Recent necrology, March 2015

Some well-known people who have died recently

• Ralph Ballinger, 1915-2015
  New Zealander who spent his life in the breeding, selection and testing of flowers and growing flower seed crops

• Roy Douglas, 1907-2015
  Composer noted for working with William Walton and Ralph Vaughan Williams

• Malcolm Fraser, 1930-2015
  Australian Prime Minister, 1975-1983

• Gladys Goodall, 1908-2015
  Photographer who for 30 years travelled around the country helping to define affluent post-war New Zealand

• Mal Peet, 1947-2015
  Self-described ‘Jamie Oliver’ of children’s writing who won the Carnegie Medal for his second novel, Tamar

• Terry Pratchett, 1948-2015
  Master of comic fantasy and creator of the Discworld series, who sold more than 85 million books