THE SCHOOL AT WAR

The quotes below are drawn from The Wynberg Boys' High School Magazine, attributed to one 'G.B.' as published in the December 1942 edition:

'Our Old Boys at the Front are ever in our memory. To the parents of those who have been wounded or captured or have fallen we offer the tribute of our homage and respect.

'Eight young lives have been taken since the stern necessity of War caused us to draw up our first Roll of Honour, and two other lives have, we fear, been lost, since the presumption of death is very strong ...'

'Roy Wainwright of the 1936 Junior class has been reported wounded; Robert Lewin, of a very distant date, Cedric Key of 1926, Ben Gelfand of 1931, Frank Vlok of 1930, Garth Mackintosh of 1935, Peter Skeeles of 1936 and Jimmy Graham of the Junior class of 1933 are unfortunately prisoners of war ...'|

'After the distinctions awarded to Vernon Prankerd of 1931, Hilary Williams of 1935, who won the M.M. for raiding enemy lines with his motorised unit in a daredevil manner, and to Joshua Macaulay of the Junior class of the same year, we were pleased to hear of the honours which fell to two Old Boys recently, two boys who were inseparable at school in the 1938 class. Bobbie Bleach was promoted from the ranks to Captain on the field, a very great honour, and Alec Solomon was awarded the D.S.C. for his achievement in sinking an enemy submarine in the Mediterranean ...'

'The Magazine wishes to express the pride felt by the school in all its Old Boys, both those to whom these honours have fallen and those who are serving anonymously as mere units in great corporate undertakings ... All may be certain that in the words on the gate,"At morning and evening we will remember them."