We are very sorry to notify you of the passing of Tony who was at the School from 1938 until 1948.

Tony sadly passed away on 7th June, aged 95 years.

A service is being held at Ipswich Crematorium on 23 June 2025 at 14:15.  The arrangements for the cremation and reception afterwards, including directions, can be found by following the link below:
https://anthonyernestgostling.muchloved.com/

We are conscious that some people who knew Tony during his time at the School may not be in contact with us and we would be very grateful if you could pass on this information to those that you know.

As is usual practice, we would like to place an obituary for Tony in the 2024-25 OI Journal. If you know of any stories or memories which you can pass on to us so we can put them together for the publication we would be most grateful. Please address any contributions to me through oldipswichians@ipswich.school

Sally Webber
OI Chair

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Very sorry to learn that Tony has died even though he reached a great age. He was a great supporter of the School and attended functions particularly the 50 year Summer Lunch which I know he and his wife enjoyed immensely. I didn’t know him well but met him on several occasions. He was a keen cricketer and he mentioned that he had played on the School Field before the 2nd World War. Later on he played cricket for the Greyhounds, a premier club for which Cyril Perkins the School coach and Suffolk professional also played on Sundays. After Cambridge Tony became a maths teacher and I think taught at Northgate School. He played golf at Woodbridge for several years.

Karl Daniels (OI 1944-53)