.
Mike Chandler (P73) lives in East London, South Africa, where he is married with two children and runs his own company, River Publications CC, which produces the in-house publications for DaimlerChrysler South Africa."Mike Chandler" <river@intekom.co.za> .
Bert Chanetsa (G73) wrote in 2003:" I qualified to practice law in Zimbabwe, State of Illinois USA and South Africa. Over the last 30 years, I have lived and worked in Harare, Chicago, Sydney, Boston, Toronto and Johannesburg, alternating between law and investment banking. I settled in Johannesburg 11 years ago, where I live with my family and have an active interest in an investment banking boutique, as well as a legal practice. I occasionally attend Petrean functions in Johannesburg, and have bumped into many Petreans over the years in places as diverse as London and Lusaka."wordsmith@global.co.za .
Martin Charteris (G78) is farming mushrooms, tobacco and plums in Marondera, but has had many problems with 'uninvited guests'. He is married with two sons.
Chaitezvi Chinamano (P71) sadly died died some years ago. He gave and had a lot to give.
Gordon Chisholm (E77) graduated from Rhodes University in 1982, then worked in Sales and Marketing roles in South Africa (Ford Motor Co.), UK (Mars Confectionery), Kuwait (British American Tobacco), and Canada (Bacardi Rum) before transferring in 2001 to Miami where he is a Marketing Manager for Bacardi USA Inc. Gordon married Angela in 1990 and has two children. gchisholm@bacardi.com .
Graham Chisholm (E72) wrote in July 2002: "I emigrated to British Columbia in 1992 with my wife Ros and our two children Laura and Mark. Our family owned company, Industrial Copper Systems Ltd, imports copper tube into the USA and Canada and has an interest in a DRC copper/cobalt project." Graham@coppersystems.com .
Peter Christian (E77) was working as a civil engineer in Port Elizabeth years ago..
Tyrone Clack (G79) went to Manchester Polytechnic, did a degree in metallurgy at Aston University, Birmingham and worked for a mining company in Zambia for four years before moving to the UK. He was the Operations Manager of the Piston Pin Facility of Federal Mogul, an automotive component manufacturing company in Bradford. Tyrone is married with four kids and lived in Burley-in-Wharfedale, a small village north of Leeds. He wrote in 2005 : "After living in the UK for 17 years I moved with my family to New Zealand in May 2005, and have settled in the North Island at a lovely place called Snells Beach. I am working for Irwin Industrial Tools Ltd as a Business Unit Manager. In February I caught up with David Blatchford (G78) in Christchurch. Email .
A Clark (F70) lives in Buckinghamshire, UK and is married with two children
Steve Clark (P76) is a lawyer in Cape Town, but still has farming connections in Zambia.
John Clayton (P74) is married with three kids and lives on a huge farm in Zambia. He was the President of the Zambia National Farmers Union in 2003. John often see Des Sharp, Henry and Jumbo van Blerk, Dave Eastcroft, Paul Golson, Martin Clark and occasionally Colin Sammons and Bruce Danckwerts. His father was tragically murdered in the farm house in 2004. swaka@zamtel.zm .
Dan Cockett (P78) lives in Munich.
Chris Cocks (P74) moved to Johannesburg from Zim in 1997 and has four children. He is an author and publisher of note. His Fireforce has achieved widespread acclaim as the classic account of the Bush War in its intensely personal and sensitive treatment of Chris' reluctant participation in an unhappy time in Zimbabwe's history. He formerly ran the publishing business Covos-Day in partnership with Martyn Day (M73.) Chris' autobiographical book Survival Course and his novel set in Beira Cyclone Blues are also now out. covos@global.co.za .
Mark Coldrey (P71) was commissioned in the British Army but is now a company director in Chippenham, England.
Gavin Cooper (F72) works for Barclay Bank Trust in Pietermaritzburg.
C H "Dino" Cottis (P75) lives in Johannesburg and is export manager for Bayer, a job that takes him all over Africa.
Clinton Cowley (P76) is dairy farming in Mazabuka, Zambia. cowley@zamnet.zm .
Gordon Craig (M76) lives in Kempton Park, Gauteng and works as a Financial Manager for an industrial filtration company, Gosair Filter Systems (Pty) Ltd. "I am still single and still looking!"
Brian Crawford (M79) farms at Glendale.He is married with two children.
James Crawshaw (P71) read Mechanical Engineering at Queen Mary College, University of London..
Paul Crook (M70) did undergraduate and postgraduate degrees in law at Jesus College, Cambridge (whose alumni include Oliver Beaumont, Kiff Seager, Giles Dolleymore, Chris Hammond and Nigel Storah) he joined leading international law firm Allen & Overy in 1976 becaming a partner in 1984. He specialises in mergers and acquisitions and headed up their corporate practice in Paris from 1993 - 1996, having been admitted as a French avocat. He lives in Wimbledon and has a three children. Email
Garth Culver (M72) went to university in the USA and lectured in mathematics. He died in a car accident in 1978.
Tim Cumming (G75). joined the SA army after leaving school (armoured cars) and then went on to Cape Town University where he did Civil Engineering. He won a South African-at-large Rhodes Scholarship and read PPE at Oxford University (Oriel College) from 1981-83. Tim joined Anglo American Corp as a management trainee before going to Cape Town as the General Manager at Allan Gray Investment Counsel till 1992 and then as Head of Investment Research at HSBC Simpson McKie (stockbrokers) in Johannesburg. He wrote in December 2006: "I handed over my CEO role in Old Mutual Asset Managers (South Africa) at the end of 2003 and did nearly 3 years of international consulting and strategy work for Old Mutual’s international (US and Europe) operations and have now returned as MD of Old Mutual’s Corporate business in South Africa. We have now moved back to Johannesburg. Our kids are both now studying at University of Cape Town. See Press Reports of his 2004 holiday to Zimbabwe during which his colleagues were arrested! Email .
Gwinai Dangaremba (P75) did a BSc at North East London Polytechnic specialising in Chemistry and Mathematics and was doing well for himself in business in Harare when we last heard.
Bruce Dankwerts (M72) is still in Choma, Zambia, where he farms. He met Simon Burgess (F75) and Dave Eastcroft (E70) at a Polo Crosse tournament in Lusaka and reports that John Ashburner (M72) was "behind the bar at a wedding in Banket 1998".
Doug Darby (P77) taught at the Africa for Christ Bible College in Gweru, and was last reported to be the Pastor of the New Life Centre in Gweru as well as being the father of three children.
Ian Darby (P73) died in 1998.
Martyn Day (M73) is a very high profile product liability lawyer in London, who is frequently seen on BBC and CNN. His firm Leigh Day & Co won the 1997 "UK Law Firm of the Year" award and was runner up in 1998. Martyn handled the Sellafield nuclear fallout case in Cumbria, is one of the prime movers in a major tabacco industry case, is taking the Japanese Government on over prisoners of war issues and is heavily involved in handling asbestosis cases in southern Africa. He was a partner in Covos-Day publishers with Chris Cocks. "Martyn Day" <mail@leighday.demon.co.uk>
Stephen Day (P72) is a qualified librarian and works for Oxford University Library Services. Email .
Nikki Davidson (G77- Girls not Grinham) had the distinction of of being the second girl to do A Levels at Peterhouse (3 A Grades plus distinctions in Maths & Physics 'S' papers). Nikki was awarded a Beit Scholarship to study Mech.Eng. at UCT, got a first and a Beit postgraduate fellowship to do an MSc in Environmental Technology at Imperial College, London. She worked 1984-7 as the Manager of Botswana Technical Information Service and in 1988 was a founding partner of Aptech, Harare, of which she was Technical Director. Nikki is married to another engineer, Steffen, and has two very blonde daughters. JMWD is of course the bursting-with-pride Dad! Nikki moved to Edmonton, Canada in 2001, where she, her husband and business partner 'set up shop' .
"Frank Source" claims
that Bill Davies (P70) (Kakaraka Hearthrug!) is working and living
in Uvongo where he lives a hedonistic idle life despite holding down gainful
employment.
Nick Dawson (P75) lives in Dublin.
David Denning (G71) wrote in February 2004 : "I work for Girlguiding Anglia (part of the Girl Guide network, now renamed) as Centre Manager for a training and activity centre in deepest, darkest Norfolk. I get to instruct interesting activities like Canoeing, Kayaking, Archery, Climbing and Abseiling (the latter two on an artificial tower and not up Kopjes as on the Porterhouse Estate, though that was just an excuse to go smoking! and am in my second childhood! (I don't have to wear the uniform, though!)" Email .
Anthony "Deeks" de Kock (P73) was working in Zambia in 2008 on a construction site.
Mike de Kock (P75) is Group Operations Manager of Cresta Hotels in Botswana. Michael de Kock [mdekock@cresta.co.bw] .
Tim Denton (G79) worked on a coffee project at Mpongwe, Zambia in the '80s. He then worked for an American company in Harare for some years but left in 2000 for pastures new.
Rohit Desai (G78) moved to the USA in 1993 with his wife and two kids. He wrote in 2005 "I am now working for Volvo North America as a Project Manager after they poached me from my last company. My new contact info rdesai28273@hotmail.com . Still based in North Carolina."
Richard de Satge (M72) was last seen years ago working the Transkei, now part of the Eastern Cape.
Stephen Mashudu Dzivane (F71) was on the The Star newspaper in Johannesburg.
Chris Doorman (P77) was farming roses in Trelawney and was rumoured to be going to settle in Nelson, NZ. molby@pci.co.zw .
