stuartpearce36May 19, 20211 minJoe Pengelly (1936-43) We are very grateful to Joe Pengelly (1936-43) for being the first Old Boy to provide some spoken recollections not only of his life and...
stuartpearce36May 19, 20213 minJohn Roger Yates - 1951-1958I have to say that my time at DHS were the happiest years of my life. The friendships I made last to this day. I never found study...
stuartpearce36May 19, 202112 minMemories of Penzance – Bob RickardRobert Cole’s memories of his wartime evacuation to Penzance awakened memories of my own. He and I have complementary stories. He and I...
stuartpearce36May 19, 20216 minMaurice Brereton 1941-1945 Devonport High School in Penzance. I joined the school in the First form in Penzance in September 1941. Prior to this I had attended Hyde...
stuartpearce36Mar 2, 20217 minJohn Yates Williams (1950-8) Reminiscences of life at Cody High School Detroit I was awarded an American Field Service Scholarship (AFS) in 1958 when in the 3rd year...
stuartpearce36Mar 2, 20216 minBarrie Rundle Pupil at Devonport High School for Boys 1939-1946 Started at Belmont Methodist Church. DHS had rooms for 1st years at these premises...
stuartpearce36Mar 2, 202112 minRobert ColeRobert Cole’s memories of his wartime evacuation to Penzance awakened memories of my own. He and I have complementary stories. He and I...
stuartpearce36Mar 1, 202122 minRobert George ColesAWAY TO SCHOOL On 9th September 1943, Mum took me into war-ravaged Plymouth, dressed in my brand new school uniform. I was to join a...
stuartpearce36Feb 25, 20213 minGRAHAM WILLIAM ASHWORTH CBE DLGraham was born in Plymouth in 1935, an only child of Frederick and Ivy Ash worth. He lived in Bristol for the first three years of WWII...
Juliet SidneyFeb 18, 20214 minMalcolm EastcottMalcolm Eastcott. D.H.S.B 1943—1948. (With apologies for the any missing 3 i’s! ) Year 1. So this brown envelope announced I had passed...
Juliet SidneyFeb 18, 20213 minPeter Wright1953 - 1960 I was only a first former (are they still called ‘scruffs’ as we were in 1953?) when I decided to take French seriously. It...
Juliet SidneyFeb 18, 20212 minFrank Ernest Gerrish Frank Ernest Gerrish 1919-2013 Frank was born in Kent but came to live in Plymouth in 1923 when his father was appointed superintendent...
Juliet SidneyFeb 18, 20212 minDavid MortonHe then began a forty year career with Alcan, progressing from assistant manager of the company's sheet mill in Banbury to managing...
Juliet SidneyFeb 18, 20214 minAlan EddyBorn 4th November 1926, St Just in Penwith Cornwall, Died: 24th October 2017, Disley Cheshire. A. A. Eddy, Biochemist, Emeritus Professor...