Albert Martin Lince

22 October 1914 – 6 July 2012 Some forty five people, including OWs and former colleagues, gathered at Putney Vale on Wednesday 18 July for the funeral of Martin Lince (Wandsworth School staff 1947 -1979). His wife, Mary, had arranged … Continue reading

Martin Lince

Sad news – Martin Lince passed away early in July and will be sorely missed by his wife Mary and family. Martin was quite unique, although his recent suffering with Alzheimer’s disease seriously affected his quality of life and Mary, … Continue reading

Frank Carter

Frank Carter passed away unexpectedly on October 3 whilst playing golf in the sunshine. Frank was married to his sweetheart Bet, and was the loving father to Jane, Nickie and Sara; father-in-law to Steve, Doug and Barry and the very … Continue reading

Vince Weller

My time with Vince Weller goes back to the days of Scouts at 1st East Putney this was no run of the mill Scout group in Disraeli road Putney. When you have people like Vince, Big Del, Alan Rushmer, Len … Continue reading

Ron Haywood

1927-2009 After being evacuated in the war to Woking, Ron came back to London and joined the navy in his teens; returning to work for his father in the family coffee shop in Putney. He married Pauline in 1948 and … Continue reading

John Maxwell

21st September 1938 – 2nd November 2006 John Maxwell was known to many and loved by all those who were lucky enough to know him. He was a big man with a big heart and I am sure he would … Continue reading

John Chafen

By Pete Eastwood John Chafen passed away on Friday 12th August 2005 aged 71 thus ending a personal friendship of more than fifty years. John was a few years ahead of me at Wandsworth School and one of my first memories … Continue reading

Reg Sparkes

1928 – 2008 Reg started off on the Wing and graduated via the Back Row to Prop as time impacted on shape and speed. He was a fairly prolific try scorer and got 20+ tries in a season on more … Continue reading