The Record 2009 - Keble College - University of Oxford

Keble College: The Record 2009
Africa (1973–88). He retired (1988) and returned to the UK to
live in Scarborough. He published many papers in the Journal of
the Chemical Society and other journals. Both his wife Gertrud and
his son Jonathan had predeceased him but he is survived by his
daughter Anne.
Peter Edwin Tidmarsh
(1949)
John Milner Tolson (1956)
died on 20 October 2008 aged 79. Educated at Reigate
Grammar School he came up to Keble after National Service to
read Theology and was President of the Mitre Club (1952). He
moved to St Stephen’s House, Oxford (1952) and was ordained
Deacon (1954) and Priest (1955). He was Curate of St Dunstan
and All Saints, Stepney (1954–8) and of St Peter, Streatham
(1958–62). He was appointed Chaplain of Shiplake College,
Henley (1962–4), then Headmaster of All Saints Choir School
(1964–8) and also Curate of St Marylebone All Saints, London
(1964–8). He became Vicar of St Cubert, Truro and remained
there until the age of 77 (1968–2006). He was Diocesan Director
of Education (1969–85) and was an Honorary Canon of Truro
Cathedral (1973–2006).
died on 15 July 2009 aged 73. He was educated at Redditch
County High School and served as an Instrument Mechanic on
RAF Mosquitoes for his National Service (1954–6). He came up
to Keble to read Modern Languages (French and German). He
played football and cricket for the College, was a member of the
Badminton Team (Captain 1958–9) and sang in the Choir. He
joined the nylon manufacturer British Enka whose Liverpool
factory overlooked the Aintree Racecourse. His son Richard
says that this started his interest in horse racing which would
resurface after his retirement. John and Joan married (1960) and
moved to Holland where he worked for six months in Arnhem
and Breda with AKU the parent company of Enka. He was
Assistant Works Manager for Reads Ltd, Liverpool (1963–7)
and Production Manager for Johnson Brothers (Dyers) in
Bootle (1967–70). He became Production Director of Reads Ltd
(1970–6) and Works Director of Wolverhampton Die Casting
(1976–80). He was Manufacturing Manager of International
Computers Ltd (1980–6) and then Standard Cables and
Telephones (1986–9) before becoming Quality Director
and Manufacturing Director of Northern Telecom Europe
(1989–93). After retiring he wrote a thesis on The Railway Myth:
Flat Racing in Mainland Britain 1830–1914 for a D.Phil. from
DeMontford University, Leicester. He was author of two books
and several articles on Railway History having visited the
railways of nearly a hundred countries. He was a member of
the Transport Ticket Society and was President (1997–8) and
Chairman (2002–7). He was President of Biggleswade Town
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