OBITUARIES

Wing Commander John Tice Gellibrand, OAM. 11 July 1934 – 9 April 2019 MHS 1948-1951 John was an active student, was goalie for the School Soccer team for two years, was a Librarian and secretary […]

John Kendall Francis, M.B., M.S., F.R.C.S., F.R.A.C.S. 15 February 1927 – 19 November 2020 MHS 1943 John transferred from Ballarat High School to complete his Leaving Honours, winning a Free Place which allowed him to […]

John Howard Barclay, AM 22 October 2015 – 10 February 2019 MHS 1948 John was an Ex-Serviceman, having served in the R.A.A.F. 5 Service Flying Training School as a Sergeant.  Luke Savage, Honorary School Archivist […]

Reverend Jock Lugton Ryan, B.A. 21 November 1924 – 11 May 2020 MHS 1940 Jock transferred from Eltham Higher Elementary School to complete his Leaving Certificate.  He was noted as being the Saintly one in […]

Jack Stiglitz, M.B., B.S. 21 June 1947 – 19 September 2020 MHS 1962-1965 Jack Captained Yarra’s Third Form Table Tennis Team, a sport he continued to play at MHS.  He was also a member of […]

Ian Hugh McGlaughlin 12 July 1933 – 24 May 2019 MHS 1947-1951 Ian was active from his arrive at MHS from Gardiner Central, joining the school swimming team, and his first of many leadership roles, […]

Professor Harry Redner, M.A. 1 February 1937 – 5 September 2021 MHS 1951-1954 Harry Redner was born in Stanislaw Poland, and being Jewish and holocaust survivors, escaped with his Mother coming to Australia in 1948. […]

Graham Walter Rowe, B.Com. 19 November 1930 – 3 March 2020 MHS 1948-1949 A Mentone Grammar student who transferred for Leaving and Matric, he won the Speech Night Prize for History and received Matric Honours […]

Gordon Charles Keatch 30 April 1924 – 25 June 2019 MHS 1938 Gordon came from Middle Park Central School, he initially joined the Army in October 1942, after a year’s service with the 44 Field […]

Professor George Gordon Bennett, M.Surv., Ph.D., OAM 21 December 1926 – 21 November 2018 MHS 1949 A Returned Serviceman, but from the British Army, he completed his studies with Matric Honours in Pure Maths. Luke […]