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1950s
David Armstrong-Smith
May 2023
(7 49-53)
In retirement he he he involved himself with voluntary work for the local police station where his leadership and organising skills were greatly appreciated Everyone who had contact with him would say he he was the most kind humble and courageous chap you could wish to meet He leaves behind his wife Rosemary and and and two grown up daughters Pippa and and and Alexandra He died on 20th December 2022 aged 86 Peter Bousfield
August 2021
(4 50-55)
P Born in in in in in India David David David attended boarding school there before starting at at Malvern Malvern College After Malvern Malvern David David passed out as as an officer o of the Royal Engineers after completing his National Service David David then joined Avery Weighing and and and Testing and and and was posted to India and and and Sri Lanka After years of of managing staff in in in in in the the the tropics he he he he he he he moved to Sydney where he he he he he he he was the the the pioneer of of the the the recruitment industry and and and and established Executive Recruiters David met and and and and married Anna and and and and had a a a a a a a a a a a daughter and and and and son
David bought the Australian franchise of o Tack Training International in in in in 1984 and and and held offices in in in in Sydney Melbourne and and and Brisbane David was a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a proud and and and dedicated Old Malvernian Malvernian He served as as the Malvernian Malvernian Society Representative in in Australia from 1974 until 2013 and was appointed a a a a a a a a a a a a a Governor of Malvern College David and and and Anna enjoyed hosting dinners and and entertaining visiting OMs David is is is is much missed by his family He died on 14th May 2023
aged 88 Toby Thompson
December 2022 (4 50-53)
Toby was was nearly six feet tall when he he arrived at at at Malvern and with few academic achievements was popular for his goalkeeping skills – a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a great asset to No 4 and and hugely appreciated by Harvey Chadder his HouseM He loved Malvern and and later became a a benefactor His ambition from a a a a a a a a a a a young age was to join the Royal Navy He served on on HMS Cumberland in in in in Malta and and transferred
to to submarines where unfortunately an an an an an accident led to to being pensioned out of the the the Navy His other passion was cars and he he he he he then worked for for Jowett Motors before becoming a a a a a a a a a a Saab dealer in Cheltenham eter was born in in in London and and and during his life lived in in in Hong Kong Victoria BC and and and England eventually settling in in Canada with his family His life was spent in in teaching and and he taught at St Michael’s University School for 26 years and and is is is is remembered fondly by his his students to this day Peter’s life centered around teaching family friends boating fishing golfing and and tennis tennis As an an an an an avid sports sports fan he grew up playing and and socialising over a a a a a a a a a a a a range of sports sports – soccer rugby tennis tennis and golf Peter met his wife Wendy Patricia at at the Vic Lawn Tennis Club He was also an an an accomplished brige player taking home many trophies over the years Peter has been lovingly described as as as a a a a a a a a a a a character and certainly was one of a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a kind He had a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a quick wit enjoyed entertaining and and and socialising and and and loved to to to listen to to to and and and tell a a a a a a a a a good story Peter is is is is lovingly remembered by his three daughters and and two grandsons He died on on 3rd August 2021
aged 84 Taken from The Times Colonist
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