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Vale: Peter Hall
The Club is sad to inform its members of the recent death of Peter Hall (1953 Blue). 1953 Blue Boat celebrating their 50th reunion. Matriculating at Corpus, Peter won blades in the 1952 Lents, and with his college crew went on to win the Wyfolds at Henley in that year. In 1953, Hall stroked a…
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In Memoriam: Peter Falstrup Fischer DFC RAVR (1943)
Peter Falstrup Fischer in his 1943 Wartime Race kit The Club has lately been informed of, and is sad to inform our members of, the death of Peter Falstrup Fischer in December 2022. The son of Danish parents living in London, Fischer came up to Trinity in 1941, and rowed in the F&T 1st…
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In Memoriam: George Justicz
The Club is sad to inform members of the death of alumnus George Justicz, Olympians and father of CUBC oarsmen Max and Nicholas Justicz. Born Jiří Karel Justicz, in Prague, Czechoslovakia, on December 27, 1931, George lived a remarkable and storied life, spanning decades, crossing continents, while creating indelible memories with his large family and sharing…
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CUBC mourns Dr. Tim Senior
The Members of Cambridge University Boat Club are greatly saddened by the sudden passing of Dr Tim Senior, BRCL Chair and alumnus of St Catharine’s Cambridge, after racing at Henley Fours and Eights Head on Saturday 11 February 2023. Tim was appointed Chair of BRCL, the Boat Race Company, in April 2021 and had an…
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In Memoriam – Nick Stephenson – Goldie 1981/2
1979 NICHOLAS (NICK) HENRY STEPHENSON Nick Stephenson came to Corpus from Radley College in 1979 to read the Natural Sciences Tripos. During his time at the College, he changed subjects first to Chemical Engineering and then to English. He also emerged as an outstanding oarsman with both Corpus and CUBC: he rowed in the Goldie…
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Vale: Vice Admiral Sir Robert Walmsley (B, 1962)
The Club is saddened to report to its members the recent death of Vice Admiral Sir Robert Walmsley, cox of the winning 1962 Blue Boat. His crewmate Andrew Collier (B 61, 62) has provided the following obituary: Sir Robert Walmsley died suddenly on 4 August 2022 aged 81. Cox of the winning 1962 Blue boat,…
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Vale Bruce Philp [B 82, 83, Goldie 84]
The Club is sad to inform its members of the recent death of Bruce Philp. Coming up to Downing from Bryanston, Bruce read Natural Sciences then Medicine. Powerful and athletic, and had an immediate impact on CUBC, rowing in two Blue Boats, in 1982 and 1983. Unsuccessful in both those races, he rowed in the…
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Vale John Horner (Goldie 1972)
The Club is sad to inform its members of the death of John Horner, of Emmanuel College. John came up to Cambridge in 1971, and rowed in the winning 1972 Goldie boat. He then captained Emmanuel in 1973, winning his blades in Mays. After leaving Cambridge, John completed his PhD at King’s College London and…
