Diarmid

This House bears the name of Allastair Malcolm Cluny McReady-Diarmid.

Allastair Malcolm Cluny McReady-Diarmid, born March 21st 1888, was the third of the four sons of Mr. H. Leslie McReady-Drew, his mother being a native of Jersey.

He entered College in 1904 and was in that year’s Cricket XI and was admitted to the London University O.T.C. and before long received a commission in the 17th Middlesex Regiment.  From then till his death he was almost continuously at the front, with the exception of our months in hospital in 1915.  He had been blown off the firing step by the explosion of a shell, and after carrying on for some weeks was sent home.

The crowning moment of the McReady-Diarmid’s career came in November 1917, in the battle of Cambrai.  The wonderful exploit that won him the V.C. and cost him his life was described in a Special Division Order, which was repeated in the official award.