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HENRY
THORNTON SCHOOL, CLAPHAM MEMORIAL
World
War 1 & 2 - Detailed information
Compiled & Copyright © Ted
Hayward 2006
 There
was a memorial that was present in the former Henry Thornton School,
Clapham. This memorial has now disappeared and the detail extracted
here is from an old school magazine, Summer Term 1951 issue. New memorial
rededicated at a service Saturday 31 October 2009 at Lambeth College
(New Sixth For College), South Side, Clapham, London S.W.4. by Rev.
Deborah Matthews, St. Paul's Church, Rectory Grove, Clapham.
Extract
from the magazine:
“The
War Memorial plaque which now hangs on the wall of the main corridor
at the School was the centrepiece of the short ceremony held in the
Main Hall on 19th December last [i.e., 1950], attended by the next of
kin of many of the fallen and a large number of Old Thorntonians. The
plaque, subscribed for by members of the [Old Thorntonian] Association
and relatives of the dead, is of plain oak, engraved with the fifty-three
names, surmounted by a laurel-wreath in bronze, and was presented on
behalf of the Association by Mr. C. E. Jeremy, Vice-President, and accepted
on behalf of the School by the Headmaster, Mr. W. D. Evans.
Mr.
Evans …said that it would be erected in the main corridor, through
which the daily life of the School flowed, and he hoped that the boys
would look at it and remember what it meant and what it stood for.”
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Photograph
Copyright © Ted Hayward 2009 |
1939 |
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1945 |
IN
GRATEFUL AND HONOURED MEMORY
OF ALL THOSE OLD BOYS WHO LOST
THEIR LIVES DURING THE WAR
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| ADAMSON,
DFM |
Thomas
Johnston |
1924-28 |
Flying
Officer (Air Bomber) 146346, 570 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. Died 4th march 1944. Aged 34. Son of William Murdoch Adamson,
M.P., and Jennie Laurel Adamson, M.P.; husband of Minnie Lydia Adamson,
of Forest Hill, London. B.Sc. (Ecoms.). Awarded the Distinguished
Flying Medal (D.F.M.). Buried in ORLEANS MAIN CEMETERY, Loiret,
France. Plot 2. Row A. Grave 20. |
| ALLCOAT |
Peter
Sidney |
1931-38 |
Driver
2587006, 2 Armd. Div. Sigs. (The Middlesex Yeomanry), Royal Corps
of Signals. Died 8th December 1943. Son of Ernest John and Letitia
May Allcoat, of Thorpe Bay, Essex. Buried in ANCONA WAR CEMETERY,
Italy. Plot III. Row G. Grave 8. |
| ALLEN |
Ronald
John |
1923-30 |
Lance
Corporal, 5 Div Signals, Royal Corps of Signals. Died 10 July 1943.
Aged 29. Son of Williams James and Florence Beatrice Allen; husband
of Beryl Nita Allen, of Mill Hill, Middlesex. Buried in SYRACUSE
WAR CEMETERY, Sicily |
| BALLANTINE |
Ronald
George |
1935-38 |
Flying
Officer, 224 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 29
July 1943. Aged 22. Son of Thomas George and Alice Augusta Ballantine.
Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey |
| BATE |
Kenneth
Oswald |
1931-36 |
Sergeant
(Pilot) 11667841, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 18th June
1941. Aged 20. Buried in STREATHAM PARK CEMETERY, Square 24. Grave
31219.. Square 24. Grave 31219. |
| BELASCO |
Albert
Edwin |
1921-26 |
Sergeant
864959, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 29th October 1941.
Aged 31. Son of Albert William and Ellen Georgina Belasco; husband
of Cecile Muriel Beatrice Belasco, of Morden, Surrey. No known grave.
Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 39. |
| BIRCH |
Leonard
Albert |
1918-25 |
Civilian.
