Trinity College School - Record Yearbook (Port Hope, Ontario Canada)

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TRINITY COLLEGE SCHOOL RECORD 5 GEORGE PERCIVAL SCHOLFIELD George Scholfield entered the School in September. 1917, and was one of the first members of the Junior School. Throughout his seven years at T.C.S. George showed himself to be a most reliable and steady member of the School and a very good student. He was always among the top four or five of his form and one could al- most see him resolving problems in his mind. In games he took a particular interest in football, playing flying wing, outside wing and centre scrimmage, and always amazing onlookers by his accurate tackling though he had such a slight build. He was on the first team for two years and was awarded a distinction cap. He was also a good gymnast, winning his colours, and he was a most depend- able member of the choir. In his Hnal year he was Head Prefect and won the Bronze Medal for showing steady perseverance in courtesy, industry, and integrity . He left in June, 1924, and entered University College, Toronto, where he graduated four years later. In business he became a partner in the firm of Traviss, Scholfield and Co. He joined the Royal Grenadiers and was a member of that famous regiment for fifteen years. He went overseas shortly after war was declared and rose to be second in command of his regiment, the Royal Regi- ment of Canada. After the Dieppe engagement on August 19th, George was reported missing, his regiment had been in the thick of the fighting, the Commanding Officer was taken prisoner, and the casualties were very heavy. It was fervently hoped that word of George's safety. though a prisoner, would be received, but nothing was heard until October 22nd when a letter came from a fellow ofiicer, now a prisoner, saying that George had died of wounds at Morancez, France, early in September, while in enemy hands. The School was always close to the heart of George Scholfield and he rarely missel a dinner of the Old Boys'