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Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Surrey schools champions in 1933

The team that won the 1933 Secondary Schools County Cup. Sadly five of the boys were to die in World War 2.


Sunday, October 28, 2012

The Wokingian - July 1960

A scanned copy of the school magazine, The Wokingian can be found HERE

581 Boys on the register. Among one of the more interesting mentions is R. H. G. Mellersh who left the school in 1958 being awarded his tennis blue at Oxford. He lost in 3 sets to Larry Nagler of the USA in the first round of the 1960 US Open at Forest Hills, New York probably his only Grand Slam appearance.

Saturday, October 27, 2012

1934 Senior Football Team

1934 Senior Football Team. Photo taken in upper playground.


Ronald Wood and Reginald Hopper were both killed in WW2. H. S. Roots served in and survived both wars.

Friday, October 26, 2012

1933 Prefects

1933 Prefects, photo taken in upper playground.


Reginald Hopper was killed in WW2. Roderic Coote became Bishop of Gambia.

Monday, October 15, 2012

1933 Senior Cricket Team

1933 First XI cricket team. Photo taken in front of the pavilion at the Loop Road playing fields.


Reginald Hopper was killed in WW2. H. S. Roots, sports master is on the left.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

1930 Junior Football Team

1930 Junior football team. Photo taken in upper playground.


Paddy Coote and Reginald Hopper were killed in WW2. Paddy Coote was capped for Ireland at rugby.

Friday, October 5, 2012

1934 Senior Cricket Team

1934 Senior cricket team. Photo taken at Loop Road playing fields.


Ronald Donohoe was killed in WW2.