Two of his most endearing qualities were that he never forgot a friend and that he was the same to high and low, rich or poor. He could lecture a leading Cabinet Minister on the inadequacy of the Air Force in the early thirties in the same friendly fashion in which he instructed the old porter at St. Peter's on how to drive him to his wedding with the daughter of Canon Guy, then a Governor of the School. When Sir Charles came back to give away the Prizes in 1947 and deliver a very wise, original, and eloquent speech to the mixed assembly of parents, boys, and visitors, the verdict of those who had known him thirty years earlier was-"He has not changed since he was a boy". Therein lay his charm and his power over men, both of which were displayed to the full in his distinguished service for his country at home and in many foreign lands. Some have even suggested that his diplomatic ability equalled his aeronautical skill. His private life was not untinged with sadness. His only son, Richard Edward Hastings !Medhurst, being killed while serving with the R.A.F. in a gallant action at Arnhem which earned the Captain of the aircraft the Victoria Cross.
OLD PETERITE NEWS OLD PETERITE LONDON DINNER
The London Dinner of the Old Peterite Club was held at ∎ rown's Hotel on Wednesday, 10th November, 1954. Mr. J. B. Gedge was in the Chair. Speeches were made by Mr. S. M. Toyne, by the Head Master and by the Head of the School (C. H. Lewis), who was the guest of the Club. The following were present :Anderson W. B. (1932-40). Archer, L. H. J. (1922-26). Atkinson, E. G. B. (1920-24). Baddeley, W. D. (1915-19). Baker, P. T. (1945-50). Black, V. M. (1935-41). Boulton, T. B. (1940-43). Brindley, R. A. (1940-45). Camm, J. P. (1927-31). Claybourn, G. R. (1942-46). Colley, W. H. (1901-07). Cooper, A. B. (1927-31). Dodd, D. F. (1928-32). Dodsworth, G. H. (1937-41). Dodsworth, J. M. (1943-47). Dowson, R. E. (1927-29). Dronfield, J. (Head Master). Easten, Rev. J. A. (1881-90). Eccles, J. D. (1940-45). Garbett, P. (1942-46). Gedge, J. B. (1909-19). Gray, B. A. C. (1915-21). Griffiths, J. C. (1944-50). Hanson, J. A. (1918-21). Harding, J. T. (1933-38). Hudson, M. F. (1924-27). ,
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Hamby, F. B. C. (1937-44). Lewis, T. J. (1923-26). Metcalfe, C. L. (1915-16). Metcalfe, R. H. ∎(1913-18). Milburn, P. W. V. (1945-50). Millhouse, G. (1912-13). Mortimer, J. B. (1941-50). Pattison, C. J. (1939-44). Pick, T. S. (1908-12). Porteous, C. C. (1947-52). Potter, F. H. (Master). Reynolds, A. G. (1934-44). Rhodes, K. H. (1914-20). Rodgers, J. (1919-25). Samuels, W. S. (1940-47). Seaborne, W. L. (1923-31). Sergeant, J. H. (1913-16). Sergeant, C. W. H. ∎ 913-14). Scholefield, C. E. 1915-20). Shadwell, C. (1910-14). Thompson, E. G. (1939-45). Thornton, E. D. (1945-50). Toyne, S. M. Walker, H. L. (1914-17). Yeoman, W. G. (1910-17). Guest: Head Boy (C. H. Lewis).
