
Aberdare Boys’ Grammar School
School History

Names of pupils who were in the 1948 Entry
from School Records
Malcolm Francis Andrews Melvin George Booth William Ralph Crooks John Davies (Aberaman) John Davies (Abercwmboi) Lyndon Haydn Drew John Evans Melvyn Evans Melvyn Ifor Evans John Frederick Escott Graham Griffiths Malcolm Bryan Gully Michael Francis Hannan Malcolm Stuart Jessup Derek Kedward Basil John Lewis Keith Lewis David Keith Little Hedleigh Hubert Marsh Robert Thomas Matthews William John Mort Kenneth Nicholas John Joseph O’Callaghan Derek John Organ William Tobias Simmons Ralph Slater Jeffrey Thomas Godfrey Frederick Turnbull Alun Vaughan Philip Charles Verrier Ronald Malcolm Williams |
John Baker Alun Christopher Davies Dennis Robert Davies Elfed Davies Kenneth Elias Dennis Herbert Gould Kenneth Griffiths Roger Hoyle Henry Owen Hughes Gareth George Jones Peter Lewis Jordan John Barnard Lloyd Alan Morgan Victor Morgan William Edwin Neale Gerald Owen Michael Charles Owen Clive Pavett David Mansel Phillips Thomas John Price Trevor Rees Brian Slocombe Nicholas Stonelake Ceri Taylor Gerald Thomas Sidney Joseph Wilkins David Raymond Williams Kenneth Williams Thomas Charles Williams Windsor Williams |
Alan Abraham John Barrington Brookes David K. Cooke David Brian Daniels David Geraint Davies Kenneth Davies William Michael Davies Roy Dillon Elvan Evans Jeffrey Evans Alan Figgins Raymond Gozzett William Kerrigan Griffiths Keith Hoare John Lewis William Gerald Lewis Leonard James Llewellyn Brian Thomas Lloyd David Gerald Morgan Roy Phillips William Edward Powell Gareth Price Anthony Ryan Brian Scammells Malcolm Shelland Colin Spratling William Ronald Stephens Clive Thomas Robert Desmond Vater John While Dilwyn Rees Williams |
In 1948 the governors agreed to a 50% increase in the school entry - a decision that was not supported by the LEA.
The data is presented in the order shown in the school records. It suggests that each column contains the names of the boys in one of the three first-year forms.
The pupil listed below also entered the school in 1948 but in the summer term, and from another secondary school. He joined a year group at ABGS according to his age.
John Charles Herbert Jarvis |
The pupils listed below also entered the school in the autumn of 1948 but from other secondary schools, or re-entered ABGS. They joined higher year groups at ABGS according to their age.
Keith Alun Rowlands John Telford Crowther-Green Peter David Anthony Douglas Graham Rees |
Bernard Grant Evans Marsden Williams Gareth Wells Freebury Gareth David Evans |