Soham Grammar School, School Photo October 1937

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Courtesy of Herbert (Wilkes) Walton (1936)

"A SCHOOLDAYS SOUVENIR
THIS PANORAMA PHOTOGRAPH IS
1/6
PLEASE KEEP CLEAN AND RETURN TO
SCHOOL NEXT DAY IF NOT REQUIRED,
OR 1/6 IF KEPT
FURTHER COPIES CAN BE OBTAINED"

# means on 1939-45 Roll of Honour

1/10

back: Nipper Law - # Albert Jugg - JE Luddington - ? Gilbert
row 3: GJ Vail - Eric Smith - Ron Harding - ? Goodwin - Podge Cornell
row 2: John Fox or ? Gray - Sam Uffindel - Doug/Kong Taylor - Maurie Hobbs - Wyatt
front: Peter Knight - John/Micky Fyson - Don Boyce - R Murfitt?
Soham Grammar School Photo, 1937

2/10

back: 1 - Peter/Jeep Brown - 3 - 4 - RJ/Donkey Haywood - D Thorby
row 3: Tim Eyatt? - Hubby Human - AJ Thompson - ? Abraham - Woodbine
row 2: 1 - Les Steadman - Badcock - 4
front: Alan Talbot - Ken South?- Graves? - Pinion?
Soham Grammar School Photo, 1937

3/10

back: 1 - 2 - Mike Ward - Derrick/Ted Leonard - Coulson - Carter?
row 3: Rodney Neil - Ernie Fitch - Mervyn Peacock - Pat Norman - Camel Count
row 2: Brown? - K Holt? - John Caton - Peckitt
front: Ted Cox? - 2 - Palmer
Soham Grammar School Photo, 1937

4/10

back: (Carter?) - Ezra Sulman - JW/Dumper Clift - P Smith - Colin Mason - Norman Sneesby
row 3: South - Mackender - Gerald Sadler - Basil Stubbings - 5
row 2: Parker - JF/Fred/Rats Harding - Doug Tann - Mr Hunt (Kerney) Rural & General Science
front: Francis Bailey - Ronald Peacock - Sykes Morriss - Keith Leonard
Soham Grammar School Photo, 1937

5/10

back: WF Cross? - Jack Huxley - TW/Tim White - H Constable - AWE/Tubby Chamberlain
row 3: Palmer - Johnson - Leslie Martin - # EG Fretwell - Banger Day
row 2:
1 - Mr Riley
2 - Mr Lait 'Milky'
3 - Mr Thomas
4 - Mr BJA Neill (HM)
front: C Hiblin - M Ibbott - C South - R Cobbin
Soham Grammar School Photo, 1937

6/10

back: John Spencer - RJ/Shooey Bent - IW/Jarb Jarman - JF Miller-Mead - FA/Fred Barton - IC/Ivor Asplin
row 3: Wisby Butcher - Ken Pope - 3 - Boss Pettit - ? Covill
row 2:
1 - Mr Johnson (Latin/English) 'Bish'
2 - Herbert Peacock (History)
3 - Mr Ford (Botany/Zoology/Chemistry) 'Charlie'
4 - Mr Cecil Crouch (Arts/Music)
front: Doug Cranwell - AIR/Roy/'Dink' Palmer - Michael Lee - Stan Lee - 5
Soham Grammar School Photo, 1937

7/10

back: Rayner? - RE/Tubby Squire(s) - Les Stimpson - CR Colin Lown
row 3: # K Turner - H (Bert) Simpson - Des Gutteridge - Ginger Liles - 5
row 2: # John Norman - Malcolm/Pelly Norman* - Philip Lovering - 4
front: (1) - Ivan Howlett- Neville Chamberlain - Bunny Warren - RJ/Rusty Bridgeman**

* Peter Bedford recalls he could throw a cricket ball 95 yds
** see In Memoriam
Soham Grammar School Photo, 1937

8/10

back: HB/Wilkes Walton - RJ/Dick Turner - Bill Mitchell - GS/Steve White - Oliver Fyson
row 3: Dozy Palmer - Tusker Isaacson - # Fred Hockley - Philip Foreman
row 2: 1 - # Titch Bradshaw - Dosh Ashby
front: Mervyn Hill - Heywood - Heywood - Palmer
Soham Grammar School Photo, 1937

9/10

back: Derek Heffer - 2 - Denis Ward - ?Fletcher/?Pledger - ?Murfitt
row 3: 1 - Jack Leggett - Malcolm Sadler - ? Hatch - Tich Routledge
row 2: Pinion - 2 - Ron Griggs - JWR (Tubby) Taylor* MBE
front: Peter Bedford - 2 - 3 - 4 - R/Weeny Butcher

* Editor and author of many aircraft publications e.g. Jane's Aircraft
Soham Grammar School Photo, 1937

10/10

back: Gordon Wright - 2 - John Peacock - Derek Oakman - Hitch - 6
row 3: 1 - Fred/Knox Eden - 3 - Ken Gandy - Doug Steel
row 2: John Hughes - # EH Reader - JE/John/Slogger Atkin - Bob Martin - George Dann
front: (1) - 2 - 3 - WC/Bill Allen

last update 3 Sep 08
photo: Ray Studios, Braintree, Essex: courtesy of Herbert Walton (1936)
identifiers: Terry Allen, Glenda Bailey, Peter Bedford, Peter Brown, George Dann, Frank Haslam, R Vincent Martin, Peter Nicholls, Colin Thornhill, Arnold Tomalin, Angela Toynton, AJ Vince, Wilkes Walton.