was a stalwart member of the Reform Club in London, while enjoying the many rewards of a happy family life. Like many others, I remember Harold as a Prefect at HABS but from afar – he was a ’54 leaver and in Joblings while I was in Russells and a ’55 leaver. As Peter Shiells makes clear Harold’s OHRFC rugby was split between the 1st and A XVs teams. I remember him as a boisterous presence on Easter tour, one time leading the assembled post-match mob in songs of a robust nature doubtless learned from this TA days and also, more alarmingly recall him leading a group through our hotel room long after we’d attempted sleep and exiting through a window on to the roof for what he described as a ‘boarding party’. Don’t quite know how he ever got go down. I was also fortunate to work with Harold on a group project to re-assess the future structure of the Association itself and to witness at first hand his willingness to listen but, above all, his clarity of vision. He knew that we needed to increase our range of services that we offered to members and saw to it that we began to embrace electronic communication and to build on our connection with the School. This cleareyed approach continued to be evident in his year as President of the Association [2000-2001], where he chaired the Executive Committee in a manner that was both concise and to the point, while always showing a degree of personal warmth that made him a pleasure to be around. He knew that I had some knowledge of the UK jazz world and was always happy to talk about various musicians that he had enjoyed hearing at the monthly concerts at the Reform Club. Undoubtedly his greatest contribution to the OH cause was in his exemplary leadership of the Relocation Committee where, for over a decade-and-a-half, he brought the full weight of his professional expertise to bear on what turned out to be an extremely complex – and, eventually, unresolvable set of planning problems. That aside, Harold turned out often for the OH Golfing Society and was an active presence at various Clubhouse and School events including the highly populated Pre1966 luncheon at the OHA clubhouse in 2014 and the equally splendid 1950s Reunion Lunch held at the School a year earlier. – Peter Vacher '55 Here, in their own words are the reminiscences and memories of some of Harold’s OH contemporaries: Peter Shiells remembers: I am afraid my close association with Harold was restricted to rugby and occasional golf. He did not play many games at the top level in OH rugby - WRT records show probably max 20 games in the 1st XV - certainly many more in the A XV with brotherin-law Mike Bovington. My recollection is that TA interests took him away.
My story about Harold derives from an incident from 1960/61 Easter tour: We [OHRFC 1st XV] had played at Chippenham on Good Friday and were staying at a hotel in Clifton. It was traditional to stay with one’s hosts after a game for a few beers and Harold with his car load did just that at Chippenham before driving on to the hotel in Clifton. Disaster! The bar in the hotel was closed when Harold and his car-mates arrived. This was not in the plan and using skills learned in the army Harold led a small force to deal with the problem by forcing locks and obtaining access to the bar and the necessary lubrication after a long journey. Needless to say the landlord was not best pleased and the club president 60