Graham Douse (G72) farmed near Marondera until it was expropriated and was reported in 2002 to be planning to move to Zambia to farm there.
Jeremy Douse (G75) qualified as a Chartered Accountant after a BSc at UCT. He now lives in Dorking, Surrey, UK, is married with three children, and set up a Capital Raising business with his wife in 2006. jeremy.douse@douseassociates.com .
Richard Dryden (73) is a project manager in the independent power industry. He is married with two children and a Rhodesian ridgeback dog and lives in the greater Los Angeles area. rdryden@cox.net .
Dr Chris Dudley (P75) is a Nephrologist at Southmead Hospital in Bristol, UK.
Peter Duffy (M77) is the Buying Manager at Triangle Estate in the Lowveld.
Angus Dunlop (F76) works for BCL in Botswana.Email .
Martin Emslie (F70) works for the EU, based in London. He writes: "I spend a lot of time in France, my wife being French and our two daughters are bilingual!"Email
Nigel Emslie (G73) lives in Brisbane, Australia where he is a stockbroker and married to an Aussie girl.
Philip Emslie (G71) is married with two teenage children. He is an architect in Liverpool (having attended university there many years ago) and lives on the other side of the water on the Wirral. phil@hollylodge.com
Benson Ewbank (F73) who did a B Sc (Hons) in Chemistry and a Teaching Diploma at the University of Southampton and taught in Stoke-on-Trent, England sadly died of cancer in 2007.
David Ewbank (E70) taught at Majodo School in West Nicholson and was then a chemistry teacher in UAR.
Mark Ewbank (F77) was Rector of St Luke's, Pumula, then St Mary’s Famona, Bulawayo and All Saints, Chalfont St Peter, Bucks, UK. He is now vicar of St Jude’s Englefield Green, Surrey. Email .
Tim Ewbank (F71) got a first in geography at Manchester University and then did an M Phil in Town Planning at University College, London. He is a communications executive in Cambridge, England.
Andrew Evans (G76) studied at Cirencester and then farmed in Raffingora. He is married with 3 grown kids and lives in Australia near Lake Maquarie and is involved in real estate development.
Phil Evans (G75) moved in 1997 from Cambridge, England with his wife Pam and two daughters to Cape Town. As an unreconstructed biker he imports motorcyle clothing and accessories under the RoX label and is diversifying into Yamaha FJ1200 motorcycles. Being ever resourceful Phil has engaged a graphic artist and is now manufacturing transfer tattoos (temporary adhesive decals). Phil assures us that are increasingly popular in SA and part of a well-developed body art revival in Europe and great for advertising! Email
Robert Eyre (F73) did a BA in town planning at Oxford Polytechnic.
Adrian Farrar (M71) wrote in April 2005:"Worked at Barlows in Harare '72-'76 then in the family brickmaking business in Chingola, Zambia until '85. Went back to Zimbabwe and set up my own engineering business until' 89. Then went to live in Jo'burg where I now have my own business manufacturing and importing products for the bathroom industry. I now travel a lot to China and other parts.Married to Rynette and have a 6 year old son and 16 year old stepson. Still play golf and retain smoking and drinking habits gained from Peterhouse!" Email .
David Farrar (M71) wrote in April 2005: "I came from Chingola, Zambia. Went to UK '72 to be a CA and ended up in the computer industry selling large system solutions there until '95. Returned to Jo'burg '95 in senior management with Plessey, but went to live in Cape Town while also hopping up to Zambia seasonally to help in the family brickmaking business. Now live in George, SA, where I am involved in property speculation and development. I take full advantage of this beautiful area and play much more golf. I was married and divorced in '70s and have a 28 year old daughter in UK. Email .
John Fenton (E74) was managing several thousand acres in Yorkshire, where he was based for over 10 years. However, Ivan Jacklin (E63 & Staff 82) who taught his son at Shiplake College reported that he was living in Scotland.
Jeremy Fieldsend (M73) who got a first in Physical Education at Rhodes University has obviously fallen on his feet. He is the President, CEO. and a shareholder of The John Newcombe Tennis Ranch, New Braunfels, Texas. It is a 250 acre resort with 28 tennis courts, 50 condominiums, restaurant, bar, and recreational amenities. They are presently expanding into golf and many of their junior players can be seen on the professional tennis circuit. They host about 10,000 junior players and 5,000 adults a year. Jeremy has been at the Ranch for over 20 years and is married to Debbi and has 2 children. Go to http://www.newktennis.com if your tennis needs smartening up. Email
Jonathon Fisher (F73) did his A Levels in the UK and has had a career in Sales & Marketing at Ford in the UK, Germany and USA since graduating from Loughborough University. He is married to another Zambian by birth, has two teenagers and lives in Brentwood, UK.
Colin Ford (M75) studied Mechanical Engineering in Bristol, UK and has had a career in the design of packaging equipment. Married with two sons, he happily relocated to the sunnier Atlanta climate in '94. Email .
Keith T Ford (P79) lives in Midrand and is contactable on drof@mweb.co.za.
Willie (AW) Ford (E71) spent 10 years practising as a Chartered Accountant in London, and then 10 more years as Head of Corporate Finance at MBCA in Harare. He set up a number of businesses including MARS, still the backbone of medical rescue in Zimbabwe. In 2004 he moved his family to Perth, WA. theforsin@bigpond.com .
Jonathan Forrest (G79) is a computer programmer with Caltex in Cape Town. He is kept busy looking after his two young daughters as his ex-wife sadly died of cancer in 1996. The Petrean Secretary met Jonathan at Kerry Capstick-Dale's March 1999 wedding and reports he is writing a novel.
Brendon Fox (G76) lives in Australia near Lake Maquarie and has a sand flooring company .
Rupert Fox (G74) died in 1988.
Bruce Freer (F72) lived in Cape Town for many years, but moved to Germany in 1999.
David Friedman (G77) read engineering at university. He was killed in action on 9 July 1978 serving with the Rhodesia Intelligence Corps.
Richard Fry (E75) is the MD of an international engineering company (Solios Services) based in Johannesburg. His is married to Cathy and they have two children. Email .
Ryan Fry (E74) did civil engineering at UCT then switched to metallurgy at Wits (MSc) and worked in Jhb before moving to Brisbane in 1986. He wrote in 2007: "I am now working for Rio Tinto (along with about 37,000 others!) in Brisbane. Rob Standish-White (M74) and Jon Atkinson (G74) live nearby."Email .
Michael Fussell (G71) lives in UK where he is the General Manager of The Glazier's Hall, one of the livery companies in the City of London. His brother (G75) farms in Zimbabwe.
Keith Gael (G76) is married with 2 children and lives in Australia near Lake Maquarie and works as a chemist.
Mark Gael (G76) got a B Pharm from Rhodes University and runs a busy pharmacy in Avondale, Harare.
Ian Galloway lives in Middletown, New York.
We are very confused about Rich Galloway (P75) He ran a mine in Randfontein, but our unreliable spy "Frank Source" has claimed he is "selling ice cream in Krugersdorp." So, he could be doing anything! Email
Eustratios Gatzouris (P76) did a BA (Law) at UCT and an LL B at the University of Natal and is an attorney in Johannesburg, where he founded his own firm in 1989.
Ian Gibson (F74) did an HDN in agriculture at Shuttleworth Agricultural College in England.
Guy Glanville (P74) was commissioned in the British Army and awarded an MBE in 1997 for his work with the Gurkha Welfare Trust in Nepal. He wrote in 2007:"I am still in the army, presently serving in Afghanistan teaching Afghan cadets to be Platoon Commanders. I have served in the Gurkhas for 31 years and when not busy in some far flung country, live in Dorset, UK. " Email .
Howard Glasspool (73) still lives in Zambia..
Paul Golson (F73) is with Lewis Construction in Zambia. He wrote: "I see a lot of the Zambian Petreans. Most of them have become a bit fatter!" Email .
Neil Grant (P76) served in the RAF 1978 - 2000 and now works as a service engineer covering the North of Scotland. "I would appreciate any info from anybody who knows the whereabouts of the Letherbys, Steven Hunt or any of the Zambian crowd (especially Kitwe)" chibuku@btopenworld.com .
Richard Grove (P76) lives in London with his wife and three children.
The Hall family: Andrew (P72), twin brother of Mike (P72), is married to Rowena. They have two children, Kingsley and Elayne. Andrew and Rowena both taught at Peterhouse from 1981-1993. Andrew was Head of the English department, coached lowly, but winning(!), cricket and rugby teams, put on various plays, and ran the engineering club. He was also the first housemaster of Snell House when it opened in 1984. Rowena taught French, was involved in many theatrical productions as a choreographer and taught piano at Springvale House. Since leaving Peterhouse they have taught at the International School of South Africa, Mafeking, and at Aiglon College, Switzerland where they have been since January 1996. They are "houseparents" of Clairmont House, a house of some 40 girls. Andrew teaches English from forms one to six, and Rowena teaches French, piano and drama. . ash@aiglon.ch .
Dr Simon Hall (P72) is an archaeologist at Cape Town University.
Patrick Hamilton (F76) did his National Service with the BSAP and then studied photography at the Farnham Polytechnic. He died in a car accident in Zimbabwe in 1980.
Simon Hammond (E76) resigned as partner of KPMG in Harare to become the Financial Director of Old Mutual in Zimbabwe. He is on the school Executive Committee and is Chairman of the Finance Committee. He and Nicky had a third daughter in 1999. Email or Email
John Hanmer (E71) studied at the South African Forestry College, George was MD of Pulpwood Company and Troutbeck Sawmills at Nyanga when we last heard.
