Misc: Notes On Old Boys, The Erasmian December 1918 *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Dublin Index Copyright ************************************************ File contributed by: Joyce Tunstead joytun at utvinternet. NOTES ON OLD BOYS, THE ERASMIAN DECEMBER 1918 The Magazine Of The High School, Dublin The following Old Boys have lately obtained war distinctions:- Bernard D'Olier Darley (1890-98) Executive Engineer, Tarai, United Provinces, India, has been awarded the C.I.E. (Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire). Charles F. Draper (1891-95), Territorial Captain, Acting Major Royal Engineers, has been awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the Order of the British Empire), Military Division, for services in Egypt. Lt.-Col. R. G. D. Small (1902-05), Royal Air Force, has again been specially mentioned for services in connection with the Air Force in France. L. M. Bayly (1895-1902), Captain, Royal Irish Rifles, G. H. McElnay (1910-12), Lieut., Royal Dublin Fusiliers G. H. Noblett (1912-1913), Captain, Royal Dublin Fusiliers, Have all won the Military Cross. D. M. Killingley (1914-17), left in December for Wellington in India, having obtained a Commission in the Indian Army. A. S. Larkin (1902-13), Captain, A.S.C., has been successful in his application for a Commission in the Indian Army. G. E. Larkin (1905-15), Lieut., Royal Dublin Fusiliers, expects to get a Commission in the Regular Army. E. W. Scales (1912-15), after winning the High School Exhibition, joined the North Irish Horse. John Bell (1909-15), Lt., R.D.F. T. E. Flewett (1911-16) Lt., R.F.A. H. T. Bird (1909-16), Lt., R.F.A. Have all been wounded. H. R. Ardill (1896-1904), Lt., R.F.A. R. J. Charters (1910-15), Lt., R.I.R. F. S. Marchant (1911-15), Lt., R. Inniskillings D. G. Lawson (1908-12), S. I. Horse R. N. Montgomery (1893-99), R.A.M.C., Have all returned home safe from Germany Prof. H. H. Jeffcott (1892-95), of the Royal College of Science, has been appointed Hon. Sec. to the Scientific Committee of Reconstruction for Ireland. W. R. M'Caw (1890-99) has been appointed a member of the Dublin Stock Exchange. Sir A. Callaghan (1876-79) stood as Liberal candidate for the Eastbourne Division of Sussex at the recent General Election, but was not successful. There was some mention of Mr. S. W. Maddock, D.L. (1879-1885) standing for the St. Patrick's Division of Dublin in the Unionist interest, but it did not mature. T. V. Harris (1912-17) obtained his Rugby colours at Sandhurst last term, playing centre threequarter against Woolwich. (Transcriber's note: The years in brackets would appear to be the years that each person attended The High School, Dublin.)