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ANTONY GILES MA (CANTAB) MB BCHIR

DECEMBER 19TH 1948 – JULY 15TH 2020
OBITUARIES OLD RATCLIFFIAN 1961 – 1965 Kobler Clinic at Chelsea and Westminster

Tony was born in Epsom, Surrey, on So began a long association with the
December 19th 1948, as the youngest
of a family of four. As our father was in
Tony’s involvement than his secretary of 10
the RAF, the family was regularly on the Hospital. There’s nobody better to explain
move, although we always kept the house years: “I am not sure exactly how long Tony
in Epsom. In 1951, we moved up north to worked for the Kobler Clinic, but it was
Grappenhall in Cheshire, near RAF Padgate, definitely for over 40 years. It was opened
the National Service Centre for the RAF. by Princess Diana on September 13th 1988,
In 1953, after the Coronation, our father’s and Tony was working there during that
posting was to Amman in Jordan for two time. He put his blood, sweat, and tears
years. Following this were four years in into the NHS for many, many years, and he
France at Versailles and Fontainebleau with saved so many lives. I hear the stories all
SHAPE and AAFCE. As a result, Tony, along the time.
with his sister Veronica, began school in
France, from which came his great love of “Tony was a legend, but he was so shy about
all things French. getting any praise for all his hard work
from anyone who knew him, and that’s why Chelsea and Westminster Hospital forever.”
At the age of 11, Tony began boarding at St we loved him even more – because of his The hospital opened a book of condolence
Richard’s in Little Malvern, as Grace Dieu humbleness. I worked for Tony for 10 years from all those who were unable to attend
had no room. Then, in 1961, he obtained and was always fond of him. He was such a the cremation due to the restrictions.
a scholarship to Ratcliffe. (Two of his pleasure to work for. He put his heart and
contemporaries have preceded him: Dr soul into his work, and his patients adored Tony was a special brother. He was always
Glynn Morgan (65) and Fr Bernard Rumsey him for that, as well as for the kind, gentle, available for advice on medical matters, as
(65), who both died young.) Tony was and loving soul that he was. Everyone is in was his sister, Veronica Bailey, who died
always the brains of the family, and he complete shock, but I have told as many at the beginning of the pandemic. Both
obtained another scholarship to Downing of his patients as I could myself; I wanted of them have left an enormous gap in our
College, Cambridge, to study Medicine in them to hear it from me, having built up lives, and we hope to be able to celebrate
1965. After three years, he continued at such a good relationship with them all. their lives when it is possible.
St Thomas’ Hospital, where he completed He is missed dearly and will forever be in
his medical studies and qualified as a our hearts.” Keith was Tony’s partner for over 40 years.
doctor in 1971. After a few years at St They both came to my ordination in Rome
Thomas’, he took up an appointment at the Professor Simon Barton added: “Tony was in 1974 and have been part of all of our
Pilgrim Hospital in Boston, Lincolnshire. one of the most dedicated and devoted of family celebrations. We hope to be able to
I remember going to stay with him and doctors. His patients all received superb bury the ashes of Tony, Veronica, and Bart
his partner, Keith Mallinson, in a large care, and it was a pleasure to work for Bailey in our parents’ grave in Epsom when
farmhouse called Toad Hall in Algarkirk, him for so many years. He was part of the we are allowed to do so.
but the work was not enough to keep him history of the development of our sexual
occupied, so he returned to live and work in health and HIV service, and he will remain Fr Simon Giles (60)
London in 1982. part of the fabric and memories of the Brother

RICHARD BROSCH

JANUARY 13TH 1937 - DECEMBER 27TH 2019
OLD RATCLIFFIAN 1948 – 1953

Richard joined the Catenian Association on In 2014, Richard and Annie, his partner, seemed to follow a family tradition: St
December 1st 1975 as a founder brother of were guests of Nottingham Circle at a Paul’s Convent School in Sutton Coldfield,
Streetly Circle. His Catenian pedigree was dinner to celebrate their 100th anniversary. Grace Dieu Manor School, and Ratcliffe
excellent, as his grandfather, also Richard, Richard remained a popular and valued College in Leicestershire, where he showed
was grand president, a founder brother brother of Streetly Circle for the rest of his an aptitude for Science and Maths, as
of Nottingham Circle, and a president of life, serving for many years as registrar. well as an approach to authority which he
Birmingham Circle. In 1916, he founded the thought was “largely a good thing, but not
Catena magazine and was its editor from Richard was born in Sutton Coldfield, the applicable” to him.
then until 1947. youngest of four children. His education
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