John Harvey (E75) studied law at UCT and was practising law in Gweru as a partner of Danziger and Partners, but the ever unreliable "Frank Source" claims that he and his family moved to Portugal in 2000.
David Hatendi (G71) was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University and then worked for some years with the World Bank in Washington. He is the MD of the Merchant Bank of Central Africa and a non-executive director of Old Mutual. In addition to having children at the school he is a member of EXCO and a Governor of the school..Email
Phil Hayes (G77) did a B Comm at UCT and is a member of a firm that acts as managing agents for a number of building complexes in and around Cape Town. He was previously the Operations Director of Macred Health Care Ltd.
Kevin Harvey (73) was farming in Karoi years ago when we last heard from him.
Mark "Harry" Hayworth (F74) wrote in March 2004: "Impersonated continental drift by sliding around Southen Africa. Joined Shell in Zimbabwe, transferred to Cape Town for 12 years, then 3 years in Swaziland and currently Chairman of Shell Moçambique. I am pleased to report the 2M, Manica and Laurentina beers as well as the prawns sucessfully survived the war years. Married (to an Argentinian) with a son and twin daughters. " He was sighted in Durban in 2007 as "the boss of the lubrication blending plant ". mhayworth@shell.imoz.com .
Kevin Hawkins (E76) died in 1998 after a long period of suffering as a result of an accident.
Jeremy Herd (G76) was working with Checkers in Pretoria and studying for his CIS when we last heard from him years ago.
Dominic Hobson (E73) is married with three children in London and a self-employed financial journalist and author. He has a high profile in England and often quoted in financial publications.
Guy Hodder (G75) works for a drilling machinery company in Cape Town. Our spies report that "He keeps fit and has a great bachelor's life." Guy Hodder<dshafts@iafrica.com> .
Derek Hodgson (E70) has been a solicitor in London with Clyde & Co for over 30 years doing shipping work. Email .
Andy Holderness returned to Harare in 1998 from a long stay in South Africa and works for the SPAR retail organisation in Harare.
John Hooper (G73) operates a business consultancy in Johannesburg specialising in helping new business people gain a foot on the ladder. He has a wife and two sons, who are at St John's.
Alistair Hope (P71) lives in Gaborone. He is married, has two grown up children and is involved in alien vegetation eradication.
Ian Hope (P74) wrote in 2007: "Living and working in Durban where I have been for past 30 years. Did Commerce degree at University Durban late 70s & Masters degree at UNISA (mid 1990s). Have 2 children from first marriage daughter of 27 (working in UK) and son of 21 (at Rhodes University), Have a 9 year old currently at school from 2nd relationship now ended. Am group accountant at Lion Match in Durban. Email .
Adrian Hoskings (G72) read Engineering at St Catherine's College, Cambridge.
Peter Hoskings (M74) studied in Birmingham and was last reported to be a maths teacher.
Richard Houghton (E76) lives in Walton-on-Thames and works in London as the Head of Implementation at Xchanging. rhoughton@xchanging.com.
Dean Hovelmeier (M76) was tragically killed in a shooting accident in Kitwe on 27 July 2000.
Wyatt Hovelmeier (M77) is married with two sons. He left Durban in 1997, where he was at university and a Systems Analyst with the McCarthy retail group, to join Chase Manhattan Bank in Bournemouth, UK. Life treats him well there, but Wyatt intends returning to South Africa at some stage. He played softball and rugby for Zambia. wyatt.hovelmeier@virgin.net
Mark Howland (E75) farms at Mvurwi.
Rod Huck (P72) farms at Mutorashanga.
Chris "Singe" Huckle (E70) is living between Thailand and Harpenden, N of London. He eventually intends to move to Thailand permanently.
Richard Hudson (M71) studied at the Jacob Kramer College of Art in Leeds and is a world renowned set and costume designer, who has worked at most of the world's leading opera houses including Glyndebourne, Covent Garden, Chicago and Venice. Richard won a Tony award - the theatrical equivalent of an Oscar - for his Broadway set design of The Lion King. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and a Royal Designer for Industry (R.D.I.) - the highest award for a designer in the UK, one of only 180 There have been Hudson productions of The Lion King in New York, London, Tokyo, Fukuoka, Los Angeles, Toronto, Sydney, Amsterdam and Hamburg. In 2003 Richard won the Gold Medal for Set Design at the Prague Quadrenniale, and in 2004 designed Wagner's Ring Cycle for the English National Opera. He lives and works in London and a country home in the Loire Valley in France.
Michael Hughes (P76) was in the South African Navy.
Russell Humphrey (E78) graduated from Natal with a BSc Agricultural Economics and then worked for Standard Bank in Empangeni.
Chris Ireland-Jones (G75) obtained a BSc (Hons) degree in agriculture from Wye College. He won a Gold Medal some years ago at the Chelsea Flower Show when working for Avon Bulbs. Since then he has set up his own bulb company and won another Gold Medal at Chelsea in 1998.
Jeremy Ireland-Jones (G77) studied veterinary science at Murdoch University, Perth, Western Australia but sadly died of a brain tumour some years ago.
Andrew Jackson (F71) gained an MSc in Economic Geology at the University of Western Ontario, Canada . He wrote in March 2006:" I left South Africa in 1996 with my wife, Jackie, and two daughters, to join Placer Dome, a Canadian mining company. I spent 2 years in Vancouver before moving in turn to San Jose in California, Reno in Nevada, and now San Diego, California. I now manage exploration teams at Placer Dome's mines in N and S America, Africa and Australasia, which keeps me well supplied with frequent flier points!" He was spotted at in Cape Town in at the 2009 mining INDABA Conference"Email .
Chris Jay (F70) went to Charterhouse, then Cambridge University on leaving Peterhouse. He worked as the Company Secretary of C T Bowring in London, but was a lawyer with Siemens in Dorset, UK when we last heard.
David Jobson (E73) graduated from the University of Natal and then worked at Grasslands. More recently he ran a garage at the corner of Ruzawi Road, after which he farmed north of Harare.
Dr Reeve Jobson (S79) studied medicine at Girton College, Cambridge. He is still single and practices in Johannesburg as a specialist gastroenterologist of note.
Christopher Johnson (G73) after a year at university left to do his national service in the Support Unit of the BSAP. He was murdered on his farm near Goromonzi on 25 September 1980.
Christopher Johnson (E79) was the art critic of The Star in Johannesburg but is now a successful artist in UK and Europe with painting hanging in places like the Bank of England and the Orient Express. You can see his work at www.johnsonfineart.com
David Johnson (M75) was an accountant in South Africa, when we last heard.
Steve Jonker (M73) is married to Virginia and has 3 children. He first worked as an instructor at the Outward Bound Mountain School in Chimanimani and then trained as a mechanical engineer in South Africa before moving to England in 1985. There Steve livd ed in Lymington, Hampshire and owned Marine Concepts, mechanical design and project engineers specialising in masts, rigging and deck gear for sailing yachts. He is still very keen on sailing, both racing and blue water cruising, and get out on the water as often as work and family allow. We heard in December 2004 that Steve had moved to Middelburg, Holland and was working for a company designing yacht masts and rigging. The family are mastering the Dutch language and settling down well. Steve's parents Guurke and Ernst are retired and living in Portugal, and his sister Maaike (ex Nagle House) lives with her family in Melbourne, Australia.
Bob Jones-Davies (E76) has moved from Johannesburg with his wife and two children and is a merchant banker in London.
Ed Katso (Staff E71 and 88-96) returned in 1988 for his third stint on the Peterhouse staff; one that saw him run soccer and chess, serve as house tutor, head Biology and Science and organise several successful educational trips to the Zambezi Valley at the Rifa camp. He "retired" to become a farmer having inherited the "family estate" outside Mutare but wrote in August 2001:"I'm now resident in Wuppertal,Germany, where my wife Elke is a Chemical Engineer with Delphi Automotives, a former subsidiary of GM.We have a delightful son, Daniel, who is the best thing that has ever happened to us. " ekatso@t-online.de.
Ashwin Kidia (M73) is an accountant.
Jeremy Kileff (G79) was tobacco farming near Harare..
Charles King (G79) won the Queen's Telescope at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth and was commissioned in the Royal Navy.
Tim Kemp (G74) was a commercial pilot with Tabex in Harare but moved to the USA in 2000. He has settled in well with his three school-going girls in Danville, Virginia where he flies for international tobacco company Dimon tkemp@dimon.com .or kemp@gamewood.net
Sinclair Knopf (E71) qualified
as a geologist, but turned his hand to fish culture running Freshnet Fisheries
outside Harare. The ever unreliable Frank Source claimed in 2009 "he
remarried in January 2009 and is now residing in Cape Town, after fleeing
the weather in Wales . "
Martin Kunhardt (E74) is married with a Danish wife and owns a large plant breeding nursery just out of East London. RSA martin2@cefane.co.za .
Phil Laing (M70) who was the senior accountant of Aberfoyle Tea Estates, was murdered in December 2003 when he was forced to drink battery acid. His two daughters were both leading lights of Peterhouse Girls and he served for several years on the Ruzawi School Board of Governors. See Press Report .
Mark Laird (E) who had a slightly truncated Peterhouse career, is happily married with 2 boys and working with his brother-in-law in Preston, Lancashire where they have a business servicing central heating systems.
