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# 1959 All-Big Ten Conference football team

The 1959 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1959 Big Ten Conference football season.

## All-Big Ten selections
### Quarterbacks

* Dean Look, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-2)
* Dale Hackbart, Wisconsin (AP-2; UPI-1)
* Olen Treadway, Iowa (AP-3; UPI-3)

### Halfbacks

* Bob Jeter, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Ron Burton, Northwestern (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Ray Jauch, Iowa (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Ray Purdin, Northwestern (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Herb Adderly, Michigan State (AP-3; UPI-3)
* Bob Jarus, Purdue (UPI-3)
* Vic Jones, Indiana (AP-3)

### Fullbacks

* Mike Stock, Northwestern (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Bill Brown, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Bob White, Ohio State (AP-3; UPI-3)

### Ends

* Jim Houston, Ohio State (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Don Norton, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Elbert Kimbrough, Northwestern (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Earl Faison, Indiana (AP-3; UPI-2)
* Ted Aucreman, Indiana (AP-2; UPI-3)
* Dick Brooks, Purdue (AP-3; UPI-3)

### Tackles

* Dan Lanphear, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Joe Rutgens, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-2)
* Gene Gossage, Northwestern (AP-2; UPI-1)
* Jerry Beabout, Purdue (UPI-2)
* Jim Heineke, Wisconsin (AP-2; UPI-3)
* Mike Wright, Minnesota (UPI-3)
* Palmer Pyle, Michigan State (AP-3)
* Jim Tyrer, Ohio State (AP-3)

### Guards

* Jerry Stalcup, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Bill Burrell, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Tom Brown, Minnesota (AP-3; UPI-2)
* Ron Maltony, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Ron Perkins, Wisconsin (AP-2)
* Pete Arena, Northwestern (AP-3; UPI-3)
* Ernie Wright, Ohio State (UPI-3)

### Centers

* Jim Andreotti, Northwestern (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Bill Lapham, Iowa (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Dave Manders, Michigan State (UPI-3)
* Jerry Smith, Michigan (AP-3)

## Key

AP = Associated Press
UPI = United Press International, selected by the conference coaches
Bold = Consensus first-team selections by the AP and UPI
# Ridgeway of Montana

Ridgeway of Montana is a 1924 American silent Western film directed by Clifford Smith and starring Jack Hoxie, Olive Hasbrouck, and Herbert Fortier.

## Plot

As described in a film magazine review, Buck Ridgeway, wealthy ranchman, captures members of a rustler band, but Pelton, their leader, makes a getaway in great style by jumping from his mount just at a crucial moment and hurdling over a towering rock into the river below. Buck visits the city and meets Aline Hanley who flirts with him, but he does not respond. Piqued, Aline follows him and is lost in the mountains. Buck finds her and a snowstorm compels them to spend the night together in a cabin. Buck weds Aline. She is kidnapped by Pelton. Buck conceals himself in a wagon to serve as a shield from flying bullets, rolls downhill and crashes into Pelton's shack. After a scrapping fight with Pelton, her husband rescues her and Aline is convinced of the sincerity of his love.

## Cast

* Jack Hoxie as Buck Ridgeway
* Olive Hasbrouck as Aline Hanley
* Herbert Fortier as Simon Hanley
* Lew Meehan as Steve Pelton
* Charles Thurston as Reverend McNabb
* Pat Harmon as Pete Shagmire
* Lyndon Hobart as Pierre Gendron

## Preservation

A print of Ridgeway of Montana is in the collection of EYE Film Institute Netherlands.
# Lloyd Haddon

