Graham Collingwoode Underhill (18 Jan 1930 - 7 May 2020)

In loving memory of Graham Collingwoode Underhill who sadly passed away on 7th May 2020

Graham, who has died aged 90, was the last in his family line to reside in Moseley Birmingham. His parents, Baron Underhill and Gladys Barton, both came from old Moseley families dating back to the 19th century and were married at their Parish Church of St Anne in Park Hill in 1928.

Baron, following WW1 service as a signalman, returned to his Architects practice to specialise in the design of houses in the Arts and Crafts style, designing what was to be the family home in the late 1920’s, where Graham was to reside for majority of his life; namely 62 St. Albans Road.

Graham was educated at Rugby and Emmanuel College Cambridge, where the seeds were sown for his stoic precision of the English Language and his ability to maintain high values and standards in every activity he undertook.

After National Service, where he spent most of his time in the intelligence corps in Vienna, he then went on to follow his father as a signalman for seven years attaining the rank of Lieutenant.

Following a brief spell at Joseph Lucas, he was in the summer of 1965 appointed by Canon Lunt as a language master at K.E.H.S., teaching English, German, French and Spanish, participating in many school trips to the continent.

Graham went on to spend the next 30 years there, latterly as admissions registrar a position he carried in his customary precise way.

During all of this time he worshiped at his beloved Church of St Anne, where he served twice as Churchwarden, for over 30 years, firstly at the young age of 29; helping to sustain the fabric, the good order of which today, is a testimony to his perseverance.

Graham was a true quintessential gentleman very much of the old school and will be dearly missed.

Graham Hindley.