Rob Laird (E76) is a much
traveled civil engineer, specialising in contracts, and living in Athens,
Greece since 2008. He wrote in 2009: "This is a pleasant change weather-wise
after a 5 year stint in Iceland and 12 years before that based in Germany,
although was lucky enough in the late '90s to spend 3 years in Lesotho
for the Lesotho Highlands Water Project. Just bumped into Keith Christian
(E76) via Facebook which brought the Peterhouse memories (good &
bad) flooding back. Wonder whatever happened to Mike Fisher (E76)?"
robert.laird@ekppt.com .
James Lamb (M79) married Sharon (nee Cawood) in '88 and has 3 daughters, Stacey Carla & Jessica. He is the Sales Director for Unicorn Trading in Harare. jclamb@unicorntrading.com .
Tony Large (G77) was a Senior Technologist for Cabin System Research with Airbus in Toulouse, France in 2002. martin2@cefane.co.za.
Christopher Lautre (E78) was diving for the oil rigs in the North Sea.
David Lay (P76) is married to Tracey with 2 children and lives in Lusaka. He runs an innovative fresh fish and kapenta business on the Zambian shores of Lake Kariba. pmlay@btopenworld.com .
Peter Lay (P79) have moved to the UK. peter@tobeornottobe.co.uk
Jack Lamport-Stokes (G74) studied land surveying at the University of Witswatersrand.
Mark Lamport-Stokes (G77) is the global golf correspondent and a chief sub-editor on the sports desk for the Reuters news agency in London, where he lives with his American wife Tara. He writes: "I left South Africa in 1998, after four and a half years working there as co-director of a sports media agency based in Cape Town. Since returning to Britain, I have seen a great deal of Hugh Whittle (P77), who has retired and now lives in rural Scotland with his wife Elizabeth and three children after completing a successful career as a London-based bond-dealer." MarkTara@compuserve.com .
Peter Lawson gained an LL.B from Glasgow University in 1979 and is a partner in the law firm R & J M Hill Brown & Co where he specialises in entertainment law and liquor licensing. With the email address alcoholaw@aol.com it is not surprising that he also has a Certificate in Liquor Licensing Law from the University of Glasgow. Peter, who lives in Glasgow, lists his interests as theatre and food and is a director of the Tron Theatre.
Mark Leaver (E78) who farmed near Kitwe was tragically killed in a car accident , just outside Kalalushi in Zambia in 2007.
Keith Legge (P71) retired from the British Army, where he was an officer for 22 years, and was last reported to be the Bursar at Strathallen School, Perthshire, Scotland.
Murray Leslie (M71) wrote in February 2006: "I went to RAC Cirencester 1972, where I met Paul Wood (P71) who was at that time planning to farm rather than preach. After gaining a Dip. Agr., I moved to Cambridge UK and worked as an histologist and latterly as an electron microscopist at the Institute of Animal Physiology. During this period I worked with several semi pro bands as their 'sound engineer', which was rewarding financially as well as an interesting way of seeing the life of budding 'rock stars'. In 1979 I returned with my wife Glendyr to the family dairy farm near Blantyre, Malawi. We have two daughters, both of whom live in the UK. I stopped farming in 1997, and joined a large multinational company as a consultant and shortly afterwards, took up a management position with a farming organisation and now live in Lilongwe. " Email .
Warren Lester (E73) started his working life as a pipe fabricator on Sasol Construction Plants. He has lived in Melbourne for many years, mainly involved in running his own venture capital business. He in 1998 he estabvlished the on-line Enterprise Market for the Australian Stock Exchange. warren@b2bcafe.com
Terence Letherby (P76) did a BSc in Mechanical Engineering at Swansea University.
Colin Lind (F73) is a partner in an investment management firm in San Francisco Blum Capital and enjoys flying
Hugh Lloyd (F72) runs his own business in Johannesburg and practises part-time as an advocate.
Ian Lockington (F77) who is married with two children is farming in Thyolo for himself.
Clive Long (M74) was financial director of C T Bolts in Bulawayo, but left Zimbabwe in 2002. He wrote in 2007:"Still in Calgary with wife Anne & 3 kids. I am Controller of the Canadian Arm of www.Geokinetics.com (Seismic Acquisition). Met up with Geoff Melkjorsen some years back but have again lost touch clive.long@geokinetics.com Its all going too fast!
Don Lowe (G79) lives in Sweden and does contract work with software development. fish_eagle@telia.com .
Keith Lowe (G71) lives in Harare where he owns a company that imports and distributes agricultural equipment.
Richard Lowe (G77) lives in Vic Falls and runs Savanna Wood http://www.savannawood.com. where there is a huge welcome for Petreans.
Rob Lowe (G71) Canon Grinham's grandson, worked on the family farm in Zambia before returning to Zimbabwe in 1972 where worked with Barlows until 1978. This was followed by 6 months seeing the world and a period in Egypt assisting Caterpillar set up a dealership. After returning to Zim he emigrated in Australia in 1982 but re-returned in 1992 to work with his brother Richard at the Victoria Falls. He boomeranged back to Australia where he did a course in business and lives in Kingley, Western Australia. rhlowe@telcovic.co.zw.
Duncan MacArthur (F76) wrote in January 2002: "I had a computer networking company, Blue Sky Networks, in South Africa which we sold and have now pursued a lifelong passion to deal in antique and investment grade firearms, arms and armour. Beats going to work! It take me all over the world and I spend a fair bit of time with Tim Marshall in Atlanta and Napa. He and his fiance have recently bought a large piece of land in the wine country and are planting vines for commercial sale." Duncan is trying to track down George Perkins (M78) . finearms@hotmail.com .
Bill MacDonald (F76) is married to Jane with three children and lives by the sea near Hobart, Tasmania. He works for Carlton & United Breweries at the historic Cascade Brewery in Hobart looking after their non-alcoholic business. He has family living in Zimbabwe and a nephew at Peterhouse.
Craig McDougall (E71) is Operations Director with South African Breweries International, based in Johannesburg after having spent time with the same company in Eastern Europe and other parts of Africa. He is married with two children, 11 and 7. Email.
James MacFarlane (P76) completed his schooling in South Africa and died of cancer in 1979.
Ian McFayden (M76) lives
in Norfolk, UK with his wife Helen and two sons (born in ’94 and ’97).
He retired from his oilfield career in 2006 when control of Acteon Group,
the international oil service company that he co-founded, was sold to a
US-based private equity firm. He has recently started to establish what
he hopes will become a small but up-market group of tourist lodges along
the Zambezi and is making increasingly regular trips back to Zambia. He
has had recent contact with Keith Gael, Iain MacKinnon, Craig
Lyon, Terry Letterby and the Warnock brothers and is
keen to hear from other Petreans, particularly those of his era and any
involved in the African tourism business and / or wildlife conservation.
Email .
John McGraw (E71) lives in Durban where he is the financial manager of a security firm. He plays a lot of tennis, as do his daughters who are very good at it. John also enjoys caravaning. jmcgraw@iafrica.co.za
John McLauchlan (M71) wrote in May 2006: "I did a law degree in Dundee, Scotland. After graduating, I spent 6 years in London and the Middle East before settling in Nottingham where I have been with a local law firm since 1983. Married since 1980 to Jude and have two daughters, Hannah (23) and Katrina (21). Took the family to Rhodesia/Zimbabwe in 1987 when my parents were living in Botswana, but have not been back since. "Email .
Barrie Maclaurin (M72) continues to pursue a career in public parks. He wrote in February 2005: "I moved last year from the leafy squares of Islington to take over as head of parks and open spaces in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Local authority gardeners being a fairly competitive lot, early successes in the most densely populated borough in Europe included four Gold Awards in the London in Bloom competition and a Silver in Britain in Bloom campaign. This year my team based in Holland Park are back again as finalists in Britain in Bloom and additionally putting the finishing touches to a £5 million parks improvement programme (a unique scenario in an area of local government more used to dealing with financial cut-backs). I have been fortunate to see Richard Hudson's brilliant Ring Cycle at the English National Opera. Email .
Alastair McKell (M75) is with the Sussex Police in the underwater search unit
Iain "Maca" MacKinnon (M74) completed his schooling at Holt College in Scotland where he captained rugby, cricket and golf and played stand off for the South of Scotland Schoolboys XV. He "studied hotel management before joining P&O on cruise liners for 11 years, ending up as Bar Manager on 'The Love Boat' sailing out of L.A" He is married to Debbie a Bondi girl and has three daughters. Maca is a 4 handicap golfer. He wrote in 2008:" I recently bought Remax Realty in Dee Why and merged it into The Mackinnon Group to be based in Forestville, T/as Mackinnon Estate Agents. We now manage in excess of 650 property’s with 5 property managers www.macagents.com.au ." and iain@macagents.com.au .
Peter ("Ox") Maddox (E 70) lives in Adelaide, South Australia and has been married for over 25 years with two children. Peter runs his own design business which takes him to the UK, Japan, USA and Europe on a regular basis and he uses any excuse to get back to visit Zimbabwe. maddox@bigpond.com.
Dr Chris Macquire (P76) is an anaesthetist in Harare after stints in the UK and Namibia. He was a director of MARS (Medical Air Rescue Service) but left Zimbabwe some years ago.
Gray Maguire (E70) graduated with a BSc from UCT in computer science. He continued his studies and was the Director of the University of Zimbabwe Computer Centre. He was killed in action serving with the SAS in July 1979.
Our spy "Frank Sauce" claims that Phil Maguire (P78) lives in Chisipite and is wheeling and dealing in the Zim financial sector.