Died 12 November 1940. Aged 46. Buried in CHELSEA CEMETERY |
| CAMPBELL |
Donald
Stirling |
1932-36 |
Flight
Sergeant (Air Bomber) 1314892, 640 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. Died 13th May 1944. Aged 23. Son of J. E. S. and Margaret
Campbell; husband of Elsie B. Campbell, of Balham, London. Buried
in SCHOONSELHOF CEMETERY, Antwerpen, Blegium. Plot IVa. Row E. Collective
grave 36-42. |
| COLE |
James
Clement |
1926-31 |
Flight-Sergeant,
148 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 20 October
1943. Aged 28. Son of James and Agnes Rose Cole; husband of I A
Cole, of Mitcham, Surrey. Commemorated on ALAMEIN MEMORIAL, Egypt |
| COLLINGWOOD,
DFM |
Anthony
Leonard [Frederick] |
1930-34 |
Flyig
Officer (Air Gunner) 53676. 13 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died 9th
June 1944. Aged 24. Son of Leonard and Winifred Collingwood; husband
of Edith Primrose Collingwood, of Rochester, Kent. Awarded the Distinguished
Flying Medal (D.F.M.). Buried in SANGRO RIVER WAR CEMETERY, Italy.
Plot X. Row A. Grave 9. |
| FOERS |
Geoffrey
Charles |
1927-32 |
Flight
Lieutenant (Pilot) 104517, 78 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer
Rwserve. Died 2nd October 1942. Aged 26. Son of Bertie George Foers,
and of Bertha Elizabeth Foers, of Ditton Hill, Surbiton, Surrey.
Buried in RHEINBERG WAR CEMETERY, Kamp Lintfort, Nordrhein-Westfal,
Germany. Plot 2. Row B. Collective grave 15-18. |
| GARROD |
Ernest
Henry |
1931-36 |
Sergeant
(Observer), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 21 June 1941.
Aged 21. Son of Mrs M M Garrod. and stepson of Mr T A Finney, of
Tooting, London. Buried in WANDSWORTH (EARLSFIELD) CEMETERY |
| GIBBS |
John
Vicary Frank |
1933-36 |
Pilot
Officer, 106 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 30
October 1940. Aged 21. Son of John Vicary Gibbs and Flora Nellie
Gibbs, of Battersea, London. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL,
Surrey |
| GODFREY |
Ronald |
1935-41 |
Lieutenant,
1 Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Died 11 July 1944. Aged 22. Son
of Frederick William and Nellie Elizabeth Godfrey. Buried in BAYEUX
WAR CEMETERY, France |
| GODSMARK |
Peter
Stephen |
1933-39 |
Lance
Corporal, Royal Tank Regiment, Royal Armoured Corps. Died 19 February
1943. Aged 20. Son of Edward Stephen and Gertrude Oxley Godsmark,
of Battersea, London. Buried in SFAX WAR CEMETERY, Tunisia |
| GRAY |
J
|
1931-37 |
No
further information currently available |
| GREEN |
Edward
John |
1918-20 |
Major,
10 Battalion, Royal Berkshire Regiment. Died 4 February 1944. Aged
37. Distinguished Service Order; son of Arthur Charles and Ellen
Green; husband of Dorothy Alfreda Green, of Reading, Berkshire.
