John died on 29 March 2014. He was born in 1935, and went to Malvern College. He learned to row at Thames which he joined in 1957. He joined London Rowing Club in 1981 as a coach, and coached novices for four years. He then coxed the Irregulars for several years and had a sculling boat at LRC. Despite his diminutive physique he was a good oarsman and always tried hard.
John Williams coxing the Irregulars in the Keith Ticehust painting.
