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SOF | OBITUARIES
his lifelong passion for travel, hiking and
different cultures. He spent three months
in Northern India and Nepal walking in
the Himalayan foothills; an area that held
an enduring fascination for him. Around
the time of his retirement, Duncan and
Pamela moved to Puddletown, Dorset.
He became absorbed with hobbies
including panoramic photography and
was involved in the English Heritage
millennium project to photograph Tithe
Barns and other listed buildings in west
Antarctica - January 1965.
Dorset. He also travelled widely with
New Zealand’s Scott Base in Antarctica.
Pamela, including trips to the west coast
During this period, Duncan met his
of Australia, Tunisia, Norway, Kenya,
wife-to-be Pamela at a dinner party in
Egypt and several extended stays in New
Wellington, NZ. Six weeks later he left for
Zealand to spend time with Pamela’s side
the snowy wastes and they kept in touch
of the family. He continued his passion
via satellite phone during his ‘winter’ over
for science by attending lectures at the
there. After returning to New Zealand
Royal Institution, London and was an
for a brief period, Duncan took a six-
active member of University of Third Age,
week sea voyage back to the UK and
Dorchester where he enjoyed studying
shortly afterwards proposed to Pamela
geology. He also volunteered for the
by telephone. She followed him to the
Puddletown neighbourhood car service
UK and they married in August 1965 at St
- driving the frail and disabled. In June
Peter’s, Gunton, near Lowestoft. They set
2017, Duncan and Pamela moved from
up home in Milton Abbas in Dorset, where
Puddletown to an apartment at Edgcumbe
Duncan taught at Milton Abbey School
and was later to become a housemaster
and Head of Science. Their children
were born soon after: Susan in 1967 and
twins Hamish and Sarah in 1969. During
his 15 years as housemaster, Duncan set
up a canoe club, building workshop and
a photography club, developing the
darkroom facilities there. He also led boys
in the CCF, taking them on adventures
involving climbing, canoeing, and hiking,
both in the UK and abroad.
In 1988, Duncan was granted a sabbatical
from teaching and took time off to indulge
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