1939 Sports day

The last peace time sports day before the war and many boys are mentioned who wouldn't return.

Sports day 1938

Sports day report from 1938.

Roll of Honour: Gordon Carden

 

Sergeant (Pilot) G. E. Carden

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

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Died on active service, 26 May 1942, England. Aged 20.

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Gordon Edward Carden was born in 1921, the son of Mr and Mrs E. W. Carden of Wood View, West Weybridge who later stayed at The Ship Hotel in Weybridge. Mr Carden was assistant Contracts Manager at a branch of Vickers having spent ten years at their Weybridge factory.

At the County School from 1930-1939 Gordon was a keen sportsman playing rugby, cricket and football. After leaving school he followed in his fathers footsteps by taking an apprenticeship at Vickers. In September 1940 he volunteered for the RAFVR and went to America where he learned to fly. Whilst in service his nickname was ‘Oaf’.

Gordon died on active service on 26 May 1942 aged just 20.

Gordon Carden is buried in Addlestone Burial Ground, Surrey (sec. 23 grave 33). He is also remembered on the Woking County Grammar School roll of honour located in Christ Church, Woking.

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Last updated 24 July 2010

Sources

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Woking News and Mail

Woking County School magazine

Germany Quivers by Derek Lord (1942)

Order of memorial service 1946

Order of memorial service for old boys killed in WW2 in 1946.

Roll of honour

The role of honour plaque that used to be on the first floor balcony wall in the hall is now hanging in Christ Church in Woking.

Roll of honour

The role of honour plaque that used to be on the first floor balcony wall in the hall is now hanging in Christ Church in Woking.

1938 Senior Football Team

1938 Senior Football Team. Photo taken in upper playground.

A very sad photo. No less than six of these boys were killed in WW2.

Horace (Phil) Black, Gordon Carden, Ronald Horwood, John Underhill, Denys Cooper and Derek Lord.

1938 Senior Cricket Team

1938 Senior Cricket Team. Photo taken in upper playground.

Four of these boys, Kenneth Noble, Gordon Carden, Ronald Horwood and Horace (Phil) Black were killed in WW2.

1938 Rugby First XV

1938 Rugby first XV. Photo taken in the upper playground.

Gordon Carden, Horace (Phil) Black, Derek Lord and Teddy Johnson were all killed in WW2.

1939 Senior Cricket Team

1939 Senior Cricket Team. Photo taken in the upper playground.

John Underhill, Gordon Carden and Ronald Horwood were all killed in WW2.

1939 Senior Rugby XV

1939 Senior Rugby XV. Photo taken in the upper playground.

Gordon Carden, Ronald Horwood and Derek Lord were all killed in WW2.