Sunday, December 31, 2017

Harry Payne Gallwey died 1895, Capt Henry Helsham died 1874

CAPTAIN HENRY HELSHAM
DIED AT COLOMBO
2ND MARCH 1874
AGED 41 YEARS

HARRY PAYNE GALLWEY
DIED AT CALCUTTA 1895
***
Plaques in the Holy Trinity Church,
Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
Pic: Brian Fernandez

Saturday, December 30, 2017

Lady Lina Ridgeway died 1907

Lady Lina Ridgeway died 1907

Kate Reid died 1884 - Aged 29 years
(Holy Trinity Church, Nuwara Eliya,
 Sri Lanka Pic Brian Fernandez)

James Archibald Roberts died 1900

IN
LOVING 
MEMORY
OF
JAMES ARCHIBALD ROBERTS
WHO DIED OCTOBER 24TH 1900
AGED 61
"UNDERNEATH ARE THE EVERLASTING
 ARMS"
*
ALSO OF
COLIN ENSCOE ROBERTS
YOUNGEST SON OF THE ABOVE
 WHO DIED AT DENVER, COLORADO
FEB 3RD 1914  AGED 27
"WHO SHALL SEPARATE US FROM THE
 LOVE OF  CHRIST" Romans 8:35
* *
ALSO OF
MARIAN
WIFE OF
JAMES ARCHIBALD ROBERTS
WHO DIED IN LONDON
ON THE 13TH JUNE 1930
AGED 77 YEARS

THE ETERNAL GOD IS THY REFUGE
DEUT: 33:27
*
(Holy Trinity Church, Nuwara Eliya,
Sri Lanka Pic Brian Fernandez)

Friday, December 29, 2017

Lt Col Forbes Griffith Saunder died 1928

IN
LOVING MEMORY
OF
LT COL. FORBES GRIFFITH SAUNDER V.D.?
LATE 7TH BATT RIFLE BRIGADE AND CEYLON
LIGHT INFANTRY
BORN AT CAPE TOWN, DEC 20TH 1881
DIED AT NUWARA ELIYA, JULY  28th 1928
FOR 30 YEARS A RESIDENT OF THIS PARISH.
(Holy Trinity Church, Nuwara Eliya,
Sri Lanka. Pic Brian Fernandez)

Lionel Saxton Lushington, 7 yrs, died 1923

A shot of the cemetery
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
LIONEL SAXTON
THE BELOVED SON OF
ARTHUR AND BERYL LUSHINGTON
WHO DIED JUNE 20TH  1923?
AGED 7 YEARS
(Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
Pic: Brian Fernandez)

Ada E. Hall died 1906

In Memory
of
ADA E. HALL
BELOVED WIFE OF
LIEUT COLONEL CHARLES HALL A??
WHO DIED AT NUWARA ELIYA
7TH APRIL 1906
**
WHEN THOU PASSEST THROUGH THE
 WATERS
I SHALL BE WITH THEE  ISAIAH
(Holy Trinity Church, Nuwara Eliya,
Sri Lanka
Pic Brian Fernandez)

S.G. Martyn died 1942

920268 LDG AIRCRAFTMAN
S.G. MARTYN
ROYAL AIR FORCE
20TH OCTOBER 1942
LOVED IN LIFE
STILL TREASURED IN DEATH
IN GOD'S CARE
**
(Holy Trinity Church cemetery,
Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
Pic: Brian Fernandez)

Corporal A.A. Baldock, 27 yrs, died 1943

911856 CORPORAL
A.A. BALDOCK 
(Albert Arthur)
ROYAL AIR FORCE
4TH FEBRUARY 1943 AGE 27
**
SLEEP ON, DEAR ONE,
AND TAKE YOUR REST
***
(Holy Trinity Church cemetery,
Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
Pic: Brian Fernandez)

Evelyn E. Brown, 22 yrs, killed 1943

EVELYN ELLETT BROWN
PETTY OFFICER WREN WRNS 9441
HMS "LANKA"
29TH OCTOBER 1943 AGE 22
**
DAUGHTER OF
DR AND MRS WILLIAM BROWN
OF OXFORD AND LONDON
***
(The Holy Trinity Church Cemetery,
Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
Pic: Brian Fernandez)

Margaret Brine died 1892 (Sri Lanka)

IN MEMORY OF
MARGARET
THE LOVING AND BELOVED WIFE OF
THE REV JAMES E.B. BRINE
VICAR OF THIS PARISH
WHO ENTERED INTO REST
FEB 20TH 1892 AGED 29
**
IN THE WORLD TO COME LIFE EVERLASTING
*********
(From Brian Fernandez who
visited the Holy Trinity Church,
Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka)

Wednesday, December 27, 2017

A tribute to Edgar Tuck Dec 1932 -- Dec 2017

Nelson Gardner -- The passing of a dear friend and colleague

A tribute sent to Clayton Roberts in Perth, Australia
Edgar Tuck c. 1966

Dear Clayton,
Could you forward these few words on to all those Martinians who remember the  teachers of
the same era of our beloved late Edgar Tuck 1950 and late 60's

Edgar and I grew up together in Allahabad, one of the University Cities of Uttar Pradesh, India
While we did not go to the same school, we did our Teacher Training at the same college. We happened to be the first two men students at St Mary's Training College when it became co-ed.
We taught together for a short period in Allahabad,  Boy's High School before Edgar left for Sherwood College Naini Tal, and then later to the La Martiniere College, Lucknow. We did o
ur University studies together and even qualified in the same subjects for our Bachelor, and Master's Degrees.

