berkhamsted at war: berkhamsted school, wwi and charles greene
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An assembly given by Mark S. Steed, Principal of Berkhamsted School on the impact of WWI on the School and work of an extraordinary Headmaster, Charles Greene, the father of Graham Greene.TRANSCRIPT
Berkhamsted 100 years ago
Monday 13th October 2014Mark S. Steed, MA (Cantab), MA
Principal
Charles Greene
• Housemaster of St John’s• Second Master
Berkhamsted School• Headmaster 1911-1927
Berkhamsted at War
Kitchener’s Fields
“There were the old playing-fields near the railway station beyond Berkhamsted Castle, and when war came they were taken over by
what is called Kitchener’s Army and to this day are known as Kitchener’s Fields.
(My rich uncle came to the rescue of the school and lent the governors enough money to buy far
better fields at the top of the hill.)”
Graham Greene A Sort of Life (1971) pp.47-48
Berkhamsted at War
Kitchener’s Fields
Berkhamsted at War
Training for the Trenches
Berkhamsted at War
Training for the Trenches
Berkhamsted at War
Training for the Trenches
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Berkhamstedians at War
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Berkhamsted at War
Berkhamstedians at War
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Berkhamsted at War
Berkhamstedians at War
Berkhamsted at War
Charles Greene
• Housemaster of St John’s• Second Master
Berkhamsted School• Headmaster 1911-1927
Berkhamsted at War
We Remember
Lt. Miller Immediate Reaction Forcedied of wounds13/09/1914
CambriaAged 21
Berkhamsted at War
We Remember
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