Obituaries

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…

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…

The Club is sad to report the death of Iain Brooksby, the cox of Goldie in 1965 and the Men’s Blue Boat in 1966. Coming to Cambridge after a successful coxing career at Radley, where he coxed the winning Princess Elizabeth crew to a course record, Iain read Medicine at St. John’s. On graduation from…

Joe Fraser came from a family steeped in the tradition of Jesus and London Rowing Club. His elder brother, Robert, rowed in the 1961 Cambridge crew which destroyed Oxford along Chiswick Eyot and then accepted demotion with Jim Gobbett into the 1962 Goldie crew. His father, Jimmy, and uncle, Arthur, both rowed at Jesus before…

Born in 1926, Bill Windham was educated at Bedford School (Scholar) and Christ’s College, Cambridge (Scholar and Double First in Mechanical Sciences and University Prizewinner).  Bill’s career was spent with Arthur Guinness Son & Co. (GB) between 1947-1984. He was Chairman of Skelmersdale New Town Development Corporation between 1979-1985. He was High Sheriff of Powys…

Lindsay Henderson came up to Selwyn to read Veterinary Medicine in Michaelmas 1963 after completing his schooling at St. Edward’s Oxford. He chose not to row in his first two years due to injury but in Michaelmas 1965, along with Drummond Challis (B, 1967), he made up half of a strong Selwyn Light 4 that…

CUBC is sad to note the passing of 1954 Blue Sir Michael Marshall. Coming up to Cambridge in 1952 after National Service in the RAF, Sir Michael was educated at St. Faith’s School Cambridge, and Eton. He read History at Jesus, and was a notable athlete. Sir Michael was stroke of the Jesus first eight…

The Club is sad to inform its members of the death of Mark Wolfson, OBE MP. An alumnus of Eton and Pembroke, Wolfson was a triple Henley winner, including his win in the Goblets in 1956. Although not himself a Blue, Mark’s involvement with CUBC was a long one, including his stints coaching in 1967…