One Old Shirburnian named on the new British Normandy Memorial overlooking Gold Beach is Lieutenant Theodore Ambrose Wentworth Austin (Lyon 37-41). The British Normandy Memorial was unveiled on 6 June 2021 – the 77th anniversary of Lieutenant Austin’s death during the Normandy Airborne landings on D-Day. The memorial, designed by British architect Liam O’Connor, consists … Read more
As we commemorate the 80th anniversary of the start of the Second World War, we look at the impact of the war years on Sherborne School. From the changes it brought to the day-to-day life of the School, with the building of air raid shelters, the ‘Dig for Victory’ campaign, the Home Guard and the … Read more
Dr William McEnery served as a medical practitioner in Sherborne for 40 years, living with his family at Semington House in The Avenue. During the First World War, Dr McEnery served on the board of the Sherborne Urban Military Service tribunals. With seven of his children serving their country, one of whom was killed in … Read more
Charles Hudson (The Green, 1905-1910) was Sherborne’s highest decorated soldier of WW1. His actions as a platoon commander at the Battle of the Somme in 1916 had resulted in him being awarded a Military Cross and a French Croix de Guerre. In 1917, he again distinguished himself at both Messines Ridge and at Passchendaele gaining … Read more
The Halliday Cup for music was presented to Sherborne School by Ronald James Rivers Halliday (1902-1963) in memory of his brother, Second Lieutenant Charles Graham Rivers Halliday (1897-1917) who was killed in action at Ypres on 13 June 1917. Charles Graham Rivers Halliday was born on 28 June 1897 at Shawford, Hampshire. His parents were … Read more