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| 2 Dec 2022 | |
| Written by Robin Knight | |
| Announcements |
Ian Batley (39-43) died in May 2021 aged 95 as the OP Society was informed in November 2022 by his daughter Ms. A. Batley.
At The Nautical College Ian was in Macquarie Division and Form MN. He represented the NCP at Fencing and was awarded the Royal Life Saving Society Bronze Medal and Bar. From Pangbourne he entered The New Zealand Shipping Company. By 1963 he was Chief Officer with NZSC. We have no further details.
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