In Memoriam

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In memoriam - ODs by years at Dartford Grammar School

1800-1899: William James Erasmus Wilson (1884, born 1809, OD dates uncertain)

1900-1910: Sir Frank Engledow (1985,  OD 1904-09)

1910-1920: Laurence Blundell (1996, OD 1917-24 and Chair of Governors 1963-79); Robert Dippy (1984, OD 1924-31?); WD Hills (1964, Staff 1921-1940); George F Jenkins (1953, Staff 1915-49); WF Norris (1960, Staff 1914-44); WH Norris (2004, OD the twenties); Major Harold Pochin (1951, Headmaster 1920-46); Walter Summers (KIA 1915, Staff 1912-14); Cecil L Woodhouse (1959, Staff 1920-57)

The Twenties: Col Robert Brown (1992, OD 1921-29 and Chair of Governors 1979-83); FRW Goad (1931, OD left 1927); Toby Price (1977, Staff 1920-60); James E Ray (1977, Staff 1920-53)

The Thirties: Dr Walter Bennett (1996, Staff 1936-73); Roy Brown (2011, OD 1931-37); Douglas Cameron (2004, OD thirties); Ian Hammerton (2017, OD 1929-38); Arthur Jones (2019, OD left 1940); Frederick Moon (1995, OD The Thirties); Claude Frederick Rivers (2006, OD 1936-41?); JDH Stevens (2017, OD left 1935)

The Forties: Dick Allen (2011, Staff 1947-86 ); Donald R Butler (2025, OD 1947-1954); John Deryk Clare (2020, OD 1939- 47); Michael Clinch (2021, OD 1945-50); Michael P Collins (2026, OD 1946-53); John Dawson (OD 1942-48); David Fellows (2023, OD 1943-50); David Fox (2019, OD 1945-51); Malcolm Fox (2026, OD 1944-52); Terence Frisby (2020, OD left 1948); Dave Godin (2004, OD 1947-52); John Heath (2010, OD the Forties); Percy Hicks (2020, OD 1943-48); Ronald L Hudson (1980, Headmaster 1947-68); Dr Harold Hughes (2015, OD 1945-52)Gwynne Jackson (1990, Staff 1947-78); Peter Kidson (2019, OD left 1943); Robert Lewis (2023, OD 1947-52); Ron Marsh (2024, OD 1947-54); Derek Parsons (2022, OD 1940-45); Dr Raymond Peacock OBE (2023, OD 1945-52); Michael Pearson (2017, OD 1947-52); John Rice (2021, OD arrived DGS 1943); Ray Russell (2023, OD 1943-49); Dr Brian Stephenson (1990, Staff for 30 years until 1990); John Summers (2023, OD 1945-51); Lieutenant Commander Doug Taylor (2019, OD 1940-45); Derek Ufton (2021, OD 1939-44)

The Fifties: Robert Barley (2018, OD 1956-61); Eric Brandon (1985, Staff 1957-65); John Carman (2025, OD 1950-57); Philip Cornwell (2014, OD 1957-64); Andrew J Dickson (1997, OD 1963-70); Alan Dow (2026, OD 1955-61); Gordon Foulger (2011, OD 1953-60); Laurence Hickman (2023, OD 1951-58, School Captain 1957-58); David Lambourne (2023, OD 1948-56); Roger Lavery (2022, 1957-62); George Nailer (1977, Staff 1947-77); Graham Norgate (2014, OD 1950-57); George Frederick Plant (2022, OD 1952-59); Brian George Porter (2023, OD 1950-55); Leslie Shilling (1975, Staff 1948-75); Brian Smith (2023, OD 1951-58); Peter Smith (1957, OD 1953-57); Wally Smith (2020, OD 1950-57); John EM Williams (1980, Staff 1958-69); David Wright (2023, OD 1954-61)

The Sixties: Michael Baines (2023, Staff 1957-66); Colin Crabe (2018, Staff 1963-71); Graham Beach (1967, 1958-1965); Dr Cliff Elcombe (2016, OD 1961-69); John Gregory (2021, OD 1960-67); Martin P Hammonds (2016, Staff 1965-94); Bob Keable (2011, Staff 1963-83); Bill Mitchell (2017, OD 1963-68); David Patterson (Staff 1963-97); Ian Smith (2011, Staff 1961-92); Ron Standen (2017, OD 1957-64); Peter Tonge (2012, OD 1959-66); Charlie Whiting (2019, OD 1963-68); Terry Wood (1982, OD 1959-66)

The Seventies: David John Beaves (2026, OD left 1974); Robert Cogger (2019, OD 1975-80); Bill May (2022, Staff 1971-92); Tom Holliday (2011, Headmaster 1970-77); Janet Patterson (Staff 1978-79); Andy Pomfret (2023, OD 1971-78)

The Eighties: Mark La Bouchardiere (1991, OD 1987-91); John Degan (2021, OD 1979-84)