Lloyd Ward Haddon (born August 10, 1938) is a Canadian former ice hockey player who played 8 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings during the 1959–60 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1959 to 1965, was spent in the minor leagues.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1954–55 | Hamilton Tiger Cubs | OHA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1955–56 | Hamilton Tiger Cubs | OHA | 34 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1956–57 | Hamilton Tiger Cubs | OHA | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1957–58 | Hamilton Tiger Cubs | OHA | 52 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 32 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 10 |
| 1958–59 | Hamilton Tiger Cubs | OHA | 54 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1958–59 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1958–59 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959–60 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1959–60 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 53 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1960–61 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 68 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1961–62 | Edmonton Flyers | WHL | 70 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 1962–63 | Los Angeles Blades | WHL | 70 | 19 | 32 | 51 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 1963–64 | St. Louis Braves | CPHL | 72 | 14 | 49 | 63 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| 1964–65 | Los Angeles Blades | WHL | 65 | 7 | 28 | 35 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| WHL totals | WHL totals | WHL totals | 335 | 67 | 125 | 192 | 85 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
# 1981 Five Nations Championship squads
## England

Head coach: Mike Davis
* Bill Beaumont (c.)
* Phil Blakeway
* John Carleton
* Maurice Colclough
* David Cooke
* Fran Cotton
* Huw Davies
* Paul Dodge
* Dusty Hare
* Bob Hesford
* John Horton
* Nick Jeavons
* Mike Rafter
* Marcus Rose
* Gordon Sargent
* John Scott
* Austin Sheppard
* Mike Slemen
* Colin Smart
* Steve Smith
* Peter Wheeler
* Clive Woodward

## France

Head coach: Jacques Fouroux
* Pierre Berbizier
* Roland Bertranne
* Serge Blanco
* Alain Caussade
* Manuel Carpentier
* Didier Codorniou
* Philippe Dintrans
* Pierre Dospital
* Serge Gabernet
* Jean-François Imbernon
* Jean-Luc Joinel
* Pierre Lacans
* Yves Lafarge
* Guy Laporte
* Patrick Mesny
* Robert Paparemborde
* Laurent Pardo
* Daniel Revailler
* Jean-Pierre Rives (c.)
* Bernard Vivies

## Ireland

Head coach: Tom Kiernan
* Ollie Campbell
* John Cantrell
* Willie Duggan
* Mick Fitzpatrick
* Brendan Foley
* Michael Gibson
* Kenneth Hooks
* David Irwin
* Moss Keane
* Hugo MacNeill
* Freddie McLennan
* Paul McNaughton
* John O'Driscoll
* Phil Orr
* Francis Quinn
* John Robbie
* Fergus Slattery (c.)
* Donal Spring
* Tony Ward
* Pa Whelan

## Scotland

Head coach: Jim Telfer
* Jim Aitken
* John Beattie
* Jim Calder
* Bill Cuthbertson
* Colin Deans
* Gordon Dickson
* David Gray
* Bruce Hay
* Andy Irvine (c.)
* Roy Laidlaw
* David Leslie
* Steve Munro
* Jim Renwick
* Keith Robertson
* Norrie Rowan
* John Rutherford
* Alan Tomes

## Wales

Head coach: John Lloyd
* Rob Ackerman
* Clive Burgess
* Gareth Davies
* Clive Davis
* Alun Donovan
* Gwyn Evans
* Steve Fenwick (c.)*
* Ray Gravell
* Rhodri Lewis
* Allan Martin
* Peter Morgan
* Dai Nicholas
* Gary Pearce
* Alan Phillips
* Graham Price
* Clive Rees
* David Richards
* Jeff Squire (c.)**
* Ian Stephens
* Geoff Wheel
* Brynmor Williams
* Gareth Williams
* Gerald Williams
* J.P.R. Williams
* captain in the first two games
** captain in the last two games
# Derek Hallas

Derek Hallas (born c. 1934) is an English former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s, and coached rugby league in the 1960s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for Yorkshire, and at club level for Roundhay RFC, as a centre and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and Yorkshire, and at club level for Keighley (two spells), Leeds, Parramatta Eels and the Inverell Hawks (captain), as a centre, and coached at club level for the Inverell Hawks.

## Background

Derek Hallas was born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, and he was a pupil at Hunslet Carr County Primary School, Hunslet.

## Playing career
### International honours

Derek Hallas won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Leeds in 1961 against France, and New Zealand.

### County honours

Derek Hallas represented Yorkshire (RU) while at Roundhay, and represented Yorkshire (RL) while at Keighley.

