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David Boshier-Jones

House:Wills West

Class Of:1949

British Racing Driver - Winner of three successive British Hill Climb Championships, in 1958, 1959 and 1960.

Susan Brown

House:Weirfield

Class Of:1976

The first woman to take part in the The Oxford/Cambridge Boat Race. She was the Oxford cox in 1981

John Cameron

House:Fairwater

Class Of:1933

Deceased:

International Test Cricketer who sprang to fame when, as a TS pupil, he played for The Rest vs Public Schools at Lord's in 1931 and recorded innings figures of 10 for 49 in 19.1 overs. His best innings analysis was 7 for 73, for Cambridge against Oxford in the 1935 University match at Lord's. He scored 2,772 runs at an average of 18.73, and the highest of his four centuries was 113.

Steve Curnow

House:Marshall

Class Of:1984

Commercial Director Sahara Force India Formula 1. Former Chief Commercial Officer for Lotus F1 Team

Laura Fry

House:Bevan

Class Of:1985

Deceased:

Olympic Grand Prix Dressage Rider and Trainer, representing Great Britain at the Olympic Games in Barcelona. Her international career saw her qualify for the World Cup in 1993 and 1994; gain first place at HOYS Dressage to Music, and a placing at the World Cup.

Major R A Gerrard DSO

House:Wills East

Class Of:1930

Deceased:

English Rugby International - A member of two successful Home Nations campaigns with England in 1932 and 1934. In addition to his rugby career, Gerrard played three first-class matches, as a batsman, with Somerset in the 1935 County Championship. A Major during World War II, Gerrard fought in North Africa and was killed in action near Tobruk.

Captain Mike Gibson

House:Fairwater

Class Of:1946

Deceased:1994

Wimbledon Tennis Chief Referee1963-75. Remembered for his brisk altercations with volotile players such as Ilie Nastase and for telling Jimmy Connors not to bounce the ball so many times before serving.

Aftab Habib

House:Wills West

Class Of:1990

English Test Cricketer who broke the 1,000 first-class run barrier in both the 1999 and 2000 seasons; won the County Championship (1998); played two test matches for England (1999)

David Hazell

House:Somerset

Class Of:1951

Deceased:

England Rugby International winning four caps for his country in the 1955 Five Nations campaign. Played for Leicester and made 81 first team appearances, scoring 265 points. He was called up by England and made his debut in a 3-0 defeat against Wales in Cardiff on January 15, 1955. He played on for Bristol, making 241 appearances between 1956 and 1964, also captaining Somerset and playing for the Western Counties against New Zealand in 1963/64.

Alan Henderson

House:Wills West

Class Of:1939

Deceased:

England Rugby Hooker - Debut: Wales v England at Cardiff 1947

Eric Hill DFC

House:Senior Day Boys

Class Of:1940

Deceased:

Opening Somerset batsman between 1947 and 1951, later serving as Captain of the second team, a long-serving committeeman for the county, and as a journalist covering cricket for the Somerset County Gazette, and as a correspondent for The Daily Telegraph. In the Second World War, he was a navigator on daring and important reconnaissance missions for the Royal Air Force, and was decorated for his courage.

John Jameson MBE

House:Wills East

Class Of:1960

Deceased:Informed by Colin Trim - exact date unknown

English Test Cricketer - Represented Warwickshire from 1960-76. Scored 240 not out against Gloucestershire at Edgbaston in 1974, sharing a second wicket partnership of 465 with Rohan Kanhai. Retired 1976 to coach at Taunton School; first class umpire (1984-87); pitch inspector for ECB; MCC's Assistant Secretary in 1989.

Rob Marshall

House:Evans

Class Of:1986

F1 Racing : Chief Designer - McLaren

Michael Wheeler

House:Wills East

Class Of:1954

Deceased:

Bronze Medal winner (4 x 400 Relay) in the 1956 Olympics; English public schools 440 yards record holder in 1953; the joint English Native record holder, 440yards in 1955, and the AAA Champion in 1956. He had eleven international appearances from 1955-56 and was the British 440 yards record holder in 1956.

JC White

House:Somerset

Class Of:1909

Deceased:

England Test Cricketer known as 'Farmer' or 'Jack' he was named Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1929. He played in 15 Test matches, and captained England in four of them.

Evan Williams

House:Fairwater

Class Of:1932

Deceased:

Won the 1937 Grand National on 'Royal Mail' and he won the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 1936 (on Golden Miller) and 1940 (on Roman Hackle). He later became a trainer and won the first running of the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes in 1951 (with Supreme Court).

Paul Withers

House:School House

Class Of:1957

Deceased:

International Polo Player and Umpire. For many years a key member of the England squad (playing alonside prince Phillip in 1966) and Cowdray Park polo team, with which he won both The Queen’s and Gold Cup.

David Wrench

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Rugby International - Former Barbarian and England Prop Forward