Harrow County School for Boys
Gayton High School / Harrow High School
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David Sherriff
Sadly, Dave Sherriff, former OGRFC Club Captain who attended Harrow County from 1948, died last Wednesday 7th July 2010.  The funeral service is to be held next Tuesday 20th July at 2pm at St Nicolas Church, High Street, Cranleigh, Surrey GU6 8AS.
Click for Cricket 1st XI 1954 photograph.

Tracey Berge (née Dickins)
Sadly, Tracey passed away on 23rd April 2010, aged 48.  Tracey was the granddaughter, daughter, wife and daughter-in-law of Old Gaytonians. She was also a talented trained actress and she played many memorable roles with the Pinner Players, of which she became Chairman.

Lewis Hawken
Sadly, Lewis Hawken, CB, MA, who attended Harrow County from 1943 to 1950, passed away on 9th March 2010.  He was an athlete and Vice-Captain of Cricket in 1950. 

Mervyn Graham Jones
Sadly, Graham Jones, who attended Harrow County from 1952 to 1957, passed away on 4th February 2010 after a brave fight against multiple myeloma. His early career was in the Merchant Navy. He later became a systems analyst for De Beers Diamond Corp.

Edward Gover
Sadly, Ted Gover died on March 17th 2010 at the age of 87.  He is remembered as a generous supporter of the Old Gaytonians Association.

Harold Charles Allaway
Sadly, Harold Allaway died on 3rd January 2010.  He started Harrow County in 1927, and was a prefect in 1933-34.
Click for photograph in 1934 Rugby team

Chris Hunt
Sadly, Chris Hunt, who attended Harrow County from 1968 to 1975, in February 2010 as a result of liver cancer that had ensued from previous melanoma.
Click for photograph in 1st year Rugby 1968

Robert Bruce Anderson
Sadly, Robert Bruce Anderson died on 20th November 2009, aged 91, in Kelowna, British Columbia.  He served in the RAF and is remembered for his trumpet playing.

Air Vice-Marshal Charles Maugham, CB,  CBE, AFC
Sadly, Charles Gilbert Maugham died on December 1st 2009, aged 86.  He was in the Harrow County ATC and was called up in 1942.  He was an RAF fighter and bomber pilot who commanded Hawker Hunter and Avro Vulcan squadrons in the 1950s and 1960s and subsequently rose to become Senior Air Staff Officer of Strike Command.  In retirement he was General secretary of the Royal British Legion.
Click for Obituary in The Times

Albert Dunkley
Sadly, we have learned that Albert Dunkley, who was at Harrow County 1935-1940, died in April 2009.
Click to read Albert's recollections of Harrow County in the 1930s.

George Goodes
Sadly, George Goodes, who started Harrow County in 1935, died on November 20th, 2009.  George Goodes spent his entire career with Kodak, retiring as Export Manager in 1983.

John Edmunds
Sadly, John Edmunds died on 28th June, 2009.  He started Harrow County in 1938, and was awarded a Proficiency Life Saving Certificate in 1940.  John lived in Sutton, Surrey.

Denis Higham
Sadly, Denis Higham, one of the oldest Old Gaytonians, who started Harrow County in 1925, died on October 29th, 2009, aged 95.  He was a former (original?) member of the Old Gaytonians Rugby Club.  Denis Higham was Junior Sports Champion in 1928 and Junior-Senior Sports Champion in 1930. Middlesex County under 18 Long Jump Champion, 1932. A.A.A. Junior Long Jump Champion in 1933. Second in 100 Yards at National Provincial Bank Sports, 1936.
Click to read Denis' recollections of Harrow County in the 1920s.

Harry Bailey
Sadly, Harry Bailey died on 26th October, 2009.  He was an Old Gaytonian who lived in Harrow and later in Yorkshire.

A R D Murray, CBE
Sadly, Reg Murray died on 7th October, 2009, aged 89.  He was at Harrow County from 1933 and lived in Northwood.  Reg was a ham radio operator, call sign G4KEO.

Mr. Scott Williams
Sadly, Scott Williams, as a result of an accident, at the tragically young age of 35.  Mr. Williams taught Maths and coached rugby at Harrow High School from 2002 to 2006.  He played rugby for the West London Rugby Football Club (formerly the Old Gaytonians).
See Sky News.  School photograph
 

Philip Kenneth Brooks
Sadly, Phil Brooks, who was at Harrow County 1935 to 1940, died on July 11th, aged 85.  He was a member of the 1939 First XI Cricket team, and worked in the Kodak research laboratory during the Second World War, followed by a lifetime career at Kodak.
 

Brian Raiment
Sadly, Brian Raiment, who was at Harrow County from 1950 to 1957, died 3rd June 2009, after suffering for some time from leukaemia.  He was a member of Kenton house, and is remembered as a cricketer, both for the School and later for the old Gaytonians Cricket Club. 

Mr. Bernard Marchant
Sadly, Mr. Marchant, former teacher at Harrow County, passed away on Saturday June 20th 2009.   
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Tribute page

Peter Bellamy
Sadly, Peter Bellamy, who was at Harrow County from 1939, died on March 12th 2009 after a short illness, aged 81.  He was holder of many School athletic records. 

John Storey
Sadly, John Storey, who was at Harrow County from 1959-64, died on April 1st 2009 after a short illness.  John was a fine cricketer and talented musician.  He was a member of Plum Nellie which was formed at the School and played some 40 gigs locally. After this, John was part of the Calico String Band which had commercial success between 1969-1974.

Richard Burnett
Sadly, Richard Burnett, who was at Harrow County from 1944-51 died in February 2009 after a long illness.  He was a prefect in 1950 and acted in various School dramatic productions including The Merry Wives of Windsor (1949), The Duke in Darkness (March 1950) and Much Ado about Nothing (November 1950)

Michael Casemore
Sadly, we have learned that Mike Casemore died in 2007, age 73.  He had emigrated with his parents to Australia in 1951.  He presented the Sculling Championship Trophy to the School. He acted in various School dramatic productions including The Merry Wives of Windsor (1949), The Duke in Darkness (March 1950) and Much Ado about Nothing (November 1950)

David Palmer
Sadly, David Palmer of Chalfont St. Peter, who was at Harrow County from 1961-68 has died suddenly on 5th December 2008, at the age of 58.

Mr. Gerwyn Williams
Sadly, Gerwyn Williams, who taught Physical Education at Harrow County from 1952-55 died in February, 2009 at  the age of 84.  He was a Llanelli and London Welsh full back, won 13 caps for Wales between 1950-54 and was in the Welsh side that famously beat the All Blacks in 1953.  He coached the very successful 1952-53 1st XV with Geoff Norman & Roy Tapper. 

Geoffrey Perkins
1953 - 2008
Sadly, Geoffrey Perkins  died in a road accident on August 29th, 2008, aged 55.  Geoffrey was a producer, writer and performer, and was  former Head of Comedy at the BBC.  He was at Harrow County 1964-1971.
Form 2B 1965 
Daily Telegraph Obituary 

Roy Hargreaves
Sadly, Roy Hargreaves died in Australia at the end of September 2008.   He was at Harrow County from 1942 and was a frequent contributor to the "Old Gaytonian".