2024
01 January 2024
Happy New year to all Old Miltonians, friends and families, far and
wide. Wishing you all a happy, healthy, prosperous and safe 2024.
Let's not forget the Sixth Form girls from Convent, Eveline, Townsend
and St. Peter's Diocese - let's have your updates.
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10th
November 2024
For many of those who had sisters or relatives
at Eveline the Annual School magazines for 1955 to 1959 have been
scanned and uploaded on to the web page of our sister school at
EvelineHome.html The
1957 magazine has a story by Rose Herbst "My first impressions of the
Farm" about the simplicity of her family setting up a farm in
Nyamandhlovu, no electricity or running water etc. Then the 1958 story
by Janet Johnson "The house of Tomorrow" her futureistic vision (now it
is reality) where all rooms were linked by a loud-speaker-device, which
also connected to the kitchen, so that it was possible to have a
careful check over everything. Fitted inot the kitchenwalls were
numerous gadgets which completed the most involved domestic tasks in a
matter of mintutes and then announced thier achievements over the
loudspeaking system, ........
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11th
November 2024
LEST WE FORGET (Extract from November 1919
MILTONIAN)
WORLD WAR I
- Roll of Honour
J. C. Ashburner, whose photo appeared in our last issue, is now a
Lieutenant in the Machine Gun Corps, in India. He had the mis-fortune to
be a prisoner of war in Germany. During his internment there, along with
another sub. and a colonel, he attempted to escape. They intended to
make for Denmark. After having walled about 200 miles in a strange
country, they were about 50 miles from the border, when the Colonel
decided that it was no use going any further as they would only die of
cold and starvation, so they gave themselves up to the Germans and were
returned to the prisoners' camp where they were made to suffer for their
indiscretion.
ROLL OF HONOUR.
At School
1913 & 1915 Theodore Arthur Carnegie (Old Boy and Teacher), Lieut. 12th
KRR. Killed in France August 16, 1917
1912-13 & 1915 Norman Vivian de Beer, RFU. Accidentally killed, June
25th, 1916
1910-11 Thomas Ely, Private, 2nd RR. Killed at Salaitia Hill in GEA,
March 16, 1916
1912-14 Reginald
Henry Johnston, Pte 2nd RR. Killed at Salaita Hill in GEA, March 16,
1916
1910-13 John James Joss, RFA, 255th Brigade. Killed in France
1912-15 Henry David Keigwin (Teacher), 2nd Lieut. 3rd Lancashire
Fusiliers. Killed in France September 20, 1916
1910-14 John Adrian Myburgh, 2nd Lieut. HFC. Died of wounds in France
April 10, 1917
1911-15 Harold Edwin Ricketts, 2nd Lieut. Machine Guns, Royal West
Surreys. Killed in France. September, 1916
1910-11 Charles Travers Stuart, Pte 2nd RH. Died of Malaria in GEA
1913-14 Frank Taylor (Teacher),. Major Xth York. and Lanes. Killed at
Loos, in France March 12, 1916
1911-12 John van Zyl, SA Heavy Artillery. Killed in Flanders
1910-14 A. R. William, Pte. 2nrl RR No. 1881, attached 4th Regt. 1st
S.I.A. Killed while flying over London.
1914 F W Thomas, M.C. Croix de Guerre, 2nd Lieut. RFC., died of wounds
De Beer, Ricketts and Myburgh were Beit Scholars. Carnegie was a Beit
Bursary holder and a Rhodes' scholar Myburgh was one of three 'flyers'
who attacked a vastly superior German squadron. He was the only one to
bring his machine back, but died two days later of his wounds Carnegie
was gallantly leading on his men when he was struck by a machine gun
bullet. John James Joss, Signaller, RFA, 51st Highland Division, who was
reported missing on March 21st, last year, is now reported as killed in
action. Signaller Joss was at an advanced observation post with another
signaller. In his account of what happened the latter states that a
number of Germans-came upon them and both made for their lines, but a
machine-gun was turned upon them, and Signaller Joss fell. His companion
managed to reach a gulley, where he lay until evening, when the Germans
took him prisoner. As he was marched off he passed the spot where Joss
lay, and saw he had been pierced through the temple by a bullet. The
late John Joss was 21 years of age and had seen two year of active
service.
