Morrell, Ronald Godfrey

Born in Nottingham and educated at Nottingham High School. Came up to read Classics at Jesus College Cambridge in 1943. His first year rooms were C1 and he subsequently realised that as an obviously quiet lad he was chosen as a tenant unlikely to cause any trouble to the illustrious inhabitant of C3 immediately above, namely “Q” – Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch. In his first term he and “Q” went out into the court having been roused by the especially loud racket of anti-aircraft gunfire directed against German bombers overhead. To Ron’s consternation “Q” insisted on pointing his flashlight to the skies with gay abandon as though providing a target marker for the bombers! After first year went into the army and was commissioned into the 3rd Royal Tank Regiment. Demobilised back to Cambridge in l947 to complete his degree. Rowed in his first year, but did not resume this until his final term. His career in his native Nottingham, involved working for Boots and in computer systems design. He retired in 1991 and travelled in many parts of the world, taking particular pleasure in exploring Roman and Greek classical sites. He supported many Jesuan students to make similar trips with the only proviso being they sent him a postcard from their destination. In 1954 he married June Mary Taylor and they had one son and two daughters