Bafana Malaba (G78) moved in 1998 from asset-based finance to merchant banking. He is married with three daughters and lives in Harare.
Joseph Malaba (G70) is the Chief Executive of Zimfreeze in Ruwa.
Mbongeni Malaba (F77) is a Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Zimbabwe. He was administrator of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize in 1995/96 and awarded a Fulbright Senior Research Fellowship in 1994.
"Sam" Malaba (G74) was formerly the Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe. He is CEO of Agribank.
Tim Marshall (G77), who is the Petrean Society agent in the USA, sends news from Atlanta, Georgia. He has two children Sydney and Travis and owns two businesses:one in the medical field and the other in furniture. He has been in touch with a number of Petreans. Rich Lowe, who is doing very well at Victoria Falls has recently married Sue Gabell of Marondera fame. Duncan MacArthur lives in Johannesburg and is a partner in a very successful company called Blue Sky Networks. Andrew Standish-White is in Cape Town, Charlie Hamilton works for Rich Lowe at Victoria Falls. Email Tim on timmarshall@mindspring.com
Rob Mason (E76) graduated BA/LLB at Monash University in Melbourne where he worked for a large law firm for a couple of years and then went to live in Japan for 3 years studying Japanese and working in a Tokyo law office. Rob is now a lawyer at the Commonwealth Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs in Canberra. He is married with two small children.
Geoffrey Maspero (P71) has a bachelors degree in Architecture from Natal University, a Masters degree in Economics and Management from UCL and a Diploma in Architecture. He is married with 3 children and has a property investment company in the UK and is semi-retired. maspero1@tiscali.co.uk .
T Matambanadzo (M78) is a lawyer practicing in Harare.
Wandikayi ("Charles") Matowe (M71) lived in Canada till 1997 when he joined the newly established Faculty of Pharmacy, Kuwait University. He is married to Patricia and they have two children.
Ian Maxwell (G74) was a commercial diver and submersible pilot in the North Sea, but is now a partner in a firm making underwater equipment.
George Maxwell (G71) lives in Edinburgh, where he was the Chief Executive of the Edinburgh and Lothians Education Business Partnership, while moolighting as a dealer in rare antique tribal art. Some of his 'finds' have been sold at Sotheby's New York 'Important African and Polynesians Tribal Art' sales. He wrote in September 2003 : "I now work for Scottish Enterprise as the Manager for Enterprise in Education for the East of Scotland, my current job doesn't stop me from buying and selling the best in antique tribal art and weapons from around the world." George would love to catch up with Petreans visiting Edinburgh for a wee fine malt. geomax54@yahoo.com .
Geoff Melkjorsen (M74) did a BSc in Zoology and Microbiology at the University of Natal then worked his way up SA Breweries to be Area General Manager of one of their Sorghum Beer Breweries. He couldn't stand living in Northern Transvaal, so moved to Durban to be closer to his now wife Anita, whom he met while "chasing a piece of skirt" in running a number of marathons and ultra marathons including Comrades, Rhodes Ultra Marathon and Jock-of -the- Bushveld. He joined Beacon Sweets and Chocolates at their Durban Head office as General Manager: Retail, where he remained before relocating to Calgary, Canada in 1997 as the Marketing & Sales Director for International Pet Food Company. Geoff completed an MBA in Durban and lectured in Strategic Management on a part-time basis. He and Anita continue to run in Calagary temps down to -20'C! melkjorsen@aol.com .
Paul Messenger (P71) lives in Mackay, Qld. He worked for Barlows and Shell BP in Zimbabwe.. paulm@hastdeer.com.au .
Jonathan Mills (F77) wrote in August 2006 : "I h ave been living in Nicosia Cyprus since 2003, where I am the MD of Barclays Bank. The job is great fun and involves lots of travel, much of it in Eastern Europe, Russia and the ex CIS. I am married to a wonderful Yorkshire lass called Joanne and have two lovely daughters aged 6 and 4, as well as two Pointers rescued from the Nicosia Dog Shelter!! Trying to play lots of sport, but old sports injuries mean my efforts are increasingly restricted to Golf ! Email.
Alan Mizzen (G73) qualified as an accountant and lives in Marondera.
Roger Mloszewski (F76) lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He switched from physics research to designing testing methods for stock market trading software, but is still moonlighting as a technical writer. Whenever he can, Roger takes his camping gear and canoe as far away from "civilization" as practical and lives sensibly. rmloszewski@fmco.com
Graham Moore (E70) lives near Somerset West and manages an apple farm near Grabouw.
Peter M Moore (E70) enjoyed a long and interesting career in the Merchant Navy and retired a Captain in 2001. He is married and is the Operations Director of Jersey Harbours, and also head up the local coastguard service. Email .
Peter Moore (F77) is the Manager of the Grace Hotel in Johannesburg. pmoore@iafrica.com
Shane Morris (F74) is a freelance architectural contractor. Having worked in Botswana, UK and Germany, he is now based in South Africa and Zimbabwe.
Chris Morton (P75) lives in Bristol and is Commissioning & Development Manager for the Cotswold Primary Care Group, part of the National Health Service. He is married with 3 kids
Dale Morton (M77) did a BComm at Wits and now lives in the Durban area
Miles Morton (M79) did his A Levels in England and completed a BSc. in Building Science at UCT in 1985. Apart from a four year stint in Zambia running his family business, Miles had his own successful project management and property development firm in Harare before moving to Auckland, NZ in 2000 with his wife Armenell and two children. miles.morton@clear.net.nz .
Ian Moss (P75) studied at the University of Natal and is a partner with Price Waterhouse in Harare.
Munyaradzi Philip Mpambawashe (P78) was working as a business consultant in Johannesburg, but wrote in June 2005 that he was "still in the Consulting and Project Management Business in Harare".vashe@mail.com .
Ross Muir (E77), who was doing Gemmology in Santa Monica, USA years ago, owned Biques a restaurant and bar on the beach in Beira, which was managed for a while by Chris Dunbar (E90)
Thomas Mukundi sadly passed away in the '90s.
Ian Mullin (E70) sadly passed away in Harare in October 2008 after a battle with cancer. He is survived by his wife and children.
Ian Murdoch (E71) who acquired an all-round build to match his 6'6" had his own property business in Gauteng, but sadly took his own life in March 2006.
Antony Murdoch-Eaton (G75) graduated from Wits and was working as a mining engineer at Hwange years ago, but has moved to SA where he continues in the mining industry.
Arthur Mutsonziwa (E73) is a senior partner in Atherstone and Cook, a leading firm of Harare legal practitioners, where he specialises in insurance and commercial law. Arthur is a non-executive director of Associated Newspapers of Zimbabwe (Private) Limited, MGB Roofing (Private) Limited, Ruzawi Schools (Private) Limited, Tunatemore (Private) Limited, non-executive Chairman of Optimal Insurance Company (Private) Limited, Chairman of the Board of Governors of Ruzawi School and a member of the Board of Governors and of the Executive Committee of the Peterhouse Group of Schools. testudo@africaonline.co.zw .
Hugh Myres (M77) wrote in 2003: " I did electronics at Southamption University, returned from Australia in '94 and am now working in Johannesburg for Multisource Telecoms, a specialist wireless co selling links across Africa. Married to Kerrin, with one son, now at St John's." hugh@multisource.co.za .
We've lost touch with Rajesh Naik (F73) since he did an engineering degree at Trinity College, Cambridge.
John Nangle (E72) read Engineering at Cambridge University.
Harishchandra ("Harry") Nagar (F74) died as a result of a shooting accident suffered while serving with the Rhodesian forces.
Martin Neild (G73) did a BA at Edinburgh University and then worked for a number of years for MacMillan Publishers in London and Melbourne. When we last heard he was the Director of Market Development of Pan Macmillan.
David Nunan (P75) completed his schooling in Ireland. He wrote in 2001: "After working in the hospitality industry for many years I am now in the throws of changing career and although currently reading for an M(Phil) in Tourism Management in Dublin, I hope to transfer to the Doctoral register in a couple of months from now. I already have an M.Sc. behind me in Applied Social Research from Dublin University, Trinity College and some experience in market and social research."
Peter Nusser (E77) lives in Tracy, California.
Sean Ollett (M71) is married with a teenage son. "I am managing director of an internet based company in Galway, Eire. Living out here on the outer edge of the known world I am afraid that I do not get to meet any Petreans but would certainly be interested from hearing from any. Oh for the sweet, dulcet sound of a boetie accent!". sean.ollett@oceanfree.net .
James Orr (E72) lives in Cape Town and is a pilot.
Carey Owtram (G76) was working for Rand Mines as an Electrical Engineer when he was killed on 31 December 1985 when the light aircraft in which he was a passenger crashed into Table Mountain.
Mike Paine (M74) has been in the computer world in the UK for many years and is now based in the north of England in the lovely city of York. He is remarried, with a daughter from each marriage, and is a Senior Project Manager for a software house which is very much involved in the Government arena. michael_paine@hotmail.com .
Jonathan Palmer (E76) was farming at Centenary when we last heard.
Kaushik Parekh (F76) studied chemical engineering.
Manos Patel (P78) was last sighted working in IT in Atlanta.
Charles Paterson (P) works for British Aerospace.
Mike Paterson (E76) owns Assegai, a print and website design agency in West London. mike@assegai.co.uk .
Brett Payne (M79) trained as a geologist and now lives in Tauranga, New Zealand. He and his wife Gill have four daughters.
Geoffrey Peatling (E76) was operating his own shipping company in Durban.
