Selwyn House School - Yearbook (Montreal, Quebec Canada)

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FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR 1944-1945 Capt. YV. G. F. Turpin, Canadian Grenadier Guards, has arrived in Montreal after service overseas. FF 14 wk Lieut. R. CBobbyD Savage, R.C.N.V.R. is a Signalling Othcer lNorth Atlantic convoy.,l Pk 31 7F Sqdr. Ldr. D. Farrell, R.C.A.F., was mentioned in Despatches in the New Years Honour List. PF IF Bk Sqdr. Ldr. Dal. Russel was recently promoted to YVing Commander after three complete tours of operations. His decorations include the D.S.O. and D.F.C. and Bar. Lieut. Egan Chambers, P.P.C.L.I., has been awarded the lNl.C. if ll! wk Lieut. Col. YY. C. Leggat, R.C..-X., was promoted to Brigadier. PF PF if Major G. A. Ross, The Black Xvatch, who later transferred to the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment, fNorth Africa and Italyl, was awarded the D.S.O. ik if if Capt. YV. K. G. Savage was awarded the M.C. Pk ik Bk Lieut. Selby Stewart, The Black NVatch, received the Commander in Chiefs certificate for gallantry on the Western front. ik wk if Interesting photographs and a description of Prison Camp life in Germany appeared in the local newspapers recently from Lieut. Daniel Doheny, reported a prisoner ot war in our last issue. if 44 FK Capt. F. Nobbs has been liaison oiicer attached to the R.C..-LF. in Holland. if ik Ik Elliot Frost is now a Lieutenant in the R.C.N.Y.R. 4: PF all VVe recently met Lieut. Roy Hastings, R.C.N.V.R. who has been on convoy duty, North Atlantic, and Lieut. David Hodgson, R.C.N.V.R. who is on leave from the Mediterranean. X ak at VVe note that Sub. Lieut. E. Hutchison, R.C.N.V.R. was in H.M.C.S. St. Laurent, which was concerned in the sinking of an enemy submarine recently. PF lk lk Lieut. Commander E. Harrington, R.C.N.V.R. was mentioned in Despatches. lk is Pk l7l

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SIZLWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Fiergt. Alajor Sergn l.ieut. I.ieut. I.ieut. Harry I.ieut. Capt. Sqdr. Sqdr. Wang I.ieut. Iflt. I, Lieut. Pilot Henry Gault, R.C.A.I ., lgnowy Owl Squadronil to be Pilot Omcer. if X IF -l. XI. Cape, R.C.A., Nl.B.Ii., who has been serving in Italy, to be Lieut. Colonel. ak if all Pilot R. 9. Gurd graduated last Nay at a Commonwealth Air Centre. wk ik 41 Col. Robert bloncel was promoted to Brigadier at the age of 27 years. He was at- tached in France to Headquarters No. 2 Corps after being General Staff Officer at No. I Headquarters. ,lf 44 Pk Ii. Usher Jones to I.ieut. Commander, after completing Five years service at sea. lk if if F.. Spafgford who landed on D Day with an Armored Regiment, to Captain. ii If Ulf Morgan is now a Flt. Lieut., R.A.l .T.C., India. X PF fl' David Lewis, R.C.N.V.R., has been on convoy duty in a Minesweeper, enjoying the change from Landing Craft. BF PF Pk J. P. G. Kemp, The Black Watch, previously reported wounded and missing but now returned to Canada, to be Major. wk ik ik Ldr. Hugh Norsworthy, R.C.A.F., who is now back at McGill after completing two tours of operations, was awarded the D.If.C. for work with the Typhoon VVing, 2nd Tactical Airforce, in France. all FF FF I.dr. .lim Stewart, R.C.A.I . was awarded the D.F.C. Qbloose Squadronj. wk Bk ik Comd. R. A. IXIcI.ernon, R.C.A.If. was awarded the D.F.C. Ulf PY Ik I-l. ll. NYright, R.C.N.Y.R., was wounded in Italy in May '44 and has been honour- ably discharged from active service. Bk if 44 ieut. G. R. H. Peck, R.C.A.I ., has been awarded the D.F.C. 5k FIG if Col. C. N. Drury, M.B.Ii., has been awarded the D.S.O. and promoted to Brigadier. :Y ik PF l6l

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l.ieut. These SELWYN HOUSE SCHOOL MAGAZINE Donald Dodds, R.C.N.Y.R. was one of the survivors of the sinking of H.M.C.S. 'l'rentonian. He disposed of the ship's secret papers before diving into the Atlan- tic. His brother, Stanley, is now commissioned. Pk Ulf PF notes dealing with Qld Boys on Active Service must necessarily be incomplete. XYe would refer parents and others interested to the Old Boys' Notes published in recent issues of The Record lrllrinity College Schooll and the B. C. S. Maga- zine. Here we take the opportunity of thanking the Editors for a preview of the last numbers. Congratulations to Kent Newcomb and Geoffrey Taylor who were awarded Scholar- ships to Trinity College School last year. .-X. R. H. CJ. R. D. bk ik bk C. Dobell, who left B.C.S. lastjune, obtained a Eirst Class in his Junior hlatricu- lation. He also won the Captain Melville Greenshields Memorial Scholarship, the Governor General's Medal, and the Sir Edward Beatty Scholarship in Mathe- matics at McGill. PF Pk Pk Hallward tB.C.S.D passed the Senior Matriculation. PF PF ik Giblin passed the McGill Junior Matriculation in the First Class with seven credits. ik Pk 2? Congratulations to Peter and Billy Dobell of 'I'.C.S, who, capping excellent scholastic Congr: Also to records, won high athletic honours. P. C. Dobell won the allround Senior Cham- pionship, while YY. M. Dobell won the Junior. Ik bk wk itulations to Harry M. l 'l'iin l Burgess on winning the YV. XY. Chipman Medal at McGill. Tim is the first winner. wk 214 lk Donald Patterson on winning a University Entrance Scholarship at McGill. Donald came second in last year's Quebec High School Leaving Examinations with 894 marks lonly 3 marks behind the first candidatel out of 1000. l3l