During the life of a previous COSA website, data was collected with the view of reconstituting the school register to complete one from earlier times. This was being compiled by then Association Secretary Malcolm Williams but I’m not sure where the project has got to.
Category: Boys
1927-65 COSA Membership by entry date
1927-65 COSA Membership by name
The Lawrence Memorial Plaque
This post and its companions present a full record of everything you need to know about what happened on 3 October 1936, on the school stairs leading up to the hall. All the content comes from memorial booklets published at the time.
T E Lawrence (1896-1907)
A Speech by Mr Churchill If you have not landed here from that page, you can read about the circumstances of this speech here “Mr. President: Although more than year has passed since Lawrence was taken from us, the impression of his personality remains living and vivid upon the minds of his friends, and the… Continue reading T E Lawrence (1896-1907)
Keith Hill (1945-50)
Kim, the widow of Keith Hill (1945-50) has written: I have recently received the COSA newsletter and have realised that I did not notify the Association of my husband’s death. Keith Hill was one of your members and very proud of his old school. I remember him going off to reunions many years ago when… Continue reading Keith Hill (1945-50)
Peter Samsworth
His son, Simon, has written to tell us that Dr. Peter Raymond Samsworth passed away in February, 2011, aged 81 after a short illness. He was a keen sportsman whilst at school and Mike Chew also remembers him as Captain of Cricket. He practised as a GP in Herne Bay for many years and is survived by his wife… Continue reading Peter Samsworth
In Memoriam
We regret to inform you of the death of the following Old Boys: Peter F Phelps (1937-42) Died 1988. Pilot, the Bursar Gordon H Smith (1938-43). Died May 2007. Banking Peter Jocelyn (1939-45) Died 2004. Biochemist Gerald Roderick (1941-46) Died 1995 Michael Wheatley (1940-1946) deceased. Doctor Robert Ackroyd 1941-1947. Died September 2001. Doctor Frank Morris… Continue reading In Memoriam
The Ronnie Barker Blue Plaque
The blue plaque to commemorate comedian Ronnie Barker – who was an Old Boy of the OHS and lived at no 23 Church Cowley Road – was inaugurated on 29 September 2012. The late Mike Chew, who was then Chairman of COSA, was invited to say a few words:
An Account of the Falkland Islands Action 1914
This firsthand account of the World War I Falkland Islands Action on 8th December 1914 was submitted to the OHS magazine by Norman Kent (OHS approx 1891-1898) within four days of the battle and published in 1915 “by permission of the censor”. He was serving as the chaplain on HMS Kent when the conflict erupted.