George Perkins (M79) wrote
in February 2008: "Bcom Natal 1984. MBA WITS 1992. Lived (and did
a bit of work) in Joburg from 85 to 1999. Moved to Durban in 2000. Married
to Jacqui who I met at Martizburg Varsity, we have three wonderful children
Tyler (16), Tennesse (14) and Tommi (9). I left ‘The corporate world’ 4
years ago and now I have a small awning company in Durbs by the Sea."
In January 2009 George and his family moved to Brisbane, Australia. georgeprkns@gmail.com
.
William Perkins (M75) was killed in action in 1979.
Dick Perry (E72) graduated with an LL.B at Natal University and has his own legal practice in Swaziland.
Gary Petrin (M76) did computer engineering at university in Geneva. He worked for a few years in Zambia, but now runs his own office equipment business in Geneva.
Dionysios Phocas (P76) got a BA in theology and classical civilisation from the University of Natal and farms in Malawi.
Stephen Phocas (M77) studied Mathematics at Southampton University, then did a four year stint tobacco farming in Malawi before doing a MSc (Computer Science) at the University of the Witwatersrand and working in England, Greece and Malawi. He ended up in South Africa working for Bridgestone Maxiprest as the IT Manager for 10 years and married to Monica . They have two daughters. In 2000 they made the "great trek" to the UK. Stephen works for Sun Microsystems as a systems engineer and lives in North London." Steven.Phocas@Sun.COM .
Charles Pickering (M79) was last reported leasing a farm in Norton after managing one in Concession for two years. He was medically discharged from the Metropolitan Police after a back injury in 1993.
Clive Pink (P78) did a BSc in electrical engineering at UCT.
John Plant (P72) trained as a dentist at Guys Hospital (72-77) in London and then practised with John Stubbs in Anlaby House, Harare before setting up a private dental practice in Busselton, Western Australia in 1988. He is married to Kate (nee Stuart) ex Nagle House and has two kids. They moved to Bahrain in 1999 "doing ex-pat dentistry" for a few years, but are back in Busselton. joka@iinet.net.au .
Dr Alan Popplestone (E74) gained a PhD from the University of Wales. He was back in Harare in the mid '80s working as an electronic design engineer for the Electronic Instrumentation Group. He is married to Rhiannon and lives in East Sussex. He met George Martin's brother Bill Martin (isn't it a small world) while working for the Royal Greenwich Observatory (based in Herstmonceux, East Sussex and subsequently in Cambridge) before its unfortunate closure. He is a marathon runner.
Simon Pullar (E75) is a partner in an accountancy practice in London.
Mark Pretorius (E74) is a venture capitalist in Silicon Valley, California. He is married to Maryanne Stone of Grahamstown and they have two children.
Robin Prior (G77) left Malawi in 1977 for Israel, where he lived for 15 hectic months before a stint in the UK. He then moved to San Franscisco, married, set up a computer business - since sold - and lived in Nairobi. The Priors have resumed a lifestyle in California that features lots of high performance motor bikes. robinprior@aol.com
Julian Rainbow (M70) obtained a BSc (Hons) in Surveying and Mapping Science at the University of Newcastle. He works as the navigator for an ocean bottom cable crew doing seismic surveys. He has travelled all over the world and was trialling a new computer software system for navigation in 1998 when he last checked in.
Ashwin Rana (P79) was with Triangle Sugar Estates in the lowveld but in 2006 was running Kagera sugar company in extreme north-west Tanzania. His is son is a Petrean. Email .
Dilip Ratanje (E76) writes: "I studied Chemical Engineering in Wales... got bored with that so went on to do Dentistry at The Royal London Hospital Medical College, worked in that profession for 6 years in London, then decided to retire back to Zimbabwe in '93, soon became bored of being a dentist so decided to build a factory and make corrugated cardboard packaging in competition to Hunyani. I had to sit English O levels 5 times ( finally got a pass C at 1st year Med School ! )and still can't spell!. "DR/Qbic" <qbic@mweb.co.zw> .
Selwyn Rautenbach (F78) ran a karate school in Liphook, UK years ago. The ever unreliable "Frank Source" claims that he now lives in Edenvale, Gauteng, manages a furniture removal business and "is right into birding and is in the top group of birders in South Africa." .
Giles Raynor (F74) whose father taught at Peterhouse, farmed tobacco in Marondera. His Exeter Farm was expropriated in August 2002.
Humf Raynor (P70) whose father taught at Peterhouse, still produces copious quantities of wine in Wedza. He was shot in the leg in an incident in Harare in July 2000, but has recovered. His now grown up children have been standout Peterhouse students over the years, espdecially on the sports field.
Charles Reeve (P78) was farming at Macheke.
Harry Roberts (E77) is married with two kids. He completed his schooling at Marandellas High, where he played for the Rhodesian Schools rugby team. After this Harry was hooker in 100 games in 1984-1993 for Transvaal (Golden Lions), Junior Springboks and Springboks 1992 (France & UK Tour) and in the UK for the Leicester Tigers. Harry was involved with rugby and coaching the Leicester Tigers and also gained an MSc in Sport & Exercise Psychology at Loughborough University. He wrote in 2008:"After an enjoyable rugby career on and off the field as a player and coach, one has to work for a living unfortunately as a Programme / Project Manager for Dell, IBM & HP clients around the world." Email .
Mark Rogers (E77) is marketing manager for Johnson & Johnson in Dubai. He is married with two children
Chris Rothwell (G71) wrote in February 2002: " I spent 2 years at Mount Pleasant High in Salisbury before joining the British Army where I served in the Royal Tank Regiment for 12 years. I left the army in 1985 and am now a marine electronics engineer living in Devon England." Chris_Rothwell<marineelectrics@supanet.com> .
Richard Rowland (G71) did a B Comm at Natal University and qualified as an accountant.
Tim Root (E73), who read economics at Trinty College Cambridge, is married with three children and works as a Chartered Accountant in Ontario, Canada.
Paul Rose (72) wrote in 2007:"I attended Hawera High School in Taranaki New Zealand, followed by three years at Palmerston North Teachers College. I taught primary school for a year and then managed bands, record companies and tour companies through the 80’s and 90’s. From 2001 to 2005 I managed New Zealand’s biggest arthouse cinema complex – the Rialto in Auckland. I’m currently an Electorate Secretary for the Hon Judith Tizard who is the Labour MP for Auckland Central and is the Minister of Consumer Affairs and Associate Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage." Email .
Paul Rose (E79) manages his family business in Johannesburg.
Les Ross (M73) lives in America but has Golf Clinic interests in Scotland.
Henry Rudd (E70) is MD of South African Breweries International in Uganda.
David Russell (E70) graduated from the University of Rhodesia and University of Witwatersrand Graduate School of Business. He worked as a geologist in Rhodesia, South Africa and Canada before becoming a mining analyst on the stock exchange in Johannesburg. He moved to Australia and works in mining corporate finance. Email .
A R "Rocky" Russill (E76) is a pilot in Pietermaritzburg.
Clive Rowse (G74) lives in Kansas City
Jeremy Rowse (G73) obtained an MBA from UCT and is Chief Executive of African Life Insurance in Johannesburg. He is married with two children.
Archie Sadza (E74) has a senior management position with BAT Zimbabwe after a number of years working for the company in UK. He is a member of the school's Executive Committee.
Ronald Salem (P73) studied medicine at the University of Rhodesia. He has since 1996 been an Associate Professor and Chief of Surgical Oncologic and Endocrine Surgery at Yale University School of Medicine.
John Salmon (G76) studied in Natal and London, where he is Director of Information Systems at the University of Westminster.
Mark Salmon (G73) lives in the San Francisco area, and is married, working at earthquake engineering and playing at racing sailboats. This is after going to UCT, Univ Berkeley, working on offshore oil rig design, and taking 4 years to sail around the world.
Peter Salmon (G75) graduated in Chemical Engineering from UCT and lives in New Jersey.
Brendon Sandford (M78) was the General Manager of a hotel in Northern Ireland but is now the Manager of the American Club in Sydney. He is married to an ex-Arundel girl and has three children. amclub@dot.net.au .
Chris Sandford (M77) is the Head of Geography at Selborne College, East London. He is married to a former Springbok athlete and they are both still heavily involved in sports.
Thomas Sandys (G78) farmed in Raffingora.
Gary Saunders (P74) is married and lives in Cornwall with two children. He wrote in March 2007 :" We moved from Harare to Cornwall in 1984 and have owned a small group of optical practices with my wife Felicia which we are now slowly stepping away from. In the meantime took up a hobby of alpaca farming which has now grown beyond belief and occupying most of our time. I keep in touch with the Uptons (G74) and we recently had a great re-union in Plettenburg Bay." Email .
Keith Sanders (P77) was reported years ago to be working as a commercial diver and basing himself in Harare when not globetrotting from rig to rig.
Fedor Scholvinck (G77) lives in Los Angeles with his wife and 4 children and works for a hospital information systems vendor.
Marc Scholvinck (G75), whom our ever vigilant spies report is a bit greyer than he once was, lives in Mill Valley, north of San Francisco with his wife and daughter Megan plus new addition to the family Felix. Marc is the Chief Financial Officer of Blum Capital where he works with Colin Lind (F73) and sees Craig Lind (F77) from time to time.mscholvinck@blumcapital.com .
