Private Robert Brown

Private Brown, the Malay Volunteer Defence Force, was born on 18th December 1906, and at Loretto from Setember 1916 to July 1922. At the time of the Japanese invasion of Malaya he owned a tea plantation there, in the Cameron Highlands. After joining the Volunteer Defence Force he took part in the struggle against the Japanese in Malaya and was eventually taken prisoner by them at Singapore. He died from hardships and malnutrition as a prisoner of war on the notorious Siam railway, on 18th November 1943.

Acting Leader Airman William Noel Calwell

Acting Leader Airman Calwell, Fleet Air Arm, was born on 23rd December 1918, and at Loretto from September 1932 to July 1936. He was in the VI Form and obtained certificate "A" in the O.T.C. After leaving School he took up farming. In April 1941 he joined the Fleet Air Arm, was released to the Reserve List, and re-entered for training in September. While serving in H.M.S. Condor, he was killed in a collision in mid-air at Fearn, Angus, on 13th May 1942, during his first operational flight over the North Sea. he is buried in the Western Cemetery, Arbroath.

Major Ian Wemyss Campbell

Major Campbell, 10/8th Punjab Regiment, Indian Army, was born on 5th October 1916, and at Loretto from September 1930 to July 1934. He was in the VI Form and a Sergeant in the O.T.C. On leaving School he went to Cochin, India, where he was with the firm of Pierce, Leslie & Co. Ltd. In the summer of 1940 he joined the Army, and after a cadet course at Bangalore was posted as 2nd Lieut. to the 10/8th Punjab Regiment at Lahore. For some time he served as Transport Officer at Poona, and was then transferred to the Training Battalion, still at Lahore. He applied several times for transfer to a fighting unit, but was considered to be more valuable as a training officer. Finally his request was granted, but immediately afterwards, on 18th September 1943, he was killed by an accident on the rifle range while instructing his Sepoy recruits.

"He was a grand soldier who got the best out of his men. He was really loved by them and took a personal interest in them and knew their family troubles. To be really loved and looked up to by the Indian Sepoy is a great tribute to a British Officer."