### Championship final appearances

Derek Hallas played at centre and scored two tries, in Leeds' 25–10 victory over Warrington in the Championship Final during the 1960–61 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 20 May 1961, in front of a crowd of 52,177.

### Club career

Derek Hallas played rugby union for Roundhay RFC, switching code to rugby league, he signed for Keighley in December 1953, signing for Leeds in January 1959 for £4,000 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £195,800 in 2016), he resigned for Keighley in October 1962 for £3,000 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £124,100 in 2016), before signing for Paramatta in April 1963.
# Elias Tsabalaka

Elias "The Horse" Tsabalaka is a Malawian retired footballer born in Zimbabwe.
Mistaken by some as Zimbabwean, he clarified that assumption by saying that "My mother is Zimbabwean, while my father is from Malawi. I was born in Zimbabwe and grew up playing football in that country and came straight from that country when joining Wanderers. But my family, including my sisters, brothers and grandparents are in Malawi." He has one cap for Malawi in a friendly.
With Lwazi Maziya, the 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)-tall captain was named as assistant to Kenny Ndlazi of Manzini Wanderers F.C. in 2015. The Swazi Football Coaches Association (SFCA) implored the National Football Association of Swaziland to revoke their hiring as they were "unqualified players".

## Swaziland

Manzini Wanderers Captain of Manzini Wanderers F.C. for over two seasons, he wore the number 4 jersey and "earned himself accolades as one of the best defenders in the local premier league" and was said to be "good in the air defensively and offensively". He scored his first goal in four years with the "Maroon and Whites" which increased their position to 4th.
He won the Swazi Charity Cup Best Player award, which was his first individual award in his career.
He applied for Swazi citizenship in 2013, having lived there for 10 years which was enough to procure Swazi citizenship.
He left Manzini Sundowns F.C. in summer 2013 when the board decided not to renew his one-season contract.
Mbabane Swallows Tsabalaka left Mbabane Swallows and was deregistered from the club in early 2014.

## Awards, trophies and achievements

* Swazi Charity Cup Best Player
* Swazi Premier League runners-up
# Kozenin

Kozenin is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sławno, within Opoczno County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south-west of Sławno, 12 km (7 mi) west of Opoczno, and 65 km (40 mi) south-east of the regional capital Łódź.
# Paul Jackson (ice hockey)

Paul Jackson (born August 1, 1940) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.
Jackson played major junior ice hockey in the Ontario Hockey League, and was a member of the Toronto St. Michael's Majors when they won the Memorial Cup in 1961. The following season he turned professional, playing the 1961–62 AHL season with the Pittsburgh Hornets.
# William Guest (rugby union)

William Guest MBE (1903–1991) was a rugby player for Wakefield RFC, a major in the Territorial Army and was awarded the MBE for services to Army sport.
William Guest was from Ackworth, near Wakefield and educated at QEGS Wakefield from 1913 to 1921.
He played for the school team and captained it during the 1921/22 season with a playing record of 18 wins in 22 games.
The QEGS 1874–1987 A history of school rugby booklet described him
   "His experience of many seasons at full back has made him a most useful kick and his tackling has always been most fearless. Playing at three-quarter this season and although his passing has at times been erratic, his grit and determination has been invaluable. Fearless as a player and as a captain. Has developed that frequently neglected or over looked factor of success, the morale of the side. He has proved himself a real leader and captain of the most successful fifteen the school has had for many years"
He also played for South Elmsall RFC before joining Wakefield RFC in 1923 until his retirement through injury in 1939, playing in 372 games – the fourth highest number of games for the club. He was captain of Wakefield between 1928 and 1936 (two spells), Honorary secretary between 1933 and 1939 and club President between 1980 and 1989. He also held posts at Wakefield Sports Club limited and remained active at the rugby club until his death. His contribution to the club was described in Wakefield Rugby Football Club—1901–2001 A Centenary History book as "probably unsurpassed".
He also represented Yorkshire 22 times between 1922 and 1928 and was in the county team that won the County Championship by beating Cornwall at Bradford in 1928.
In 1940 he was called up as a member of the Army Officer's Emergency Reserve to the 6th Gordon Highlanders and served throughout the war in North Africa, Italy and the Far East, where he served with the Special Operations Executive (SOE). He served for a time as a staff officer and left with the rank of major.
In 1946 he joined the TA when it was reformed and received a commission in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, transferring in 1954 to the Army Cadet Force.
In January 1971 he was awarded the MBE for his work as County Sports officer for the Army Cadet Force.
He was a manufacturing confectioners agent.
# Malgunji