Phil Selley (P77) worked for Schlumberger Oilfield Services for many years in a myriad of oil-connected places, notably in Texas, Norway and the Caribbean. He wrote in May 2004 : "I now lived in West Sussex in the UK working self employed as a management consultant. Married to Jackie (nee Witt) and have two kids (17 & 15). I live only 5 minutes from Gatwick Airport so remember to let me know if you are passing through we can meet up for a beer." .pselley@btopenworld.com
Dr Gerald Shambira is a medical doctor operating private clinics in Harare. He was previously a doctor in the Zimbabwe National Army and served in the UN peacekeeping force in Angola.
Craig Shiel (M77) was a General Manager in Zambia with ZRC and driving the dairy, feedlotting and cropping program in Central Province when we last heard.
Russell Shiel (M75) runs a haulage business in Chingola, Zambia.
Tim Shepherd (73) studied engineering at Bristol University, married a Norwegian and worked for Lucas C.A.V. in London from 1977 to 1980 before moving to Oslo with Siemens. He lived there until 1989 when he moved with Siemens to Nürnburg, Germany where he works as a Product Marketing Manager. He has two multi-lingual children, who may be even better linguists than their father who is getting sick of having to work in new languages. Tim organised a memorable and incredibly successful reunion in Britain some years ago of 1973 leavers which included Paul Cavin, Peter Fenton, Hugh Boyt, Nigel Emslie, George Friedman, Rob Symonds (now back in Canada), Eric Whaites, Steve Jonker, Alaister Abbey (a pilot with British Airways along with Nick Wedgewood) and Mark Stuart.This was the culmination of a two year search during which he located 45 - 50 of the 66 - 70 leavers that year. Hopefully as more Petreans get onto the Internet gatherings of this nature will be easier to organise, but from the effort involved in this one that would not be difficult. Contact Tim on timothy.shepherd@nbgm.siemens.de
Clive Small (P70) lives in Perth, WA. He worked for Trans Earth. csmall@dodo.com.au
David Sherwin (F72) did a B Comm at Natal University and is a partner of Ernst & Young in London.
Arthur Stevens (F76) graduated in Business Studies from Sheffield University and was working for National Westminster Bank in London years ago.
Charles "Tigs" Siddle (P75) is still known as Tigs. He runs an impressive operation at Mazabuka, which includes coffee, dairy, a feedlot and maize. He has a son at St Andrews in Grahamstown and a daughter at Rhodes. Tigs played a role in getting Musikili School up and running. This is the only Zimbabwean type Prep school in Zambia.
Tony Siddle (P74) and Ingrid had a daughter born in Johannesburg in 1999. He is reported to be back in Zambis involved in the setting up of Chengelo School in Mkushi. In some ways this school looks like Peterhouse and is set in magnificent surroundings.
Alex Singleton (E78) is Officer in Charge of the Wilsonton Police Station, near Toowoomba Qld. Still married to Nicola (Townsend) and Caity, Angus and Jenny are growing fast. aliboet@yahoo.com .
Fab Sintich (M77) studied Physical Education in Rovigo, Italy and played rugby for the Italian national side, with whom he toured New Zealand, Australia and Canada. He wrote in March 2004: " I am now a golf professional teaching in La Pinetina Golf Club near Milan and coaching the Italian Ladies Golf Team, married to Patrizia and have 2 kids, Nicola (15 years) and Anna (13)." info@golfpinetina.it .
Hamid Sirdar Khan (P76) reluctantly left Zimbabwe in 2004 and moved on to Pakistan where has put his experience in the retail trade to good use and runs four toy shops in Lahore. He is married with children and visited the school in 2007. hamzim1@gmail.com .
Thomas Small (P74) embarked on a career in mechanical engineering with Smith and Bennett. He served in the territorial army as a sapper and was killed in an ambush on 23 December 1978.
Dave Smith (P75) sells equipment to the casino industry in South Africa after 12 years with Sun International at Sun City and The Carousel Casinos and opening two casinos in Namibia.
Andy J Smith (E75) is a 6 handicap golfer, who is married with two kids and speaks fluent Dutch. He has lived in Holland near Rotterdam for 20 years working at the Nerefco BP/Texaco oil refinery, one of the largest in the world. He is responsible for the operational plant management of the crude oil distillation and desulphurisation area and welcomes Petreans in the Rotterdam area .smithaj@BP.com .
Henry Smith (E76) studied at Stirling University and runs his own accountancy business near Fife, Scotland. He is married with 3 children .
Hugh Smith (G72) is in business in Zambia.
Jim Smith (G71) swam for Zambia in the 1986 Commonwealth Games.
John Smith (G73) is in business in Botswana.
John Smith-Wright (M72) runs Hunyani Paper and Pulp Estates based in Chipinge. He writes that he is "married to Betty, children grown up and left home, both married and living in Zimbabwe."
Peter Smith-Wright (M72) is married with two grown up kids. His wife Penny has her own Garden Design business, while Peter runs a business selling carpet to the hotel and leisure sectors in Europe (having worked for Meikles Hotel in Zimbabwe, and Forte, Ladbroke and Hilton International in the UK). He has also joined the ranks of the "dot.commers" by setting up an internet based company selling flooring products. peter_smith_wright@yahoo.com .
John Sparrow (E75) is the Divisional Geologist of Eastern Mines (Twistdraai and Bosjesspruit) in charge of four of Sasol's coal mines in the Secunda area. John is married to a Zimbabwean and has three teenaged children . Tel No: +2717 614 7027 (017) 614 7027 E-mail: John.Sparrow@sasol.com .
Anthony Sprague (P74) studied geology and geochemistry at UCT. What is he up to now?
Rob Standish-White (M74) who was very involved in Reps Theatre, qualified as an architect and was a partner in Pearce Architects in Harare and on the board of the Institute of Architects. He moved to Brisbane in 2000 and wrote in April 2004: "We are still in Brisbane where I am with an established architectural practice. Our daughter has just started QUT, son at "Churchie" senior school, wife Jen doing volunteer training work in Aboriginal communities." standishwhite@bigpond.com .
Andrew 'Stan' Standish-White (M76) wrote: "Regular Rhod army service with SAS till 5/80, UCT till end of 83 (including a failed coup in the Seychelles but not a degree!), admin manager in CT 84-85, diamond diving on West Coast 86-89, severe damage to & subsequent semi paralysis of left arm in vehicle accident, sales for fan manufacturers 91-96, computer programming diploma end of 96, programming with Old Mutual in Cape Town until 2005. Married 90. Sons born 91,94." standish@xsinet.co.za .
John Stanning (E74) read economics at Jesus College, Cambridge and tragically died in a air crash at Mazowe in 1983.
Michael Stanning (E75) graduated in economics from Jesus College, Cambridge. After some time in America, he worked at the University of Rhodesia before marrying and returing to the family farm.
Arthur Stevens (F76) has been back in Malawi for 12 years following a career in merchant banking in the City of London. He owns and operates an organic farm outside Zomba growing organic herbal teas and spices for export to Europe and is moving into organic lemon grass oil and experimenting with natural colourants.To help subsidise the organic side Arthur carries out a range of financial consultancy activities, including being the analyst for Fleming Martin on the Malawi Stock Exchange. pirimiti@malawi.net .
Kim Stuart (M72) is a commercial pilot.
Nigel Storah (E70) graduated from Jesus College, Cambridge before being commissioned into the RAF and gained his wings at Cranwell. He was tragically killed in a flying accident in Gutersloh, Germany in 1980 when the Harrier Jump Jet he was landing suffered a mechanical failure. He ejected, but at low altitude this could not be successful.
Paul Storry (M79) lives in Johannesburg. ps@futurenet.co.za .
Paul Stobart (E75) read law at Oriel College, Oxford. He is Financial Director of Sage plc (a global software company) living between homes in Newcastle and London. He now has 5 daughters – the last 4 of whom are 2 sets of twins, as at Dec 2006, one set of twins is about 6 months old and set of twins still under 3 years old! Email .
Peter Stuttard (G71) is the Finance Director of South African Breweries International in Uganda. He previously lived in Harare where he was MD of Zimbabwe Pharmaceuticals (Pvt) Limited and before that the Finance Director of the Ecomed Group. Peter is married with three children.
Dale Sumbureru (M76) distinguished himself while at school by writing a popular jingle for a local shoe company, which was much played on radio and TV. He studied at Loma Linda University in Southern California and was a professor at the University of Washington in Medicine and Public Health and Epidemiology. However, our spy "Frank Source" claimed in 2001 that he was working in the Middle East.
Richard Summerfield (M77) has his own diamond and jewellery business, "Richard Collection," in Harare. He is married to Ivana from the Czech Republic.
Bruce "Tackie" Sutherland (70) wrote in 2008:"Graduated Wits Tech Electrical engineering light current. Based in Johannesburg since 1975,running own electronics business since 1995, Married 25yrs & counting to Gerda in 1983, two sons Shaun 17 & Wayne 14.Both boys provincial squash players in respective age groups & currently at Christian Brothers College in Boksburg. Still a short ass, didn’t make 120kg of WWE RAW muscle, but not too shabby on a squash court." Email .
Rob Symonds (G73) did a BSc in Chemical Engineering at Edinburgh University in Scotland and then an MSc in Petroleum Engineering at the University of Alberta in Canada. He lives in Calgary with his wife Jill and their son and daughter. Rob was with Shell Canada as Director of Corporate Strategies but now works for Compton Petroleum. rob.symonds@shaw.ca .
