Verified source report
Don Egginton obituary
My father, Don Egginton, who has died aged 92, was a professor of accounting at Bristol University and head of the university’s economics department. An outstanding teacher and respected academic, he was also an accomplished artist, creating works in different media over a period of 50 years. His portrait of the economist Alfred Marshall, after Sir William Rothstein’s 1908 painting, hangs in the university. Don was born in the East End of London to Eileen (nee Burnett) and Albert Egginton. Ellen and Al, as they were known, worked as a cook and driver for the British Army respectively. Don survived their home being bombed in the blitz, and was then evacuated with his family to Norfolk, where they settled. His father made it back from Dunkirk but died as a PoW in Burma. Continue reading...
coverage / Source report
Get updates, inspect source trails, send records, share the canonical story, or support the reporting work from the reading page.
My father, Don Egginton, who has died aged 92, was a professor of accounting at Bristol University and head of the university’s economics department. An outstanding teacher and respected academic, he was also an accomplished artist, creating works in different media over a period of 50 years. His portrait of the economist Alfred Marshall, after Sir William Rothstein’s 1908 painting, hangs in the university. Don was born in the East End of London to Eileen (nee Burnett) and Albert Egginton. Ellen and Al, as they were known, worked as a cook and driver for the British Army respectively. Don survived their home being bombed in the blitz, and was then evacuated with his family to Norfolk, where they settled. His father made it back from Dunkirk but died as a PoW in Burma. Continue reading...
Use the source file, response routes, and updates before treating any contested detail as complete.
Open topic path or search related wording such as records, sources, agencies, dates, and locations.
What happened
According to The Guardian’s source item, Don Egginton obituary, My father, Don Egginton, who has died aged 92, was a professor of accounting at Bristol University and head of the university’s economics department. An outstanding teacher and respected academic, he was also an accomplished artist, creating works in different media over a period of 50 years. His portrait of the economist Alfred Marshall, after Sir William Rothstein’s 1908 painting, hangs in the university. Don was born in the East End of London to Eileen (nee Burnett) and Albert Egginton. Ellen and Al, as they were known, worked as a cook and driver for the British Army respectively. Don survived their home being bombed in the blitz, and was then evacuated with his family to Norfolk, where they settled. His father made it back from Dunkirk but died as a PoW in Burma. Continue reading…
Context
The development sits in VINI’s Culture file for readers following arts, entertainment, fashion, film, music, celebrity, and the business of culture. The original report is linked so readers can check the source account, follow later updates, and compare new coverage against the first published record. The source item is dated 2026-06-28T15:42:44+00:00.
What to watch
Open questions include whether primary sources issue follow-up statements, whether local or market impacts become clearer, and whether additional reporting changes the timeline or adds material context.
Source
Primary source: Don Egginton obituary via The Guardian. VINI cites and links the source; it does not reproduce the publisher’s full article text without rights clearance.
Keep following
This file can keep developing
vininews.com uses reader tips, public records, right-of-reply requests, corrections, and follow-up reporting to keep important stories current.
Support and subscriptions never buy coverage, placement, suppression, or corrections.
This source-cited VINI report links to the original publisher record. VINI does not republish third-party article bodies without rights clearance. 1 source listed.
Source links
- Don Egginton obituaryThe Guardian - 2026-06-28T15:42:44+00:00
Reader comments
Moderated discussion
Comments are open to authenticated approved accounts, screened for spam and abuse, and published only after newsroom moderation unless editors change the story control.
No approved comments yet.
Substantive, civil comments can be submitted by approved account holders.