Buried in ANZIO WAR CEMETERY, Italy |
| GREER |
Norman
William |
1930-36 |
Ordinary
Seaman, Royal Navy: HMS “Jersey”. Died 2 May 1941. Aged
21. Son of William John and Emma Jane Greer, of Farnham, surrey.
Buried in MALTA (CAPPUCINI) NAVAL CEMETERY |
| GREY |
Colin
Edgar |
1934-39 |
Gunner,
102 (The Pembroke Yeomanry) Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died
9 April 1943. Aged 19. Son of William Campbell and Doris Lilian
Grey, of Clapham, London. Buried in OUED ZARGA WAR CEMETERY, Tunisia |
| HANDLEY |
Hubert
Douglas |
1935-39 |
Craftsman,
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Died 24 June 1944. Aged
21. Killed by flying bomb; son of Hubert Edward and Marjorie Kathleen
Handley, of Coventry. Buried in LENHAM CEMETERY, Kent |
| HARDCASTLE |
William
Gordon |
1931-36 |
Flying
Officer (Observer), 106 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died 8 July 1944. Aged 24. Son of William and Charlotte Maud Hardcastle,
of Balham, London; buried at Oulins Churchyard, France |
| HARRIS |
W
C F |
1932-37 |
No
further information currently available |
| HAZARD |
Ivan
Henry |
1931-38 |
Sergeant
(Pilot), 101 Squadron, Royal Air Force. killed in flying accident
on beach at Atwick 20 March 1943. Aged circa 22. Conspicuous Gallantry
Medal. |
| HELLINGS |
Sydney
Ronald |
1918-21 |
Trooper,
2 Royal Gloucestershire Hussars, Royal Armoured Corps. Died 19 November
1941. Aged 35. Son of John Alfred Hart and Ellen Rhonda Hellings,
of East Sheen, Surrey. Buried in KNIGHTSBRIDGE WAR CEMETERY, Acroma,
Libya |
| HIGGINS |
Francis
Charles |
1926-31 |
Sergeant
(Observer), 107 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Dued 13 June 1940. Aged
25. Son of John and Hetty Kate Higgins, of Hanworth, Middlesex.
Buried at Cauge Communal Cemetery, France |
| HIGGS |
Douglas
Herbert |
1934-36 |
Flight-Sergeant
(Pilot), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 27 August 1943.
Aged 24. Son of Herbert William and Minnie Victoria Higgs, of Tooting,
Surrey. Buried at Plymouth (Efford) Cemetery |
| HIGHMAN |
Robert
|
1927-34 |
Ordinary
Telegraphist, Royal Navy: HMS “Bath”. Died 19 August
1941. Aged 26. Son of John Sydney and Ellen Highman, of Caterham,
Surrey. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL |
| HOLMES |
Stanley
William |
1930-35 |
Flight-Lieutenant
(Pilot), 158 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died 20 February 1944. Aged
circa 24. Son of Lillian Holmes, of Athlone, Co West Meath, Irish
Republic. Buried IN HANOVER WAR CEMETERY, Germany |
| JACKSON |
Donald
Gordon |
|
Sergeant,
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 12 September 1942. Aged
19. Son of Gordon Wallet and Elsie Eva Jackson, of Bournemouth,
Hants. Commemorated on THE ALAMEIN MEMORIAL, Egypt |
| JAMIESON |
Alexander
Donald Cyril |
1932-39 |
Flight-Sergeant,
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 28 March 1945. Aged 23.
Son of Alexander Oram and Hettie Margaret Annie Jamieson, of Tadworth,
Surrey. Commemorated on OTTAWA MEMORIAL, Canada |
| LANE |
Donald
Owen |
1932-39 |
Flight-Sergeant
(Navigator), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 8 January 1945.
Aged 23. Son of Owen and Hilda Annette Lane, of Streatham, London.
Buried in KHAYAT BEACH WAR CEMETERY, Israel |
| LEWIS |
George
Edwin |
1932-35 |
Ordinary
Signalman, Royal Navy: HMS “Waverley”. Died 30 May 1940.
Aged 19. Son of Frederick Arthur and Ethel May Lewis, of Margate,
Kent. Commemorated on CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL |
| LLOYD-SMITH |
Vivian
Bernard |
1929-34 |
Sub-Lieutenant,
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve: HMS “Southampton”. Died
11 January 1941. Aged 23. Son of Harry Bernard and Annie Lloyd-Smith,
of Stoneleigh, Surrey; husband of Elisabeth Esther Lloyd-Smith.
Commemorated on CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL |
| MARTIN
|
Sidney
Walter |
1920-28 |
Civilian.
