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The British Sailor's Society archives are almost non existent
so this list has been compiled with the help of Ann Brogan of the British and
International Sailors' Society, old boys and articles from 'The Helm' plus 'Chart
and Compass'. The staff made the school such a success and we would like to try our best to
remember them. We are still building this record so if you are able to add information or perhaps correct anything that you
believe may be inaccurate, please contact us.
From 1920 until 1976 approximately 4,900 boys were
trained at the Prince of Wales Sea Training School.
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Limehouse - London 1920 -1940
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Patron: HRH The Duke of Kent K.G |
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President: Admiral Sir Lionel Halsey G.C.M.G, G.C.V.O, K.C.I.E
more information |
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1st Chairman:
Admiral E.F Bruen C.B J.P
more information |
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2nd Chairman: Lieutenant Commander The Lord Teynham R.N (rtd)
more information |
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Committee members: The Dowager Lady Dimsdale OBE, Lady Slade, Lady
Baddeley, Lady Corcoran, Lady Stweart-Bam, Mrs Percy Illingworth, Mrs Norbury,
Miss Gibbons, Mr G.E Cockerill, Dr Bernard Doyle BA MB Honorary Medical Officer,
Mr W.J. MacAndrew, Mr E. Valder and Mr Herbert E. Barker (General Secretary/Special
Commissioner and founder of the hostel).
The Rev J.G Birch, Rector of Limehouse Honorary Chaplain.
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1920 -1937 Commanding Officer Mr Godfrey E. Halsey
(First Commanding Officer of the hostel and retired Army officer) |
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1920 - 1923 Padre Reverend E J
H Peach
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1926 Physical Education Instructor Mr
W Leach
(Chief Officer) |
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1926 Matron Mrs J Leach |
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1926 Instructor Mr F L Streeton
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1923 - 1929? Chief Instructor Mr
Johnny (Jack) W Bremner
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1929 Assistant Instructor T R
Clarke |
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1936 Commanding Officer
Commander W R Bull DSM RN
(wife as Matron) |
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Mr Watt
Period as Acting Officer in charge during Mr Halsey's illness 1936
1934 photograph |
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(date not known) Resident Officer Mr Wyatt |
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(date not known) Matron Mrs Wyatt |
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1934 - 1936 Resident Officer Mr Lewis (4th Officer) 1934
photograph |
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1934 - 1936 Matron Mrs Lewis
1934 photograph |
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1937 (duration not known) Commanding Officer Commodore J.C.K. Dowding
RD RNR
more information |
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1938 Resident Officer Mr G W T Gauntlett
(wife as Matron) |
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1938 Matron Mrs Gauntlett |
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1927 - 1949 (2nd Officer) Mr Freddy G. Painter
Ex Chief Petty Officer Royal Navy
1934 photograph
See also Ingham |
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(3rd Officer) Mr Frost
1934 photograph |
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1937 - 1944
Resident Officer Instructor Mr Elgar
See also Ingham below |
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Ingham Old Hall -
Norfolk 1940 - 1953 |
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Patron: HRH The Duke of Kent K.G |
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President: Admiral Sir Lionel Halsey G.C.M.G, G.C.V.O, K.C.I.E more information |
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Chairman: Lieutenant Commander The Lord Teynham R.N (rtd)
more information
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Jan 18th 1941 - Feb 1942 Commanding Officer Commander Gilbert C Heathcote RN (rtd) |
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Feb 1942 Commanding
Officer Lt Commander Geoffrey Watts RNR
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1945 Commanding Officer Lt Commander S.G
Rivers-Smith RN (rtd) |
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1949 Commanding Officer Commander K.S.
Monro OBE, RD, RNR
During the war he was Commodore of the
coastal convoys. He was awarded the OBE for his work
during the wind up operations in 1945
more information |
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1951? Commanding Officer Captain Harry
Aldiss OBE
Whilst Harry was at Ingham he commuted from Fakenham on his motorcycle
Click here
to read his obituary |
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1927 - 1949 Officer
Instructor Mr Freddy G. Painter
Became Acting Commanding Officer towards the end of his service
See also Limehouse above |
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Officer
Instructor Mr Townsend ? more information required
If he was at Ingham we believe it was after 1940 |
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Officer Instructor Mr Scrivener |
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Officer Instructor
Mr Belsey
Tragically killed in a fire at Ingham in 1941.