The Nineties: David Harrison (2020, OD 1996-2003), Joe Jagger (2006); Kevin Ridgeway (2020, OD 1986-91); Tim Ward-Wilson (2009. OD 1996-2003)

2001-2010: Oliver Augustin (2011, OD 1999-2006); David Button (2012, Staff); Dennis Glover (2011, Staff); Dil Philips (staff 2009-13)

2010-2020: Oliver Baldock (2022, OD 2006-13); Harry Taylor (2022, OD 2009-16)

2020-2030: Jordan Flynn (2009-16); Benjamin Shaw (2021, OD 2020-21)

In memoriam - ODs and DGS staff, ordered alphabetically

A-F: Dick Allen (2011, Staff 1947-86); Oliver Augustin (2011, OD 1999-2006); Michael Baines (2023, Staff 1957-66); Oliver Baldock (2022, OD 2006-13); Robert Barley (2018, OD 1956-61); Graham Beach (1967, 1958-1965); David John Beaves (2026, OD left 1974); Dr Walter Bennett (1996, Staff 1936-73); Laurence Blundell (1996, OD 1917-24 and Chair of Governors 1963-79); Mark La Bouchardiere (1991, OD 1987-91); Eric Brandon (1985, Staff 1957-65); Col Robert Brown (1992, OD 1921-29 and Chair of Governors 1979-83); Roy Brown (2011, OD 1931-37); Donald R Butler (2025, OD 1947-1954); David Button (2012, Staff); Douglas Cameron (2004, OD thirties); John Carman (2025, OD 1950-57); Michael Clinch (2021, OD 1945-50); Graham Cole (2012, Staff); Robert Cogger (2019, OD 1975-80); Michael P Collins (2026, OD 1946-53); Philip Cornwell (2014, OD 1957-64); Colin Crabe (2018, Staff 1963-71)

D-G: John Dawson (OD 1942-48); John Degan (2021, OD 1979-84); Andrew J Dickson (1997, OD 1963-70); Robert Dippy (1984, OD 1924-31); Alan Dow (2026, OD 1955-61); Peter Draper (2015, OD); Dr Cliff Elcombe (2016, OD 1960-69); Sir Frank Engledow (1985,  OD 1904-09);  David Fellows (2023, OD 1943-50); Gordon Foulger (2011, OD 1953-60); David Fox (2019, OD 1945-51); Malcolm Fox (2026, OD 1944-52); Terence Frisby (2020, OD left 1948); Steve Geeves (2017, Staff); Dennis Glover (2011, Staff); FRW Goad (1931, OD left 1927); Dave Godin (2004, OD 1947-52); (John Gregory (2021, OD 1960-67)

H-L:  Ian Hammerton (2017, OD 1929-38);  Martin P Hammonds (2016, Staff 1965-94); David Harrison (2020, OD 1996-2003); John Heath (2010, OD the Forties); Laurence Hickman (2023, OD 1951-58, School Captain 1957-58); Percy Hicks (2020, OD 1943-48); WD Hills (1964, Staff 1921-1940); Tom Holliday (2011, Headmaster 1970-77); Ronald L Hudson (1980, Headmaster 1947-68); Dr Harold Hughes (2015, OD 1945-52); Gwynne Jackson (1990, Staff 1947-78); George F Jenkins (1953, Staff 1915-49); Joe Jagger (2006); Arthur Jones (2019, OD left 1940); Bob Keable (2011, Staff 1963-83); Sidney Keyes (1943, OD); Peter Kidson (2019, OD left 1943); Mark La Bouchardiere (1991, OD 1987-91); David Lambourne (2023, OD 1948-56); Roger Lavery (2022, 1957-62); Robert Lewis (2023, OD 1947-52)

S-Z: Gary Sheppard (2016, Staff); Leslie Shilling (1975, Staff 1948-75); Brian Smith (2023, OD 1951-58); Ian Smith (2011, Staff 1961-92); Peter Smith (1957, OD 1953-57); Wally Smith (2020, OD 1950-57); Ron Standen (2017, OD 1957-64); Dr Brian Stephenson (1990, Staff for 30 years until 1990); JDH Stevens (2017, OD left 1935); John Summers (2023, OD 1945-51); Walter Summers (KIA 1915, Staff 1912-14); Lieutenant Commander Doug Taylor (2019, OD 1940-45);  Harry Taylor (2022, OD 2009-16); Peter Tonge (2012, OD 1959-66): Derek Ufton (2021, OD 1939-4);  David Vines (2012, OD and Staff); Tim Ward-Wilson (2009. OD 1996-2003); Charlie Whiting (2019, OD 1963-68);  John Wilkinson (2019, Staff): John EM Williams (1980, Staff 1958-69); Keith Wilson (2017, Staff);  Terry Wood (1982, OD 1959-66); Cecil L Woodhouse (1959, Staff 1920-57); David Wright (2023, OD 1954-61)