On Tuesday, 11th September 2001, Steven Lawn (The Digby 1987-91) was killed while working in his office on the 82nd floor of the South Tower of the World Trade Center in New York, when terrorists crashed a second plane into the Twin Towers. He was 28 years old. Steven is named on the South Pool … Read more
Lieutenant Richard Wyndham Madden (1970-1996) (The Digby 1983-88) was one of three men of the Light Dragoons killed on 28th January 1996 at Drvar (formerly Titov Drvar), 20km west of Mrkonjic Grad, Bosnia, when the detonation of a landmine underneath their Spartan armoured troop carrier sparked a fire which in turn ignited the ammunition stored … Read more
Simon Foulkes Wilkinson (1936-2020) was born in Liverpool on 6 March 1936. He arrived at Sherborne School in 1959 with a Masters degree from Trinity College, Oxford, and joined the Modern Languages Department as a teacher of German. From 1972 to 1987 he was housemaster of The Digby. He retired from teaching in 1996 and … Read more
David Stuart Sheppard (1929-2005) The Right Revered The Lord Sheppard of Liverpool, who died on Saturday aged 75, was an outstanding Bishop of Liverpool, particularly involved in the Church of England’s social policies; earlier in his career he had been hardly less celebrated as the first ordained minister to have played Test cricket. Captain in … Read more
Basil Wright, who died recently at the age of 80, was one of the Young Turks of the British documentary movement of the 1930s, whose leader, John Grierson, called him “the best cutter in the business”. His Song of Ceylon is one of the enduring classics and a monument to the best of British documentary; … Read more
We are saddened to report the death of Richard Adrian William Sharp OBE (1938-2025), who died on 3 November 2025. In 1963 Richard Sharp led England to victory in the Five Nations Championship, scoring a 40-yard try against Scotland which is considered to be the most elegant try of all time. Between 1960 and 1967 … Read more
William Michael Robson (1934-2025) I was a lifelong colleague of Michael’s, and I’m very grateful to Catherine for inviting me to share some brief memories and reflections on his career in steel. Michael was a Titan of the British steel industry to which he was passionately devoted, to which he dedicated his career, and in … Read more
The Rev. Kenneth Anderson (1938-2025), who served as School chaplain at Sherborne School from 1971 to 1983, died on 9 February 2025. In tribute to Ken we are republishing his Valete, written by D.P. Jones and published in The Shirburnian in Michaelmas term 1983: ‘It is early evening in Strath Oykel. It is Ken’s country. … Read more
Captain Christopher Coldrey (1928-2018) An instrumental figure in equestrian sport across the world, Captain Coldrey died on 9 December, aged 90. Educated at Sherborne, he then joined Kings College Cambridge as a choral scholar, where he read history. On leaving university, Captain Coldrey signed up to join the 8th King’s Royal Irish Hussars and fought … Read more
Roger Arthur Chant Ketley (1933-2024) was born in Croydon on 1 March 1933 and educated at Whitgift School. He served his National Service in the Royal Artillery 17th Training Regiment, before going on to study for a BSc at University College, London, and a Certificate of Education at Queens’ College, Cambridge. In 1959 he was … Read more