On Active Service
At School
1914 Mr. R Allan,
Military Cross. 2nd Lieut. 8th Machine Gun Corps. HHR also been awarded
the MC in GSWA
1910-15 J C Ashburner, 2nd Lieut. Machine Gun Corps,
prisoner of war at Karlsruhe
1910 R. Ashburner,
Private, 2nd RR, No 767
1911-15 L Auld, Private, Machine Gun Corps, RA I,
discharged medically unfit
1911-12 J Barnet, Royal Navy
1911-13 C Barry, 2nd Lieut, SA Labour Contingent
1910-11 V Behrens, Pte SRV, Northern Border Force
1910-13 G R Brewster, Mechanical Transport, SAMT,
discharged
1912-17 L Byers, Private 2nd RR, No 1787, prisoner of
war in Germany
1915 B J Carnegie,
Private 2nd RR, No 1798, transferred to RFC
1910-11 H. Chalmers, Sergt 2nd RR HF Child, 2nd RR.
No. 1868
1910-13 JC Collings, RE
1911-15 H R Cooper, SAMF
1913-15 N B Cran, Private 2nd RR, No 184 7, prisoner
of war in Germany
Scoutmaster Mr. N. Cranswick, Lieut, 12th KRR, Military Crose, prisoner
of war in Germany
1913-15 O. Crowther, SAMF
1910-11 J L Davies, 2nd RR
1910-11 RM Davies, 2nd RR
1910 J J Esterhuizen,
2nd RR.
1914 M.M. Eva, SRV
Northern Border Force
1912 Mr. RV Fenn
1913 F C L Furse, 2nrl
RR, discharged
1910-15 V H Gordon, Flying Corps
1915 Mr. M H Green
1914 W Gray, Private 2nd
RH, No 1722, prisoner of war in Germany
1910-11 D L Hadfield, Private 1st Field Ambulance,
SAMC, No 109
1911 Hugh Jackson,
Private, 2nd RR, prisoner of war in Germany
1910-14 & 1915 D S Judson, 2nrl Lieut. Queen's Westminster’s, attached
RFC
1912-14 D K Keay, Driver, MTC, No 87, BSAP
1910-15 D G Lewis, RFC, Pilot, prisoner of war in
Germany
1910-11 W F MacDonald, discharged medically unfit
1911-17 S C MacKenzie, Pte- 2nd RR, No 1785,
transferred to HFC
1911 R Mee
1912-16 W H Melvill, Pte 2nd RR, Private No 1750
1910-17 W G P Mirtle, Pte 2nd RR, No 1802
1910-13 J K Mockford, 1st SAI, No 11993
1910-12 A D Morrison. Private, SASC, No 1480. Now
discharged
1913 P Park,
Private, 2nd RR, No 1735
1910-12 R J F Paterson, Private 2/4 Royal Scots
Fusiliers, D. Co
1910-14 A J Peiser, Pte, BSAP, No. A 215. Mentioned in
despatches
1910 F Peters, Pre 2nd
RR. Now discharged medically unfit)
1910-17 H Phenix, Private 2nd RR, No 1748
1911-12 N. Phillips, Private 2nd RR, No 924
1910-11 D E Randall, Major R F A (Military
Cross)
1910-14 A L Reynolds, Pte 2nd RR, No 1533
1915 V L Robinson,
2nrl Lieut 7th Batt (City of London)
1912-13 W Rodger, Private 2nd RR
1911-15 W. A. Shackelton, MTC, No 114.
Discharged
1911-12 R Taylor
1911-12 H Taylor
1910-14 W J O Thompson
1911-14 R H Ullyett, SAI
1913-16 H F Voss, Private 2nd RR, Ko 1749
1911-15 A Whales, Private 2nd RR, No 1862
1910-11 J N Wilkinson, SAI
1910-13 E F Wilkinson, SAI
1912 GT Wright
