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1 Alpha

1 A

Conrad Bayliss Donald Eric Bird Cecil Bloom Dewi Teify Brace Vincent Chidgey Russell Charles Collier Ernest George Cross Alwyn Denzel Davies Ivan John Davies John Elvet Davies David Dobson William Victor Edwards John England Percy William Evans James Eric Evill William Raymond Gregory Neville Barrymore Griffiths Derek Bryan Granville Hoggins Deric George Jenkins Balfour Jones Kenneth Rees Jones Thomas Griffith Jones Mervyn Lawrence Frederick David Manning Merlyn Ceredig Morgan Thomas Leonard Price Richard Gerald Reynolds Alun Francis Roberts Thomas Henry Saunders Ronald Phillip Stratford Edwin Kenneth Taylor Leonard Morgan Whitmarsh

Lyndhurst Bessell Elfed Jonah Bowen Bernard Joseph Coughlin Edward Creedon Delfryn Alun Davies Howard Davies Iorweth Wynne Davies Norman Davies William Benjamin Davies William Henry Davies John Evans Nantlais Parry Evans Leonard Griffiths William Clinton Davies Griffiths Iorweth Harris Brynmor Hughes Glyndwr Humphreys Ronald James John John Alun Desmond Jones Trevor Rees Lewis Alun Tudor Matthews Alan Stuart Morgan Thomas Henry Pendry Stephen Pressdee Phillips Thomas George Pontin Handel Rees William Donald Rees John Samuel Vining Leonard Phillip McCarthy Williams

The boys of 1A can be seen in this photograph.

Len Whitmarsh (1926–2012), was brought up in Griffith St. He attended the County School from 1938 to 1942, and then went on to Teacher Training College. In 1958, he married Margaret Owen and had two daughters. (Margaret was a sister of Dai Owen, see the Former Pupils section of this website). Len taught at the Gadlys School, Comin Boys’ School, then back to Gadlys Secondary Modern School and in 1978 joined the staff of The Boys’ Comprehensive School. Around 1980, he was promoted to Head of Lower School, and retired in about 1984. He had a passion for family history, and became the first secretary of the Aberdare Branch of The Glamorgan Family History Society. He was also a keen gardener and had a plot at Abernant allotments. Len died aged 85.
Elfed Bowen (1927–2021) Elfed was a pupil at ABGS 1938–45. Following an honours degree in chemistry at U.C. Cardiff and a spell as a research chemist in Dunlop (Birmingham), and as a teacher at Porth County School, he taught at ABGS 1953–56. His final post was Head of Science at Mountain Ash Comprehensive School. Elfed also took an active role in the Aberdare Town Tennis Club & the Cynon Valley History Society. He is pictured in the back row of the 1954 Staff Photograph. He and his wife Cecily lived in 1 Plasdraw Road. Elfed died in July 2021 aged 94.

In addition to the pupils entering Form 1, there were additional pupils entering higher forms, as follows:

Form 3A

William Graeme John

Form 4 Alpha

James Elwyn Griffiths

John Williams

Form 4A

William Elias John Daniel Humphreys

William James Morris

Form 5 Alpha

Terence John Dent David Matthew Evans Elfed Brynmor Evans Eric John Hughes William Glanville Jenkins

John Joseph Noel Parker Mansel Trevor Pugh Lewis Samuel Williams Richard Anthony Protheroe Berry†

Form 5A

John Martyn Goodwin

Form 6C

Mervyn James Rees Morgan

Joining in the spring and summer terms of 1938 were,

Gwilym John Mitchell Rees, 4A

Joining later in the autumn term of 1938 were,

Hedley Daniel Palmer, 6 Alpha Arts

†R.A.P. Berry has an entry in the Former Pupils section of this website.

 

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