Pupils and Staff of our era

How we were and what's happened since, Staff are shown Red, Pupils not yet located are shown Green; Comments in Italics are taken from the Old Tamensians web site.
 
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Alsworth, Pat - Headington – Sandhills. now living in Lytham St Annes in Lancashire

Anderton, Harry “Skip” taught Geography

Bankerlari, "Banko" Christian name unknown, taught Maths and R I.

Barnet, Brian - location not known.

Batchelor, "Bruiser" Taught Science,

Bevan, "Bev” BHJ taught Latin. Left the school in 1960 after 25 years, I 1961 B.H.J Bevan (staff 35-60) was now at the Royal Masonic School, Bushey.

Bushnell, Alan, location not known - joined later

Cherry, Arthur “Bob” “Chingy” – Brill Deceased.

Clarke, Brian “Tacky” – 1948-55 Thame.  In 1963 E.J Clarke was ordained at Thame Baptist Church and went to Brazil as a missionary. In 1965 The Rev E.J. Clarke was a missionary in Brazil

Clark, Mike, - Boarder Upper Winchendon.

Cook, Christian name not known, location not known.

Corfield, Christian name not known, location not known

Cripps, Roy “Ezra” – Wheatley. Moved to the Isle of Man

Cross, Charlie - Headington – Risinghurst.

Curnock, Reg

Doman, Brian - Princes Risborough. 1958 B.G.S Doman had gained a 1st in Physics from Oxford and was going on to Harwell and in 1981 was teaching at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics, Liverpool University

Dyer, "Foxy" Headmaster, taught RI,

Fantham, Eric – Boarder location unknown.

Finney, Brian – Boarder location unknown.

Gillard, Alan T –Thame.  47-53 was with the Post Office as an Engineer

Goldsworthy, Christian name not known, location not known.  

Gordon, Ian – Boarder location unknown. Thought to have served in the REME

Griffin, Roger – Boarder location unknown.

Guest, W "Gussie", 1892-1975 taught History and from '49 PE,  Died in Oxford at the age of 85 having been history master at LWGS for over 30 years until his retirement in 1957. A Yorkshire man by birth, he was educated at Normanton Grammar School in the West Riding and then trained as a teacher. His career was interrupted by the 1st World War, during which he served as a Captain in the K.R.R.C., and was badly wounded. After the War, he read Modern History at Oxford and in 1925 he started at the School, teaching History and English.

Harris, Arthur - location unknown.

Hoole, J "Fanny" taught History

Howes, Jim (Jabez) – Thame.

Kingston, Tony – Thame.

Kurt, Christian name unknown taught French

Martienssen, Paul – Wheatley.

Maxton, John "Jake 1947- 1954 - Stanton St John. John Maxton  was MP for Cathcart Glasgow before stepping down in 2001. John won the seat in 1979 when he defeated the Conservative incumbent Teddy Taylor. At the time this was a shock defeat. 2004 John Maxton a former head boy has been created a life peer. From an email - I am married to Christine and we have three sons. I still love my jazz and have been a Board member of the Glasgow Jazz Festival for ten years. I keep fit and go to the gym most days and run 4/5 miles on a treadmill. Used to be able to run at 8 minute miles but am now down to 9 minute miles.

Miller "Squit” taught Physics, lived in Thame

Morton, Alan – Morton. now living in Horsepath

Murphy, Patrick, “Spud” – Boarder original location unknown ~ deceased. 1952 A fund was started for Patrick Murphy who two years previously was found to have tuberculosis and then he'd developed cerebral meningitis which had left him totally blind and deaf.

Osborn 1, Alan – Thame. I passed through the school sitting securely near the bottom of the class. My only claim to fame was arriving back from an enforced run on the school bus. That won me a week pushing the heavy roller and detention. Having been married to Janet, with two children, divorced, married again to Joyce a lecturer in FE, I am now living in Berkhamsted. I did an engineering apprenticeship with Airtech at Haddenham, leaving to join Possum Controls at Aylesbury a charity owned company making electronic equipment for the severely disabled. The company was sold in July 1994 and I was made redundant took early retirement. My interests are travel, Genealogy, WW1, rough shooting and our local U3A.

Osborne 2, John – Stadhampton. Farms at Stadhampton

Pym, Eric - Headington – Risinghurst ~ Deceased.

Seal, "Freddie"

Seymour, Laurence "Leggy" – Wheatley.

Shewry, Philip "Ted" – Thame. Retired in December 2001 but returned - for a while - to work part time as a Telecoms Adviser for Canon UK. Still live in Thame with wife June and have two children and two grandchildren. Played soccer, tennis, and cricket for Thame but now my main sport is bowls (indoors and outdoors). My hobbies are gardening, reading, quizzes, and following Henley Hawks Rugby Club.

Surridge, Ken - Headington – Quarry.

Triggs, Arthur – Boarder, location unknown.

Wallis, Brian - Headington – Risinghurst. I went into Engineering as an apprentice then moved onto Business Systems, becoming Business Systems Manager for a company in High Wycombe. Redundant at 50, I eventually moved into Accounts, finally looking after the accounts of the telecoms dept at Oxford University.- from Brians email.

Williams, Bob – Brill, was a Boarder from his second year onwards.