Died 21 October 1943. Aged 33. Died at 21 Old Farm Avenue, Sidcup;
son of Edward Percy and Edith Mary Martin, of 21 Marjorie Grove,
Clapham common, London; husband of Marjorie Martin. Buried in CHISLEHURST/SIDCUP
CEMETERY |
| MOODY |
Charles
James Edward |
1931-36 |
Sergeant,
172 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 8 September
1943. Aged 23. Son of Charles Ambrose Everard and Margaret Ethel
Moody, of Rotherhithe, London. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL,
Surrey |
| NORRIE |
Ernest
Murray |
1930-37 |
Sapper,
Royal Engineers. Died 7 December 1942. Aged 23. Son of E S and Mary
E Norrie, of Wimbledon Park, Surrey. Commemorated on BROOKWOOD MEMORIAL
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| PATON |
R
H |
1935-39 |
No
further information currently available |
| RUSSELL |
Leslie
Bryant |
1931-36 |
Supply
Assistant, Royal Navy: HMS “Dunedin”. Died 24 November1941.
Aged 21. Son of James Walter and Ada Isabel Russell, of Battersea,
London. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL |
| SAUNDERS |
Albert
Frederick Charles |
1932-38 |
Sergeant
(Pilot), 600 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 7
September 1940. Aged 19. Son of Albert Victor and Eliza Amelia Saunders,
of Clapham. Buried at Wandsworth (Earlsfield) Cemetery. |
| SMITH |
Bassett
William |
1934-39 |
Flying
Officer, 107 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died 22 April 1945. Aged
circa 21. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey |
| SMITH |
Victor
James |
1932-39 |
Leading
Radio Mechanic, Royal Navy: “HMS “Bramble”. Died
31 December 1942. Aged 21. Son of Anthony George and Elsie Agnes
Smith, of Battersea, London. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL |
| STAPLES |
Denis
Charles |
1929-34 |
Sergeant,
110 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 12 April 1941.
Aged 23. Son of Herbert G and Florence A L Staples; husband of Mary
Joan Staples, of Wimbledon, Surrey. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL,
Surrey |
| STEEL |
Douglas |
1930-35 |
Sergeant,
Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Died 19 July 1943. Aged
24. Son of William Lambie and Edith Kate Steel, of Worcester Park,
Surrey. Buried in KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY, Thailand |
| TEECE |
Alec
Jabez Desmond |
1934-40 |
Flying
Officer, 514 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 20
September 1944. Aged 20. Son of Alec George and Marion Caroline
Teece, of Putney, London. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey |
| TURNER |
J
R |
1925-32 |
No
further information currently available |
| WEAVER |
J
H |
1924-29 |
No
further information currently available |
| WEBB |
Ronald
William |
1931-36 |
Ordinary
Seaman, Royal Navy: HMS “Jersey”. Died 2 May 1941. Aged
20. Son of Walter Richard and Dorothy Jane Webb, of Morden., Surrey.
Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL |
| WELFARE |
H
|
1917-23 |
No
further information currently available |
| WILDE |
George
Arthur |
1931-37 |
Corporal,
5 Corps Sigs, Royal Corps of Signals. Died 15 September 1944. Aged
24. Son of Charles Arthur and Lucy Irene Wilde, of Battersea, London.
Buried in CORIANO RIDGE WAR CEMETERY, Italy |
| WILKINSON |
Jack
Edwin Thomas |
1934-38 |
Flying
officer (Navigator), 107 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died 27 August 1943. Aged circa 20. Buried in AUCHY-AU-BOIS CHURCHYARD,
France |
| WILSON |
Edward
Campbell Keddie |
1935-43 |
Second
Lieutenant, 4 Prince of Wales’ Own Ghurkha Rifles. Died 8
December 1944. Aged 20. Son of Albert Edward and Wilhelmina Campbell
Wilson, of Edinburgh. Buried in DELHI WAR CEMETERY, India |
| WILTSHIRE |
R
|
1930-35 |
No
further information currently available |
| WRIGHT |
Leslie
Robert |
1934-39 |
Sergeant,
70 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 4 September
1943. Aged 20. Son of Walter George and Bessie Lillian Wright, of
Stockwell, London. Commemorated on ALAMEIN MEMORIAL, Egypt |
| WRIGHT-LAURENCE |
R
|
1931-36 |
No
further information currently available |
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20 December, 2018
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