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Len
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Hi John you are so right, Allan Ives did take over from the Ward Twins one of the ward twins was Captain & the other was Vice Captain you could not tell them apart they went in to the Royal Navy Allan did take over from them as you say he did a good job
5 September 2011
- Colnbrook Slough England
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Dave
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Another interesting letter today from a Mr D.V. Norman at Goldings fom 1939 for two and a half years,who was on the Parade Ground day War was declared,another one of the many old boys who's stories fascinate me.Mentions Mr Whitbread who in them days was in charge of issuing the boots,Mr Barnes who was in charge of cleaning,used to call him "Brushie Barnes",School Captain Mercer,Superintenant Mr Whitehouse ex Navy who was in charge of football.One day they were playing the Police at football and it got quite heated and rough,so during the game he said "If they want it rough, let us give to them!" Joe Patch used to arrive every day on his bike with his dog.Plugge Bishop was one of the Woodwork masters.Mr Channon sportsmaster,Mr Battel the bandmaster,Danny and his wife were Chef,both Irish,the insight to Goldings expands weekly, many thanks young man, Dave
4 September 2011
- We could all write a book!
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J Sansom 46-49
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Hi John
Thanks for the mail, as Allan Ives was a printer he would have done his seven years, so when I knew him he followed the previous School Captain into that position, and made a very good job of it, Ive just remembered his name!, one of the Ward twins held that position before Allan. Good luck to Man City, if they play as good as they played against my team (Spurs) they will be okay. Best wishes John, see you at the reunion. John
4 September 2011
- Hertford
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Dave
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Click on the notice board to view the flowers sent by us all to Mrs Halfhide's family.
2 September 2011
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Dave
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A very nice letter dropped through my letter box this morning from a Mr Reginald Charles Tyrell (formerly Davis)who was at Goldings 1939-41 and one of the boys that died at Goldings was his best friend who died in sick bay 1940.He would dearly like to pay his last respect at Waterford,but being nearly 90 he doesn't drive and hoped he could get a lift,he lives in March,Cambridgeshire,but has since told me he's hoping his daughter will bring him,lets hope so!He was a Bootmaker,and in Cairns House.He remembers Joe Patch and his Alsatian,and he said and I quote "He never peddled that bike the dog pulled him everywere" Remembers ths swimming pool hadn't long opened.He arrived the day that Mr Battel got killed by a bomb outside the clock tower by the Print Shop.He enjoyed the stirring march's to Chapel on Sundays,and Macdonald the Governor gave the sermon's.Was their when they built the air raid shelters by sick bay and the unexploded bomb up top field,they was all cleared from the area,and Mr Purkis had to Guard it until the bomb squad arrived.Very Interesting young man.
1 September 2011
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