My wife, Thea and I have known Edgar for over 75 years, he was a dear friend, colleague and mentor. He was the Best Man at our wedding 59 years ago. What a shock to us when we got the news of his demise on the eve of our 59th Wedding Anniversary, and 3 days before his 85th birthday. We often talked on the phone and frequently visited him in Brisbane.

Thea and I are still grieving the loss of this wonderful person, who was not only a dedicated teacher, but full of compassion and sincerity. Two days ago we received a Anniversary Card from Edgar. He dictated those lovely words that will be in our memory forever. Wishing us and recalling how he got to our wedding from Lucknow to Kanpur, in Hugh Dignam's Morris Car along with Betty and Phyllis Larkins. But most of all expressing his regret as he had planned to surprise us for our 60th Anniversary.

This wonderful, gentleman, was not only a mentor to me but also like a brother. I joined the Martiniere in Jan. 1958. Edgar was responsible for getting me the teaching position in the Martiniere, where I remained till Dec. 1968, before leaving for Australia. We were young, fresh teachers who were keen and ambitious. Bryan Cooke, Mel Green, Edgar Tuck, Nelson Gardner. That is when I learned to play Lawn TEnnis; which I play to this day. One of the few schools that has grass courts for staff to enjoy, what a privilege!

As we journey through LIFE we meet and interact with many people, but those who touch our lives remain with us forever. Edgar. deserves all the great and wonderful accolades, he was a GIANT, not only in the Feld of EDUCATION but in every way; and those who knew him, have sincerely been touched by his compassion, dedication and sincerity.

I can think of no better words than those I borrow from Longfellow's poem, The Psalm of Life, with apologies to WW Longfellow.

People like Edgar remind us of & Leave us with "FOOTPRINTS ON THE SANDS OF TIME."
THANK YOU, DEAR FRIEND, Goodbye! Hail, Hail, the name we own..."

Thea & I shall cherish all the memories Edgar left us with of Allahabad, Lucknow, but most of all most of all our years in the Lucknow La Martiniere as colleagues. May HE REST IN PEACE!

Nelso and Thea Gardner

(Copied to the best of my ability -- Blogger









Thursday, December 7, 2017

Jason Y. Abraham 1948--1995, Farida Abraham 1951--2016

IN EVER LOVING MEMORY
OF
MRS FARIDA ABRAHAM
BORN 29TH JANUARY 1951
DIED 12 FEBRUARY 2016
**
La Martiniere Girls' College,
Luckno Principal for several
years till death
.
IN FOND MEMORY OF
JASON Y. ABRAHAM
BORN 28TH fEBRUARY, 1948
DIED 11TH MARCH, 1995
Spouse
(Nishatganj Cem., Lucknow)

Sunday, December 3, 2017

Marguerite M Whittaker 1922-- 2004

In Loving Memory Of Our Beloved Aunt
'BITIA'
MARGUERITE M. WHITTAKER
14--8--1922 TO 30--1--2004
(Relative of the Dr John Charles' family)

Dr John Charles 1917--1995 Dr Eleanor Charles 1926--2010

In Loving MemoryOf Our Beloved Mother
MAMA
DR ELEANOR C. CHARLES
30--12--1926 TO 22--6--2010
**
Dr Eleanor Charles was attached to
the Nur Manzil Psychiatric Center,
Lucknow, if you memory serves
me right.
IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
DR JOHN BARNBY CHARLES
BORN: 15TH OCTOBER 1917
DIED: 5TH JANUARY 1995
**
Dr Charles was a doctor in the Indian
Army. He was the La Martiniere College
doctor for many years


Saturday, December 2, 2017

Myrtle De Castro, 91, died 1994

IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
MYRTLE DE CASTRO
DIED 30 OCT 1994
AGED 91 YEARS
*
SAFE IN THE ARMS OF JESUS
**
According to fibis Myrtle's name
appears in the La Martiniere
Girls School records 1919 and
1922. She worked as a matron
in the school in the 1970s.
She was from a Gonda railway
family

George Perry 1942--1995

IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
GEORGE PERRY
BORN 18TH SEPTEMBER
DIED 17TH JANUARY 1995
**
Brother of Late Maurice, Anthony
and James (Jumbo), Jemima,
Philomena, Gertrude, Mary and Joan
(Musician brothers)