MISSING . . .
THE DAILY MAIL offers readers a unique opportunity to re-establish contact with long-lost relatives and friends. Each week, MONICA PORTER features the story of someone trying to find a missing loved one, as well as a tale of people reunited. This column is produced in conjunction with the voluntary tracing service Searching For A Memory, run by Gill and John Whitley. Hamilton ‘ tony’ milton is a member of the venerable otter Swimming Club in london that has just celebrated the 50th anniversary of winning the 1964 amateur Swimming association Water Polo Championship.
of the 11 members of the team, eight were found in time for an anniversary reunion. the three missing members are Peter Stevens (forward), Bob Hunt ( midfield) and len Elsom (goal).
‘We were nearly all international swimmers,’ says tony, ‘and/or water polo players. the club was founded in 1869 with the motto Labor ipse voluptas (“Work is i tself pleasure”), and it helped set up the amateur Swimming association.
‘the original HQ of the club was St marylebone Baths. it has been at various london venues since then.
‘a member of the milton family has been a member of the otter since 1923. my own membership dates from 1951. my parents, Freddie and irene, met at the first Empire Games (now Commonwealth Games) in Hamilton, ontario (hence my name). irene swam for Canada, Fred for England. they married in 1935.
‘i followed suit and swam for Great Britain first at a water polo match against West Germany i n 1958, and in swimming at the 1960 Rome olympics.
‘i hope you can help trace our missing members.
‘We are also trying to find martin and andrew Kimber, t he s ons of our coach, Eric Kimber.’