Scouts

Scout Troop 1952: Following the addition to the Website of several more official photos taken in 1952 Bob Fletcher and myself have been corresponding via e-mail to collaborate over naming the 1st and 2nd formers shown last month. We are within one e-mail of submitting our best shots at the 2nd formers, which were our own year of entry (1950).  In the meantime I have managed to put names to about 2/3 of the 1952 photo of the Scout Troup. They are:- 
Back Row: Goddard,  -- ,  Ormerod,  Wilkinson,  Smith B,  Hardwick,  Hudson,  Woolley.
Centre:  -- ,  --,  Smith G,  Pickering,  --,  Griffiths,  --,  --,  Colley
Front: Adams,  --,  Richards,  --,  Whiskey McEwan,  Bailey snr.,  --,  --,  Bailey jnr.              From Les Simpson June 2006

Just visiting the site, I notice the 1952 Scout Troop photo has a few names missing.  I think I can come up with a couple. I'm talking the middle row here, extreme right is Dave Colley (more later) next to Colley is Graham Newman, next to Graham is Bob Hayle.

Graham Newman...... was in the 'C' stream entry  1947-1948?, he left BGS around 1953-54?.  He joined the Civil Service at a place called 'The Rowans' on Ashby Road-BOT.  He did his national Service in the RAF 1953-55?. Served most of his time at RAF Locking, Weston Super Mare.  On completing his service he rejoined the Civil Service and pursued a successful career, finishing his tour at Birmingham, he also became a successful member of the England CC team of indoor bowling .  Sadly he died about year 2000?.  Incidentally, when he started his CC career, he joined with a colleague and former pupil, John Dunkerly. who, similarly, had a successful career in the CC finishing his service in the  South Wales area. David ( Dave) Colley,  I was at RAF Stafford  NS. 1956-58,  there was a throng of airmen milling around (as they do) one figure emerge from the group and enquired if I was Ian Giles from BGS, I replied in the affirmative, after exchanging pleasantries, he kindly offered me a lift over to Burton for the coming weekend, as Stafford was an awkward place to get to Burton from, I gladly accepted.  Dave had a 250cc BSA C11, I shall always remember him for his kindness that day, I never set eyes on him again. Bob Hayle......  In a round about way, I new Bob Hayle for he was a friend of Graham Newman, (who, was indeed my cousin,)  Bob was dead keen on the CCF, so much so, he obtained a commission in the Royal Marines,  I'm not sure whether he was a National Serviceman or professional soldier, (I suspect he was NS)  Well, this was in 1956, which you probably know was the year of the Suez Crisis.  Sadly, Bob was KIA on operations, I don't remember the circumstances of his death, he would only have been 18 or 19 years of age. Well, there you are, I hope some of this may come in useful some day, you never know. .... from Ian Giles (July 2006)     Second thoughts Bob Hayles?  Soon after I posted to you, I saw another name and face, one, E. (Ted) Ufton same era, now I am not sure whether it was Hayles or Ufton that got killed in the Suez Crisis.  I am sure though, it is Bob Hales in the photo, definite.

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