Framlinghamian 2022 - Flipbook - Page 285
SOF | OBITUARIES
College, and Norman Porter representing
the OF Society.
Ken at Carrow Road, receiving an honorary
Norwich City shirt
In his 70s, before becoming a season
ticket holder there, he received a letter
from Norwich City addressed to Master
Ken Mayhew inviting him to attend a
100th birthday party at the home of the Dutch
gathering of junior members. Ken turned
Ambassador
up, apologising that he was slightly
older than the other kids! For Ken’s 103rd
Also present were the Commander of the
birthday, Rob Arts took him to a box at
Dutch Armed Forces who spoke of Ken
Spurs for the match against Norwich,
as ‘a role model for every soldier in The
where the goalkeepers on each side, both
Netherlands.’ Major Marco Kroon RMWO
Dutchmen, presented Ken with signed
was also there: he had been knighted in
birthday shirts from the two teams.
2009 - the first new knight in 50 years. He
was later to write that he regarded Ken
as ‘one of my greatest heroes’. The next
year, Ken and Trish were guests at the
Buckingham Palace banquet during the
state visit of King Willem-Alexander and
Queen Máxima.
Sport remained a strong influence for
Ken throughout his life. He played minor
county cricket for both Suffolk and Norfolk,
and hockey and squash for Norfolk. He
took up golf at 70, carrying his own clubs
until he was 97. At 100 he was honoured
by the MCC, ringing the bell for the start of
play at Lord’s.
Ken at Lords
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