William and Derek in Phoenix. Arizona, 1985
Derek Ian Walton Holdaway (1937-2018) and Edward William Hubert Castell (1936-2018)
Derek Ian Walton Holdaway (1937-2018)
Son of Walter Henry Cutting Holdaway (1909-1968) and Aileen Barbara Walton (1916-1996)
Born in Madras, 9 December 1937
Baptised at St George’s Cathedral , Madras on 6 January 1938
Lawrence Memorial Royal Military School, Nilgris, India 12 February 1943-30 June 1947
Sailed to England on SS Strathmore in 1948
Tootal Road Secondary Modern School, Salford
Solicitors, Manchester 1953-1957
Stretford Borough Council 1957-1961
London County Council 1961-1963
Greater London Council 1963-1986
London Residuary Body 1986-1991
Solicitors, London 1991-1996
Volunteer with National Trust 1991-2017
Civil Partnership, Exeter Registry Office, registered with Edward William Hubert Castell (b.1936) 3 February 2006
Lives in Bridport, Dorset
In West Bay near our home in Bridport
William and Derek at False Bay in South Africa. 1995
Derek and Joanna in Bridport
Derek with his mother in their garden in Bridport. 1995
Anne, Barbara and Derek at West Bay in 1995
In Ostia with our friend Thomas