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and said, ‘I believe you own this lovely
aeroplane and I am intrigued whether you
had any particular reason for choosing
chocolate and light blue as a colour
scheme?’ When I told him they were my
old school colours he replied, ‘Not by any
chance, Framlingham?’ On con昀椀rming
that they were, he replied, ‘How
wonderful, I also went to Framlingham.’
We spent many hours reminiscing about
Framlingham, our service careers,
aviation and of course Colditz. His attitude
to the time that he spent in Colditz was
one of privileged con昀椀nement! He loved
the castle and said his fellow prisoners
were the most marvellous collection
of intelligent and inspiring men from
throughout the Commonwealth and
on to Framlingham. It seems that his
the USA. He was also quite fair to his
favourite subject in those pre-technology
captors. Bill was a charming, unassuming,
days was woodwork, learnt under the
delightful man. He died in his sleep, 昀椀t and
a昀昀able eye of the legendary ‘Doodie’
well to the last.”
Day.
DAVID MITCHELL (R50-57) died on
He left school at 17 and joined his father
28 July 2024 at the age of 84. He was
as a textile manufacturing agent. He
a great servant of the Society and in
worked in Harrods for a year, and this
particular the OF Golf Society, of which he
was a past captain.
was followed by a year in Belfast working
The picture was taken in 2014 when he
昀椀rm was now set up as FG Mitchell and
with the Irish Linen Company. The family
Sons, with David and his father, together
was part of the SOF’s ‘Three Heroes’
with brother Andrew, operating in the City
tour of France/Belgium. It was taken on
the 昀椀nal night in Ypres at the Menin Gate
of London, and specialising in the linen
ceremony, still held every evening at 8pm
trade.
to commemorate the fallen.
David joined Brookmans Park Golf Club
David was born 29 January 1940 and
Greens Committee for several years. He
in 1970. He served on the General and
also became a proud member of the MCC
died aged 84, at St Francis, Berkhamsted
and the MCC Gol昀椀ng Society. He spent
28 July 2024. He went to Brandeston at
many a test match at Lords with friends
the age of ten from Keble House Bays Prep
from Framlingham and Brookmans Park.
School in Winchmore Hill, before moving
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