Roy McComish

Roy McComish
Roy McComish at Box Hill
Born(1922-02-28)28 February 1922
Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Died15 June 1995(1995-06-15) (aged 73)
England, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Alma materGlasgow School of Art
Occupation(s)Headmaster, artist
Employers
Known forFounder and first headmaster of Box Hill School
SpouseBarbara Delano Laing
Children2
Military career
BranchBritish Army
Rank Captain
UnitSeaforth Highlanders
Battles / warsSecond World War

John MacLachlan Roy McComish (28 February 1922 – 15 June 1995) was a Scottish educator, headmaster, artist and British Army officer who founded the independent boarding school Box Hill and served as its first headmaster. Prior to founding Box Hill, McComish was a housemaster and art master at Gordonstoun, an independent school in Scotland, and he included some of that school's educational ideas in the formation of his own school. As headmaster of Box Hill, McComish was one of the founding headmasters and leading organisers (along with Jocelin Winthrop Young) of the Round Square, an international network of schools, based on the educational concepts of Kurt Hahn founder and headmaster of Gordonstoun. Utilising his skills as an artist McComish designed the associations logo.