Raga Malgunji is a Hindustani classical raga from the Khamaj Thaat. Some say it is a part of the Kafi Thaat too.

## Theory

Malgunji is a mixture of Khamaj, Bageshree, Rageshwari and Jaijaiwanti ragas. Raga Malgunji is similar to Raag Bageshree but it employs Shuddha Gandhar in Aaroh which makes it different from Bageshree. Malgunji also has some elements of Raga Khamaj. This Raag employs Shuddha Gandhar in Aaroh and Komal Gandhar in Avroh. Raga Vachak notes of Raag Malgunji are S, D, n S G, R G m which are recurring. Shuddha Gāndhāra is a Prominent note. Vadi is Madhyama and Samavadi is Ṣaḍja. This Raga can be expanded in all the three octaves. This Raga creates a heavy atmosphere.
Svaras
The Svaras in the raga are,
Panchama Varjyit in the Aaroh. Both Nishads, Both Gāndhāras. Rest all Shuddha Svaras.
Arohana & Avarohana
Arohana
S G m D n S
Avarohana
S' n D P m G R G m g R S
Vadi & Samavadi
Vadi: Madhyama (Ma)
Samavadi: Ṣaḍja (Sa)
Pakad or Chalan
G m g R S n S D n S G m
Relationships Related ragas: Bageshree and Rageshree. Thaat: Khamaj

## Behavior

Behavior refers to practical aspects of the music. In Hindustani music many of the concepts are fluid, changing, or archaic. The following information reflects how the music once existed.
The raga is generally performed during the hours form 3rd Prahar of the night. Some say that the time is 9 am to 12 pm.
Certain ragas have seasonal associations.
# Jesse Levis

Jesse Levis (born April 14, 1968) is an American Major League Baseball scout and former Major League Baseball player. He played for the Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee Brewers between 1992 and 2001.

## Career

After starting as a catcher at Northeast High School in Philadelphia, he accepted a baseball scholarship to the University of North Carolina. In 1987 and 1988, he played collegiate summer baseball with the Orleans Cardinals of the Cape Cod Baseball League and was named a league all-star in 1988.
Levis was selected by the Cleveland Indians in the 4th round of the 1989 MLB Draft. He became a journeyman catcher, playing for the Indians in 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1999. He also played for the Milwaukee Brewers in 1996, 1997, 1998, and 2001. He played Minor League Baseball with not only the Indians and Brewers organizations, but also the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Atlanta Braves, Cincinnati Reds, Philadelphia Phillies, and New York Mets organizations. He last played professional baseball in 2004 with the Norfolk Tides.
After retiring, he was hired on November 7, 2006, to be a scout for the Boston Red Sox. He scouted for the Red Sox for two seasons. Levis is Jewish.
# 1963 All-Big Ten Conference football team

The 1963 All-Big Ten Conference football team consists of American football players chosen by various organizations for All-Big Ten Conference teams for the 1963 Big Ten Conference football season. The selectors for the 1963 season were the Associated Press (AP), based on a vote by media members, and the United Press International (UPI), based on a vote of the conference coaches. Players selected as first-team players by both the AP and UPI are designated in bold.
Michigan State halfback Sherman Lewis was the only player to be unanimously selected by all ten of the conference coaches as a first-team honoree. Minnesota tackle Carl Eller and Illinois center Dick Butkus were selected as first-team players by nine of the ten conference coaches.