more information |
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1948 - 1967 Officer Instructor Mr
William (Charlie) Porte MiD. Ex Chief Petty Officer Royal
Navy. Married to Mabel
with three children Danny, Pat and Jenny. Charlie
went onto Dover (below) and was the longest
serving officer instructor
more information |
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Officer Instructor
Mr Elgar
(see
Limehouse for more information) |
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Officer Instructor Mr Wilson -
(local disabled MN Deck Officer)
eventually became a teacher in Stalham |
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Officer Instructor Mr G.C Rouse |
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1950 - Officer Instructor
Mr William Charles Ridgeway
(committed suicide on the 2nd November 1951 aged 46 yrs. He is buried at Ingham Holy
Trinity Church Row 4) |
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1940 - 1953 Cook -
Mrs Milly Dunsby
more information |
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Cook Miss Mabel Ward (date
not known)
(Married Instructor Charlie Porte) more information |
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House Mother Mrs Mason visited every day |
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Medical Officer Dr Wallis |
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Dover - Kent 1953 - 1975
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Patron: H.R.H The Princess Marina The Duchess of Kent |
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Chairman: Captain The Rt. Hon. Lord Teynham D.S.O, D.S.C, R.N, RTD |
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Deputy Chairman: Hon. F.A Leathers
more information |
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Chairman Scottish Committee: Sir Ivar Colquhoun of Luss, Bt, D.L, J.P
more information |
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President: Sir Kenneth Swan O.B.E, Q.C
more information |
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Hon. Treasurer: The Rt Hon Lord Coleraine P.C
more information
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1953 - 1956 Commanding Officer Captain W.G. Tyrwitt-Betteridge
(Commander at the school before his promotion) |
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21/01/56 - 1964 Commanding Officer Commander
John Stafford Hough DSC, RD, RNR
Served eight years a school Commander.
Appointed Deputy General Secretary of the BSS
in 1964
(strict disciplinarian)
more information
He had a dog named Blackie |
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9th November 1964 - 1975 Captain Superintendent of
the PWSTS Captain Colin Frank Vine DSC, RD, RNR. Prior to joining the staff Mr
Vine was a North Sea Pilot
The last Commanding Officer of the Prince of Wales
Sea Training School
more information
Captain Vine unveils the Dover Commemorative Plaque in 2005
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1948 - 1967 Officer Instructor Mr
William (Charlie) Porte MiD. Ex Chief Petty Officer Royal Navy. Married to Mabel with
three children Danny, Pat and Jenny. Charlie
was previously at Ingham (above) and was the longest
serving officer instructor
Also see Ingham for photograph
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1953 - 1973 Officer Instructor Mr William Smith MBE (known as Bill,
Sludge or Smithy). Mr Smith retired from the Royal Navy on 31 December
1953, after serving 26 years. He left as a Petty Officer and Instructor at
HMS Ganges
In the new years honours list
of 1974 he was awarded the MBE for his contribution to the education of boys in
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1971 Officer Instructor
Mr Chippy Carpenter
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1953 - 1976 Chief Officer Commander Joseph George
Hadley (known as Chiefy)
Trained at the PWSTS as a boy (1937) and became the
Chief instructor
more information |
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1973 Officer Instructor Mr Burgess |
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Clerk Mrs Stranks |
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1954 - 1964 Cook Mrs Dixon
'Little Cook'. Easy going and was known on occasions to give the two boys
working in the galley peaches and cream (usually reserved for the
officers)
When she left she became the personal cook for the Constable of Dover
Castle |
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1955 Wee Cook
more information |
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1964 Cook Mrs Gamble (known as Big
Cook) she was much stricter
and could
not be sweet-talked |
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1964 Assistant Cook Rosa was responsible for the preparation of the food and the
washing up. When one of the cooks was on holiday etc Rosa's mum stood in
as a cook |
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Physical Education Instructor - Mr G Simpson (A Welshman and very strict) he was the PE teacher and came in for
evening PE. His full time job was PE teacher at Astor Secondary School (Dover).
Known as Taffy (behind his back). Before the start of PE he would
inspect the class. The two boys with the smartest kit would be able to leave
the group to get an early shower
more information |
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Dr Mason |
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Dr Derek Hall was
the school doctor. He was a local GP at Pencester Road Surgery. Any boy that was
ill would be sent to his surgery or he would attend the school. Boys could
be detained in the sick bay (2 or 4 beds). If they missed too much
instruction they were normally sent home to re-join when the next term
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The spiritual welfare of the boys was under the general care of Reverend T.E Roberts, the honorary Chaplain, to
whose church of St Mary's the boys attended on Sundays. He
came in at least once per week and taught all
"Non-RC's" through the Confirmation Course before taking the boys off to
Canterbury Cathedral for a PWSTS 'only' Confirmation Service in the Crypt |
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Cook - Mrs Lilly Bennett (another 'Little Cook') more information
photo of Lilly at
the 2005 reunion
photo of Lilly
at the 2006 Dover memorial service
photo of Lilly at
the 2007 Dover memorial service |
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1954 - 1964 Cook Mrs Lucy Lewis. She used to swim
in all weathers every morning from Dover beach. This is probably
why she had a wonderful complexion. Replaced by Mrs Dixon. |
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Dr Mason -
He took over from Dr Derek Hall |
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The below members of staff have yet
to be identified - can you
assist?
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