OBITUARIES

Khow Lai Ka 16 May 1950 – 28 August 2021 MHS 1969 Known as Jarrad when a student, and later as Gerry, he was a student at La Salle College, Malaysia, before coming to MHS […]

Francis George West, T.P.T.C. 27 March 1925 – 25 June 2021 MHS Staff 1952 Francis joined the Royal Australian Navy in 1942 when he was 17.  Qualifying as a coder, he saw service at various […]

Dr Robert Arrol Craig, M.Sc., Ph.D. 12 July 1927 – 14 March 2020 MHS 1941-1944 Robert was born at St Albans Private Hospital in Springvale, Victoria, Australia. His parents were John Frederick, a journalist, and […]

David Edward McElhinney 9 January 1936 – 23 July 2021 MHS 1950 A student from Spring Road, he stayed only for third form, during which he played Cricket and Soccer for Waterloo.  David left to […]

Darvell Martin Hutchinson, F.C.A., AM 1 July 1930 – 1 February 2022 MHS 1944-1946 A quiet and solid student at school, his sports included swimming, tennis, cricket and cycling, and he was noted for his […]

Choong Khean Foo, M.B., B.S., M.Ap.Sc., F.A.M.A.C., M.C.G.P., M.A.S.H., OAM 21 June 1935 – 8 February 2022 MHS 1954 A Matric student direct from Malaya, he went on to study Medicine, graduating in 1960.  He […]

Charles John Andrew La Nauze, B.E.(Met). 13 September 1938 – 1 April 2021 MHS 1953-1956 Son of the famous historian Andrew John La Nauze who wrote the authoritative biography of Alfred Deakin and was a […]

Bruce Page 1 December 1936 – 11 March 2022 MHS 1951-1953 Bruce previously attended the Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School in the U.K. before migrating and attend Melbourne High School.  He played Soccer for Como, […]

Bruce Kelvin Brookman 4 September 1927 – 28 May 2019 MHS 1941-1942 A watchmaker by profession, he was working as a wharf labourer in 1956 when he and his wife (Gwendoline Patricia Lorkin whom he […]

Bertrand Cyril Treloar, B.A. 4 May 1924 – 14 April 2019 MHS 1941 Joined the Education Department as a teacher after leaving MHS and was at Prahran State School when he enlisted in the Army during […]