## Quarterbacks

* Ron DiGravio, Purdue (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Tom Myers, Northwestern (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Mike Taliaferro, Illinois (UPI-3)

## Halfbacks

* Sherman Lewis, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Lou Holland, Wisconsin (AP-1; UPI-2)
* Paul Krause, Iowa (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Paul Warfield, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-1)
* Sammy Price, Illinois (UPI-3)
* Fred Reichardt, Wisconsin (UPI-3)

## Fullbacks

* Tom Nowatzke, Indiana (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Jim Grabowski, Illinois (AP-2; UPI-3)
* Roger Lopes, Michigan State (UPI-2)

## Ends

* Chuck Logan, Northwestern (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Dan Underwood, Michigan State (AP-1; UPI-2)
* Bob Hadrick, Purdue (AP-2; UPI-1)
* Cloyd Webb, Iowa (AP-2; UPI-3)
* Jimmy Jones, Wisconsin (UPI-2)
* Bill Pasko, Illinois (UPI-3)

## Tackles

* Carl Eller, Minnesota (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Tom Keating, Michigan (AP-2; UPI-1)
* Roger Pillath, Wisconsin (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Archie Sutton, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-2)
* Dave Herman, Michigan State (UPI-3)
* Milt Sunde, Minnesota (UPI-3)

## Guards

* Mike Reilly, Iowa (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Joe O'Donnell, Michigan (AP-1; UPI-2)
* Wally Hilgenberg, Iowa (AP-3; UPI-1)
* Earl Latimer, Michigan State (AP-2; UPI-2)
* Tom Jenkins, Ohio State (AP-2; UPI-3)
* Don Croftcheck, Indiana (UPI-3)

## Centers

* Dick Butkus, Illinois (AP-1; UPI-1)
* Frank Marchlewski, Minnesota (AP-2; UPI-3)
* Ken Bowman, Wisconsin (UPI-2)

## Key

AP = Associated Press
UPI = United Press International, selected by the conference coaches
Bold = Consensus first-team selection of both the AP and UPI
# Kozie Pole

Kozie Pole is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Żytno, within Radomsko County, Łódź Voivodeship, in central Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Żytno, 23 km (14 mi) south-east of Radomsko, and 94 km (58 mi) south of the regional capital Łódź.
# 1998 Five Nations Championship squads
## England

Head Coach: Clive Woodward
* Adedayo Adebayo
* Garath Archer
* Neil Back
* Scott Benton
* Kyran Bracken
* Mike Catt
* Richard Cockerill
* Lawrence Dallaglio (c.)
* Matt Dawson
* Phil de Glanville
* Tony Diprose
* Darren Garforth
* Paul Grayson
* Will Greenwood
* Danny Grewcock
* Jeremy Guscott
* Austin Healey
* Richard Hill
* Martin Johnson
* Jason Leonard
* Matt Perry
* David Rees
* Mark Regan
* Graham Rowntree
* Dean Ryan
* Phil Vickery
* Dorian West
* Jonny Wilkinson

## France

Head Coach: Jean-Claude Skrela
* David Aucagne
* Jean-Marc Aue
* Philippe Benetton
* Philippe Bernat-Salles
* Olivier Brouzet
* Christian Califano
* Philippe Carbonneau
* Thomas Castaignède
* Thierry Cléda
* Marc Dal Maso
* Christophe Dominici
* Richard Dourthe
* Fabien Galthié
* Xavier Garbajosa
* Stéphane Glas
* Raphaël Ibañez (c.)
* Christophe Lamaison
* Marc Lièvremont
* Thomas Lièvremont
* Olivier Magne
* Fabien Pelous
* Jean-Luc Sadourny
* Cédric Soulette
* Franck Tournaire

## Ireland

Head Coach: Brian Ashton (resigned)/Warren Gatland
* Allen Clarke
* Ciaran Clarke
* Peter Clohessy
* David Corkery
* Reggie Corrigan
* Victor Costello
* Kieron Dawson
* Eric Elwood
* Gabriel Fulcher
* Mick Galwey
* Rob Henderson
* Denis Hickie
* David Humphreys
* Paddy Johns
* Killian Keane
* Kevin Maggs
* Mark McCall
* Conor McGuinness
* Stephen McIvor
* Eric Miller
* Ross Nesdale
* Malcolm O'Kelly
* Brian O'Meara
* Conor O'Shea
* Nick Popplewell
* Paul Wallace
* Richard Wallace
* Andy Ward
* Keith Wood (c.)

