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Joe 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...
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May 19, 20211 min read
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John Roger Yates - 1951-1958
I 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...
stuartpearce36
May 19, 20213 min read
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Memories of Penzance – Bob Rickard
Robert Cole’s memories of his wartime evacuation to Penzance awakened memories of my own. He and I have complementary stories. He and I...
stuartpearce36
May 19, 202112 min read
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Maurice 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...
stuartpearce36
May 19, 20216 min read
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John 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...
stuartpearce36
Mar 2, 20217 min read
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Barrie Rundle
Pupil at Devonport High School for Boys 1939-1946 Started at Belmont Methodist Church. DHS had rooms for 1st years at these premises...
stuartpearce36
Mar 2, 20216 min read
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Robert Cole
Robert Cole’s memories of his wartime evacuation to Penzance awakened memories of my own. He and I have complementary stories. He and I...
stuartpearce36
Mar 2, 202112 min read
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Robert George Coles
AWAY 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...
stuartpearce36
Mar 1, 202122 min read
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GRAHAM WILLIAM ASHWORTH CBE DL
Graham 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...
stuartpearce36
Feb 25, 20213 min read
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Malcolm Eastcott
Malcolm 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...
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Feb 18, 20214 min read
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Peter Wright
1953 - 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...
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Feb 18, 20213 min read
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Frank 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...
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Feb 18, 20212 min read
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David Morton
He then began a forty year career with Alcan, progressing from assistant manager of the company's sheet mill in Banbury to managing...
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Feb 18, 20212 min read
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