The Record 2009 - Keble College - University of Oxford

The College at Large
remained in further education in West Yorkshire until he retired
(1989). He leaves a wife Helen and daughters Nicola and Hilary.
John Llewellyn Thomas
Brookes (TT 1942)
Andrew Niall Sinclair
Bryce (1992)
Tyrrell Everett Burgess
(1951)
died on 2 November 2008 aged 85. He was educated at Christ
College, Brecon and came up to Keble to read Classics but was
called up for military service (1943). He joined the South Wales
Border Regiment and was commissioned as 2 nd Lieutenant
(1944). He returned to Keble (1946) playing cricket (Captain
1948) and hockey (Captain 1948–9) for the College. He was
appointed to the staff of Hereford Cathedral School and became
Senior Classics Master and Housemaster. After retirement
he was a member of the Old Herefordians and served on the
Appeal Committee. He leaves a wife Trudy and son Jonathan.
died on 22 May 2009 aged 36. He was Head Boy at Glenalmond
College, Perth and joined the Scots Dragoon Guards. He came
up to Keble to read Chemistry played rugby and took part in
athletics. He gained a Blue in both Rugby and Athletics and
was President of Vincent’s. He sustained an accident which
left him paralysed and confined to a wheelchair. Nevertheless
he continued his interest in sport and was a member of the
Committee of the British Ex-Services Wheelchair Sports
Association and a member of the British Wheelchair Athletics
Association. His father told us that Andrew enjoyed his time
at Keble and that a number of his contemporaries attended his
funeral. An entry in the Portsmouth News from the Scots Dragoon
Guards read ‘God speed on your final posting to the massed
ranks of Old Regimental Comrades who have gone before, from
all your mates at this time’.
died on 24 April 2009 aged 77. Educated at the Royal Liberty
School, Romford he came up to Keble as a History Exhibitioner.
He was President of the College Debating Society (1953), a
member of the College Dramatic Society (1953–4) and at the
Oxford Union Society he was Secretary (1953), Treasurer (1953)
and President (1954). He was a schoolmaster for two years
(1955–7) and then went into journalism working for The Times
Educational Supplement, The Guardian and New Society. After the
Robbins Report on the future of higher education was published
(1963), he was asked by the London School of Economics to
help with statistical research (1965–70). He set about persuading
civil servants and Labour ministers that more emphasis
should be placed on courses, often part-time, at technical,
commercial and art colleges. He moved to the new North East
London Polytechnic (NELP, later to become the University of
East London) as Head of its Centre for Institutional Studies,
becoming Reader (1979) and Professor in the Philosophy
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