## Scotland

Head Coach: Jim Telfer
* Gary Armstrong (c.)
* Gordon Bulloch
* Paul Burnell
* Craig Chalmers
* Damian Cronin
* Graham Ellis
* Hugh Gilmour
* George Graham
* Stuart Grimes
* David Hilton
* Simon Holmes
* Craig Joiner
* Derrick Lee
* Kenny Logan
* Shaun Longstaff
* Cameron Murray
* Andy Nicol
* Eric Peters
* Budge Pountney
* Adam Roxburgh
* Rowen Shepherd
* Ian Smith
* Tony Stanger
* Mattie Stewart
* Alan Tait
* Gregor Townsend
* Rob Wainwright
* Peter Walton
* Doddie Weir
* Peter Wright

## Wales

Head Coach: Kevin Bowring
* Rob Appleyard
* Allan Bateman
* Neil Boobyer
* Colin Charvis
* Leigh Davies
* Stuart Davies
* Scott Gibbs
* Byron Hayward
* Rob Howley (c.)
* Jonathan Humphreys
* Dafydd James
* Garin Jenkins
* Neil Jenkins
* Paul John
* Kingsley Jones
* Andrew Lewis
* Gareth Llewellyn
* Andy Moore
* Kevin Morgan
* Lyndon Mustoe
* Wayne Proctor
* Scott Quinnell
* Stuart Roy
* Chris Stephens
* Arwel Thomas
* Gareth Thomas
* Mike Voyle
* Nigel Walker
* Barry Williams
* Martyn Williams
* David Young
# I. J. Fitch

Air commodore Isaac John Fitch (3 October 1903 – 25 July 1944) was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force, deputy director of intelligence at the Air Ministry and commanding air officer of Tarawa during the Second World War. His relatively brief career was cut short when, en route to Australia, the aeroplane carrying him crashed into a hilltop on Florida Island killing everyone on board.

## Early life

Fitch was born in Bedford on 3 October 1903. He was the third son of Frank Fitch, a master baker and confectioner, and Mary Redfern Fitch, both of Bedford. He was educated at Bedford Modern School.

## Career

Fitch joined the Royal Air Force in 1926 as a pilot officer on a short service commission. After flight training he served with Army co-operation squadrons at home and in India until 1929. In 1930, he was promoted to flying officer after completing a signals course and thereafter spent for five years in the Middle East. In 1937, he passed the RAF staff College course in Andover and was promoted to squadron leader.
During 1938 and 1939, Fitch was in the Directorate of Signals at the Air Ministry. At the outbreak of the Second World War, he initially served on signal duties in France and was made group captain on 1 June 1942, and air commodore in September 1943. Later that year, he was made deputy director of intelligence at the Air Ministry and commanding air officer of Tarawa.

## Consairways crash

On 25 July 1944, Fitch took a flight from Tarawa, his final intended destination being Australia. He was flying with Consairways, a war airline that had been established by Donald Beatty and was under contract to Air Transport Command. The plane crashed into a 750 ft hilltop on Florida Island on approach to Carney Field, while travelling from Tarawa to Guadalcanal, en route to Australia. It has been written that Fitch was carrying a case that "contained war plans detailing the upcoming major offensive in the Pacific, formulated by President Franklin Roosevelt and Pacific Command and was being delivered to General MacArthur".
Fitch was first interred in Lunga and re-interred in the Bourail New Zealand War Cemetery.

## Personal life

In 1931, Fitch married Florence (née Gribble) in Bedford, England. She survived him. He was a useful rugby player and played for Bedford, making 93 appearances between 1921 and 1928.
# Rough Common

Rough Common is a village in Canterbury in the parish of Harbledown, Kent, England. It forms part of the civil parish of Harbledown and Rough Common.