Wing Commander Rowland Branston Cox

Wing Commander Cox, The Royal Air Force, was born on 27th April 1913, and at Loretto from September 1923 to April 1931. He was a House Prefect, in the VI Form (Prizeman), XV, and Fives Couples, and a Lance-Corporal in the O.T.C. In January 1936 he joined the R.A.F., and in 1937-38 took part in the Waziristan (North West Frontier) campaign. In 1940-42 he served in Wavell`s first Libyan campaign, the early part of Auchinleck`s Libyan campaign, and the Eritrean campaign. After a period with Coastal Command, he was attached to the Canadian First Army in Britain as Air Liaison Officer with the rank of Acting Group Captain. While serving with No. 34 Wing Support Unit, Northolt, Wing Commander Cox was killed on 29th September 1944, when his aircraft, in bad weather, crashed into a hillside in the North Downs. He was flying over to Belgium to take part in a conference.

Captain Cuthbert Alexander Cromar

Captain Cromar, The Royal Army Medical Corps, was born on 20th November 1906, and at Loretto from May 1921 to April 1924. He was in the VI Form and obtained a first class signalling certificate in the O.T.C. From School he went to Edinburgh University, where he took a medical degree. On the outbreak of war he joined the R.A.M.C., and became successively Medical Officer in charge of an A.M.P.C. centre and Officer Commanding camp reception stations at Pwellhi and Rhosneig. On 12th September 1942, after being posted as Senior Medical Officer to a ship in the navy, he lost his life in action at sea off the west coast of Africa.

"Cuthbert Cromar," wrote a medical colleague, "did indeed `go about doing good`. Knowing him has enriched my life."

Assistant Engineer Richard Christian Dark

Assistant Engineer Dark, H.M. Dockyard, Rosyth, was born on 28th January 1913, and at Loretto Junior School from September 1923 to December 1925. He was afterwards educated at the Institution Haffreingue, Boulogne-sur-Mer, the Royal High School, Edinburgh, and Edinburgh University, where he graduated with 2nd class honours in Civil Engineering. He then obtained a commission in the Regular Army (R.A.S.C.), but resigned it a year later to become a civil engineer. He was employed on the West of Scotland road-building scheme and by the Government of Nigeria, but was invalided home from Nigeria in 1939. On the outbreak of war he was serving under the Admiralty as an engineer at the Rosyth Dockyard, and on 12th August 1949 died from injuries received in a motor accident when returning from duty.

"He will be greatly missed in the Dockyard"
"His was a generous and friendly nature, and his whole heart was in his job."