Jeremy Taylor (F78) spent a year in England then trained as an electronics technician in Johannesburg. "I was employed in a number of companies before opening my own electronic security company which I have had running since 1983. I went to Bible college in 82/83 and became a Lay Pastor in 1991 with a church in Edenvale, a suburb of Johannesburg. We opened our own ministry in January 2000 in Bredell, about 15 km. north of Johannesburg International airport. He added in 2008:" I now have a third child Sarah born May 2004. Michelle is now 16 Jason 12. I am still married to Gwyneth and we celebrate our 20th Wedding anniversary this year. "Email .
Richard Taylor (G71) is an Executive Director of a Landscape Management firm in Adelaide. tods84@chariot.net.au .
Our spies report that Jan Teede (G76) "lives between Harare and Pyrenees where he has almost single handily renovated 4 or 5 old houses and barns into wonderful houses. He sells cycling tours in the Pyrenees during the European summer and continues with his wildlife photography in Africa during the winter".
Adrian Tett (G76) had his own irrigation and borehole business in Jersey, Channel Islands when we last heard
Nicolas Tett (G76) was a partner in James Capel, London stockbrokers. He wrote in January 2005: "I am now a director of Bushtracks Africa (Pvt) Limited, a destination management company, which I set up with my two brothers, Christopher and David. We are based in Livingstone, Zambia. After 3 years in Livingstone helping set up the company I shall be returning to London to direct the worldwide marketing effort. My brother Christopher will continue to run the company from Livingstone." nicholas@bushtracksafrica.com .
Haydn Thomson (E75) runs his own construction company in Nelspruit, South Africa. His brother Hilton does the same in Sandton while his other brother Vaughan was sadly killed in a road accident in 1993.
Tim Thomson (M76) grows apples in the Cape and has an insurance brokerage in Cape Town. nazcamp@iafrica.com.
Colin Thorneycroft (F70) studied at Cirencester and we last heard from him years ago he was living in New Zealand.
Guy Thorneycroft (G70) is married and lives in Scotland.
Gordon "Jug" Thornton (E74) wrote in 2009:"Married to Sue (1982). Three kids. Son in the British Army. Daughter completing university in the UK. Son a Commercial pilot. Lives in Hong Kong. Managing Director of Macsteel International Far East Ltd, a steel trading entity. Hair mostly gone. Still trying to run. Email .
Alistair Travers (M78) studied at Rhodes University, after which he chose to become a professional hunter. He pioneered professional bow-hunting "the Big 5" and was tragically killed whilst hunting buffalo in Zimbabwe in the mid-90's.
Nigel Upton (G74) lives in San Jose (Silicon Valley). "I'm still with Hewlett-Packard and am the General Manager for a division that deals with Internet Infrastructure providing messaging software, tools to measure traffic over IP networks, and Unified Messaging solutions. I've been here for nearly 4 years after spending 4 years in Germany, again with Hewlett-Packard. I have 2 kids (Curtis 8 and Katie 5). The weather here is a vast improvement on Germany, nearly as good as Harare." jt@mife.com.hk .
Jonathan van Blerk (E74) did a degree in agricultural management at the University of Natal and has farmed in and played rugby for Zambia.
Bill van Heerden (G71) qualified as an architect at Natal University and was practising in Durban.bvh@iafrica.com
Rick Van Heerden (G77) lives in Grahamstown and teaches music at St Andrew's College and DSG. His main musical interest is still jazz alto sax. He is married to one of the Ashburner family.
Chris Vind (F78) lives in Johannesburg operating his own company for corporate team development and mobile climbing walls, "Corporate Adventure Associates". vindc@iafrica.com .
Jules Vind (F78) is the Southern African representative of what a "notoriously unreliable source" describes as an "erection company" which sells and erects commercial greenhouses.
Mike Visser (P77) is married with children and has his own lightning protection company Power Quality Company Pty Ltd in South Africa. mikev@powerquality.co.za
Shaun Visser (P77) lives with his two sons and wife on the East Coast of the US, where he works in the power quality/surge protection field. vissers@pa.net .
Tim Wall lives in Gauteng. walltim@hotmail.com
Kevin Walton (73) was living in Mutare, but is rumoured to have emigrated to the Antipodes.
Mike Ward (F75) is the Director of the Wits Business School where he has been since 1984. Mike has practical experience in the civil and mining engineering fields and has also worked in the corporate finance division of a merchant bank . He is married, has three children, is actively involved in church activities and is the chairman of the management committee for a primary school for squatter children. Email Wardm@zeus.mgmt.wits.ac.za .
John Warnock (F75) who was Conference and Banqueting Manager at the Crowne Plaza, Manchester in the '80s wrote in 2002 "I live in Stockton-on-Tees, flying for Airtours International Airways, single but cohabiting with a lady called Lyn." WrnckJh@Aol.com .
Lyall Watkins (M73) is a partner in a kitchen design, manufacture and installation company in Pietermaritzburg. He is married with three children
Geoffrey Webb (M76) died in 1988.
Mark Werner (M71) was tragically killed in a car accident near Wedza on his 21st birthday in 1975.
Nick Wedgwood (E70) lives in Dorking, Surrey and is married to Angela with two children Sam and Sophie. He is a Boeing 777 Captain with British Airways.
Peter Wells (P78) graduated from Manchester University in Management Sciences and was working in the City of London for Salomon Brothers when we last heard .
Eric Whaites (G73) is a consultant dental radiologist at Guy's Dental Hospital in London. He has written a textbook on the subject and is married with a son. He sees Rob Symonds (G73) and Martin Neild (G73) pretty regularly.
Doug Whaley (G87) married Ashleigh (nee Hatty) in December 1995. He was farming in the Macheke/Murewa area, but had numerous problems with invasions, squatters etc.
Richard Whitaker (G75) studied at the Teachers' Training College, Bulawayo and is a secondary school teacher.
Chris Whitelock (F77) completed his schooling at Wycliffe College and got a degreee from Exeter University. He is married, lives in Perth, has two children and works as an accountant. Chris plays Golden Oldies rugby for the Shamboks. cjwhitelock@yahoo.com.au
Hugh Whittle (P77) is a merchant banker in London, where he lives with his wife and three children.
Tony 'Bonk' Wilkins (P76) has had spectacular rollercoaster ride through life. In 1981 Tony ran his own cattle ranch in Zambia "plus breeding warm blood horses for eventing, some of which are now doing very well in RSA., then property development in Zambia. Also went sailing, in a 68' San Germani teak ketch in the Med. Enjoyed this expensive 'hole in the water' for 18 months then sold at modest profit before setting up a hotel in Kent on the main coastal road to the Channel Tunnel. 1990, travelled extensively in S.E Asia, and then back to Cape Town where I studied estate agency with object of selling cross-over U.K./Cape property and then landed in hospital in Jersey, C.I. for a while." Tony writes "I live in Brighton and am unmarried, although the latter status has nothing to do with the former location's reputation for 'cheerful' people! I travel regularly to various parts of the globe and have done some acclaimed b/w photography in India, colour in Australia, New Zealand, Botswana." Tony Wilkins<wynot.champers@virgin.net>.
Duncan Wilson (F78) read mechanical engineering at Edinburgh University and completed his officer training at RAF Cranwell before embarking on a career in the RAF.
Nick Winkfield (M83) studied civil engineering at the University of Natal. He is now living in England where he ran a window cleaning business for a while.
Stephen Whyte (F77) got engaged to Lorraine Tibbits in 1999.
Neil Wicks (F78) ran WIX Industrial Systems in Harare. He wrote in November 2005: "I am now married, living in North Carolina, USA, and currently working for a tobacco company here. Email .
Dr Godfrey Woelk (P71) did an MA at Liverpool University in community health and was a medical social worker before embarking on a PhD at the University of Washington in Washington State in the mid '90s. He is an epidemiologist at the University of Zimbabwe.
Austin Wood (P)sadly died in 1984 when he was working at Grasslands Research Centre.
David Wood (P) is a teacher in Bath, UK and has five children.
Paul Wood (P) was the Vicar of Mansfield, near the ski fields just north of Melbourne but before moving to Point Lonsdale, but now lives in Melbourne. Austin sadly died in 1984 when he was working at Grasslands Research Centre.
M G Wolstenholme (P) describes himself as a "tobacco farmer and world traveller, unmarried." He was living in Chegutu.
Neil Wrench (E70) was one of the outstanding sportmen of his generation. He attended Gwebi and returned to the family farm at Norton. He was injured on the cricket field in 1979 when fielding and tragically died soon afterwards.
Michael Wright (E70) is a stockbroker in the City of London. He is married with four children.
Graham Yates (M77) moved to Toronto in 1978, where he was a producer at Bravo, Canada's Arts TV channel. He shot an award winning documentary on the South African arts scene in 1998. Graham moved to Halifax, Nova Scotia in 2001 to work for a new TV station. gyates@ifctv.ca .
Oliver Young (F76) was killed in action in the Wankie area in August 1978.
George Zervos (G76) lives in Hampshire UKand is married with a daughter. George obtained a B.Sc (Econ) and MBA in '80s and is the European MD of a computer networking company. george.zervos@smc-europe.com.
John van Zijl (P74) lives in Cape Town and is a director of a TBB Securities (The Business Bank.). He is married to Lesley (nee Wood - ex Harare Convent). They are very involved in the Cheetah Action Trust which is dedicated to preserving cheetahs in the wild. http://www.icon.co.za/~zijl/ .and has have also posted a new website which features galleries of his photographic work.which includes images from his days in the army: http://www.mindzeye.co.za John's brother Andre (M late 60s) is an artist in Los Angeles.
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