Evidence was heard from former pupil and subsequent Chaplain and assistant master “James (CDR)” and assistant master Gordon Cruden, and the read-in evidence of assistant masters Stephen Campbell and Nicholas Diver.
Assistant Masters: "James (CDR)" (1966-1979)
Read the comments under “James (CDR)”‘s witness testimony to the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry.
Assistant Masters: “James (CDR)” – SCAI Witness Statement (6 November 2020)
According to his witness statement to the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry, “James (CDR)” attended Merchiston as a pupil from 1954-1959 and returned as a member of staff from 1966-1979. In the published book—the Merchiston Castle School Register, 1974-1993—it is clear that only one person matches both spans, and his stated education qualifications in both the witness statement and in the Register also match.
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