Part 2 (Obituaries) - King's College - University of Cambridge

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192 OBITUARIES attached to the US 18 Airborne Division to help establish the military government in occupied Germany. He was now thrust into a situation of great responsibility in the face of which he mustered a great calm and levelheadedness. After this experience he would more than ever be able to meet adversity and difficult situations with a philosophical serenity and a healthy dose of humour. For Basil, engagement in the local community came naturally, both before and after his time in Germany. It was especially towards the latter part of his life that Basil devoted himself more and more to helping his fellows and assuming public positions. He was made Deputy Lieutenant of Kingstonupon-Hull and the East Riding in 1961 and served between 1971 and 1972 as Sheriff of Hull. Something Basil enjoyed in particular was his work with the University of Hull where he had begun as a member of the University Council in 1950. In 1971 he was made Chairman of the Council and served as such for nine years. Basil had the honour, in 1967, of being made honorary Doctor of Law by the University. He became known as an approachable man who, with sensitivity and friendliness, focused on building bridges between people and ideas rather than using his position as a platform for any personal ambition. Basil wrote and published historical studies, biographies and two novels.There was also a wealth of writing that was only circulated privately within the family. Diary writing held a special significance for Basil, and he even published his diaries from the war. In his autobiography he wrote about the importance of keeping a diary, stating that it was a duty to the coming generations. That sense of obligation gracefully accepted was in many ways characteristic of Basil.And when a task had been accepted and a goal had been set, it was pursued with rigour and method. Such meticulousness could be somewhat infuriating in domestic situations, but Basil was lucky to be surrounded by many devoted women throughout his life. He marriedVirginia in 1928 and together they had three daughters. Virginia died suddenly in 1961, and in 1966 Basil married Mary, who survives him. Mary brought with her three daughters into the marriage so Basil’s family was in the end to be a large one, in which he took great pride.
Basil died on 3 December 2005 at his last home in the Lake District where he had devoted himself to cultivating his garden with energy and passion. RICHARD BRIAN RIDLEY-MARTIN (1932) spent his entire working life as a member of the Royal Corps of Signals, before retiring as a Brigadier in 1962. He was born on 3 January 1909 and was educated at Malvern College before attending the Royal MilitaryAcademy atWoolwich. Richard was commissioned into the Signals in 1929 and came to King’s to read Mechanical Sciences.While at Cambridge he earned a Half Blue for fencing. In 1936 he married his wife Vera. He was seconded to the Sudan Defence Force in 1938 and during the war served in theWestern Desert, Palestine, Lebanon, NorthAfrica and Italy. In 1945 he was seconded to the Egyptian Army and later saw service in the UK, Egypt and Washington. Richard died on 31 December 1996. JAMES SIMPSON ROBERTSON (1949) was born on 3 July 1928 in Manchester. After attending William Hulme Grammar School and Manchester University he came to King’s to follow the Colonial Service Agricultural Course. Jimmy worked as a plant pathologist for the Overseas Colonial Civil Service and then as Deputy Director of the West African Institute for Oil Palm Research. He married Margery Clough in 1952. In 1964 Jimmy became the Principal Scientific Officer at the NERC Institute ofVirology in Oxford, where he stayed until retirement. He died in Oxford on 10 March 1999. CHRISTOPHER CAYLEY ROSHER (1935) was a soldier, engineer and expatriate Englishman. Chris was born in Birmingham on 4 February 1915 and came to King’s via Repton School. After completing an Engineering degree in 1937 Chris joined the King GeorgeV’s Own Bengal Sappers and was sent to India. He was lucky to remain in India throughout the war where he could enjoy the glory days of the Maharajahs and their sumptuous balls. Life was good, especially for a bachelor. Chris was seconded to the Ministry of Finance and rose through the hierarchy of the British administration of India 193 OBITUARIES
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