Harrow County School for Boys

Entry Year 1939

(The list of Form II 1939 was printed in the December 1939 issue of Gaytonian.  The Form V  list is  from a list of members of Form V who passed the General School Examination that was printed in The Gaytonian in November 1943.)

For a photograph of Form 2C in 1939 click here  
For a photograph of the Rugby 1st XV 1944-45 click here  
For a photograph of the Athletics Team, Summer 1945, click here  

Form IIa

Anderson, K R - VA 
Ansell, R C - VA 
Bellamy, P D - VA    (Peter Bellamy was in the Rugby 1st XV 1944-45.  Bernard Gillespie writes: "Bellamy was an absolute demon at field and track.")
Bishop, D H
Blackburn, K A
- VA   (Ken Blackburn was in the Athletics Team, Summer 1945)
Camish, D

Catchpole, E J - VA  (Graduated in 1949 as M.Sc. in Aeronautical Engineering at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and returned to continue a post-graduate course in his subject. )
Cornish, R W
- VA 
Crampton. N
Deller, D
Fawthrop, E
Fraser, P

Hayes, G - VA   
Hollis, O
Jackson, G
Jolly, D C - VA 
Jones, O G
- V(Demyship in Natural Sciences to Magdalen, Oxford, 1945-46, Oscar Jones was "a great pianist", says Brian Hester. He was in the Rugby 1st XV in 1944-45) 
Knight, B D
- VB 
Little, P

Maddock, J
Mercieca, P
Murgatroyd, P
Phillips, P
Riley, D G
(in the forces in 1945)
Rose, J B
- VA 
Rose, J C

Stannard, K W - VA (Ken Stannard was a Prefect in 1946. Scholarship in Modern Languages to Emmanuel, Cambridge, 1945-46)
Taylor, G T
Thomas, R
Weary, S
Weston, P

Form IIb

Alexander, R 
Allday, R
Bale, E
Beak, G L
- VB 
Benton, D P
- VB 
Bristow, D
Capper, L V
- VB 
Cresswell, A
Eldridge, C H
- VB 
Elliot, A
Gelstharp, P
Gregory, J D
- VB 
Hodges, J H - VB 
Kendell, J
Knight, B D
Liddall, J
Loveridge, J
McAfee, D
Metcalfe, H
- VB   (Hugh Metcalfe was a Prefect in 1946.  After service in the RAF and a degree in Applied Mathematics at Imperial College London, he had a distinguished career in BAC, and rose to be Deputy Chief Executive at British Airospace.  He was a specialist in guided weapons and a key figure in the development of the Bloodhound and Rapier missiles.  Hugh Metcalfe died in 2002)
Miles, J R
Napper, J
Norman, F G
- VB 
Shackell, J
- VB 
Shepherd, E J
- VB 
Temple, K
Warman, J
Westlake, D
- VB 
Woods, D W
- VB 

Form IIc

Barrett, A J - VC   (Tony Barrett.  Awarded Rotary Grant for Research tenable at Atlanta University, Institute of Technology, Georgia, USA in 1949.)
Beattie, K
Bishop, F J
Bushby, P
Cox, A   (Alan Cox)
Denman, E E
- VA 
Emery, A G
Emery, G
Faers, D
Fox, J P
- VA 
Gillespie, B J  (Bernard Gillespie.  Click to read his reminiscences.)
Goodman, R
Hallet, J  (John Hallet)
Hannington, C  (Clinton Hannington)
Henocq, P
Holdsworth, E  (Eric Holdsworth was in 2C in 1939, but was not included in the Gaytonian list.
He was in the Athletics Team, Summer 1945, and was a Prefect in 1946)
Hulme, D
Jones, A W
Jones, E E
- VC   (Eric Jones)
Lane, P S
- VC   (Peter Lane was in 2C in 1939, but was not included in the Gaytonian list.)
Maclean, A
McLaren, J R
- VC 
Oakley, D
Phelps, F  (Fred Phelps)
Schofield, A
Shersby, H  (Hubert Shersby)
Smith, A J
Symes, A  (Tony Symes)
Walker, S
Wallington, K N 
(in the forces in 1945)
Zealey, R

Form IId

Andersen, R
Ascott, R
Bailey, J - VD 
Bignell, L
Blundell, M L
Bourne, B
Dobb, P
Everett, P
Gillespie, A - VD
Grounsell, G
Harris, F
Hide, B
Hill, H
Holman, G
Hughes, S
Lewis, R
Maxwell, J H - VD  (Became a  pig farmer in the Philipinnes)
Myers, P
Potter, J
Poulter, A
Ritchie, S G - VD 
Sammons, L
Searle, R V - VD  (went to Imperial College, London - took Physics?)
Smith, R A
Sutton, G
Taylor, M G

Others in form V in 1943

Barke, J W - VD 
Barlow, P C - VC 
Bosdet, J A
- VC 
Browne, A D
- VA 
Burrage, S J
- VA (started in 1938 according to list of those in the forces 1945)
Burrows, C J - VD 
Case, J - VD   (Bernard Gillespie writes: "John Case - better known as "slushy Case"  -  don't ask me why -  Case and I and a fellow in the '40 admission, name of Lindo, were all keen builders of flying model aeroplanes)
Charlton, I
- VA   (Ian Charlton was in the Athletics Team, Summer 1945. A Prefect in 1946)
Cook, L A
- VC 
Davis, G R
- VA (started in 1938 according to list of those in the forces 1945)
Douglas, M L - VD 
Edmunds, J A - VA (started in 1938 according to list of those in the forces 1945)
Falkingham, R V
- VB 
Ford, A P
- VC (started in 1938 according to list of those in the forces 1945)
Hermes, F E
- VC   ("Frank Hermes had a great interest in literature", says Brian Hester. He was a Prefect in 1946)
Hogg, J S
- VA  (School Captain 1945-46.  Jimmy Hogg retired from the MAFF in 1988.)
Hunt, G J
- VA 
Jones, E S
- VB 
Kirby, D S
- VC 
Kitson, R A - VD 
Manders, A  F - VD  (Tony Manders was Vice-Captain of the Rugby 1st XV in 1944-45)
May, A F - VA   (Alan May was in the Rugby 1st XV 1944-45)
Partridge, A E
- VB 
Peters, R L
- VB 
Richardson, E A - VA (started in 1938 according to list of those in the forces 1945)
Robertson, G M - VA 
Rowlinson, C
- VA 
Samwell, S D
- VC 
Scarsbrook, A F
- VC 
Sears, J - VC (started in 1938 according to list of those in the forces 1945)
Simpson, H G
- VC 
Spence, D V
- VB 
Steer, A L - VD 
Thomas, D F - VA 
Tudball, I G
- VA 
Verney, K J (not in Schools Certificate list, but started in 1939 according to list of those in the forces 1945)
White, E J - VB 
Wilson, G W - VD 

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