World War I Roll of Honour - The Clove Club Hackney Downs School

Thomas Robert Davies
We regret to have to record the loss of Mr.T.R.Davies, who left the School early in the
present term. Mr. Davies is at present training with the “Artists” Rifles at Berkhamsted.
He carries with him our sincerest wishes. (89/16)
Mr.Davies, having completed his training with the Inns of Court O.T.C., at Berkhamsted,
has gone to an R.G.A. (Anti-Aircraft) Cadet School in Sussex.
Mr.Davies had joined the School in 1906 and became Senior French Master from 1936. He
succeeded Mr.Worthington as Housemaster of Hammonds’.
Alexander Johnstone
who left the School recently to join No.2 (London) Anti-Aircraft Company, R.E. (T.), is
stationed at Finchley, and reports that he is feeling “very fit.” He has received his first
stripe, and is second in command at the station. (89/16) Is now in charge of a Searchlight
Station (90/17). His service was recorded in The Review as having been with the London
Electrical Engineers.
Mr.Johnstone had joined the School staff in 1912, rejoined in 1919 and became Senior
Science Master in 1933.
Sergeant-Instructor Arthur James Marley.
Sergeant-Instructor Marley has rejoined his old regiment, the King’s Own Yorkshire Light
Infantry, as Battalion Sergt.-Major of the 3rd Battalion. (85/15). Sergeant-Major Marley is
still training troops at Clipstone Camp, Mansfield, Notts, with the plenitude of energy we
used to admire so much when he was at school. (89/16)
Regimental Sergeant-Major, our old Instructor, was mentioned in the list published in
February by the Secretary of State for War, for meritorious service.
Sergeant-Instructor E.H. Parsons
Mr.C.Trenchard
Volunteered for foreign service, but his offer was not accepted.
Serving with the L.R.B.
(86/15) Mr. Trenchard, who was a private in the 2nd Battalion London Rifle Brigade, has
been gazetted to a lieutenancy in the 5th Somerset Light Infantry. We regret to hear that
Mr.Trenchard, an officer in the Somerset Light Infantry, was wounded some time ago in
France, and trust that he is progressing satisfactorily. (89/16)
Mr.Trenchard had joined the School Staff in 1913 to teach History. When he had
recovered from his wound in England, he grew tired of the inactivity in England, transferred
to the R.A.F. and became a balloonist at the Front. He rejoined the staff in 1919.
Dr.E.A.Woolf , B.A. (london), D.en L. (Madrid) (Pictured on page 97).
Commissioned in L.R.B. before the outbreak of war but “had the ill-luck to be discharged
by the Medical officer on account of his eyesight.”
Dr. Woolf was a lanugauge expert who also compiled French Histories. He took great in
terest in the Rowing activities at the School but left in 1919 on appointment to his old
School in Ramsgate.