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selection board and completed o昀케cer
Wanderers and hockey for Tulse Hill and
cadet training, he wanted to see action
Kent. He declined an invitation from the
abroad. He transferred to the Dorset
UK Olympic Committee to train for the
Regiment as a Second Lieutenant and
1964 Tokyo hockey Olympics, not wishing
was shipped out to Korea for two years,
to prejudice his developing business
where he found himself leading a seven-
career. He always took time to play for
man section every day on patrol through
the Old Framlinghamians in the various
mine昀椀elds. On one such exercise he
Public Schools old pupils’ sports 昀椀xtures;
ran straight into a North Korean patrol.
the D’Abernon Cup for tennis and the
Thinking quickly, he saluted, a gesture
Londonderry Cup for squash – in which
which was returned by the Korean patrol
the OFs were strong with Norman Borrett,
leader and, holding their breath, Ian and
Humphrey Truman and Ian all playing.
his men went on their way. His 32-man
platoon were later to win the highly
Upon his return from Korea, Ian began
competitive Commonwealth Division
work in the City, following his father’s
competition, which involved a 10-mile run,
shipping footsteps, earning £5 per week
carrying three Bren guns, which they then
at shipbroker Galbraith’s, working on
shot at targets. The Australian General
the Far East desk. He remained with
in charge of the Commonwealth Division
Galbraith’s from 1955 until 1980, a period
then arranged a Test Match between
which saw him play a major part in the
England (for whom Ian played) and
company’s merger with insurers Matthews
Australia on a cleared jungle area the size
Wrightson, undertake the burden of
of the Oval, with empty ammunition boxes
huge international travel, particularly
providing seating for 50,000 spectators.
after the oil crisis in 1972 when he was
Australia were the winners.
asked to burnish the company’s pro昀椀le in
the Middle East, and develop business
OF Dudley Holland, a friend of Ian’s, was
in China, where he caught hepatitis C,
pleased to see the mention of the cricket
which led to him be hospitalised and kept
match in Korea. Dudley was there too. The
from the o昀케ce for ten months. He left the
game was played in early October 1954,
昀椀rm to start up a shipping department for
before the snow came. Dudley points out
ED&F Man, from which he retired after a
that he was watching, not playing, (they
successful 昀椀ve years to move to Menorca,
were in di昀昀erent regiments) but, also
where he started up a small yachting
playing in Ian’s team was Chris Ford (G44-
business selling moorings. Ian was a
52), making it three OFs who had been
Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of
playing together in the school 1st X1 only
Shipwrights.
two years earlier.
For the last 30 years of his life living
Post-war, Ian played sport at every
happily with his third wife Tessa in
opportunity and at a high level, playing
Majorca, Ian enjoyed a quieter life,
cricket for Purley and the Mogador
still socially very active but in a time
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