Waterloo Society Newsletters
27 January 2021We have launched the very first editions of our newsletters for the Waterloo Society. These newsletters all have a particular decades focus (1940s, 1950s and 1960s) and we hope that you enjoy the memories and photos and that they provide you with the opportunity to reflect and reminisce on your time at College with fondness. […]
Young Designer of the Year
19 December 2019OW James Veale (R 13), Project Engineer at GiroNEX has won the Young Designer of the Year category in the British Engineering Excellence Awards 2019. ‘My thanks to the judging panel for this great honour and to everyone for all the congratulations. I’m really proud to be recognised amongst the many young engineers who are […]
Toby Allen and Jim Hilson
19 December 2019OWs Toby Allen (Hl 93) and Jim Hilson (Hg 93) are the 7th most awarded Creative Directors in the world this year, with back-to-back Cannes Titanium Lions, a D&AD Black Pencil, and a career haul of over 20 Grand Prix at Cannes, One Show, Clios and other global awards shows.
Many Congratulations to OW Hugo Tilmouth
19 December 2019Hugo Tilmouth (R 13) started a business from University and this year has been named on the Forbes Europe 30 under 30 and was awarded the IOD London & South Young Director of the year last week! ChargedUp started out as a master’s project at the University of Exeter, but has rapidly grown into a […]
Occitanie Esport! Champion
19 December 2019OW Finlay (Quaye) Stewart (HG 11) worked for 5 years at the highest level in Fnatic. With the English team, he won several LCS splits and went to the World championship. As the GamersOrigin LoL head coach, he’s in charge of all the professional team strategy. Massive congratulations to Quaye for his most recent achievement: Champion in […]
OW John Fitzhardinge Paul Butler Victoria Cross Anniversary
27 December 201827th December marks the anniversary of the second action in 1914 for which Old Wellingtonian John Fitzhardinge Paul Butler was awarded the Victoria Cross. John was in the Stanley, 1902-1906, and then went straight to Sandhurst to train as an Army officer. He joined the King’s Royal Rifle Corps in 1907. In 1913 he was […]
OW John Franks Vallentin Victoria Cross Anniversary
07 November 2018Today, 7th November, marks the anniversary of the action in 1914 for which Old Wellingtonian John Franks Vallentin was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross. John came to Wellington in 1895 and left in 1898. He was in Mr Purnell’s House, now known as the Picton. He was commissioned into the Army in 1899, served in […]
Remembering the First World War – our Wellington website, special exhibition, and talk
06 November 2018As we approach the centenary of the end of the First World War, I’d like to draw your attention to the events and resources which we have produced to help us understand more about those from Wellington who fought and died. Over the last two years we have developed our First World War Memorial Website, […]
Rugby for Social Development in Rio
06 November 2018OWs Will Wilson (S 15), Oli Wilson (S 17), Ben Savill (Pn 17), Meg Dennis (Hn 17) and Zara Bilimoria (O 17) are supporting UMRio: https://uk.gofundme.com/UMRio2016 In 2013, Robert Malengreau set up UMRio, a non-government organization in the isolated favela of Morro do Castro, located in São Gonçalo, two hours from central Rio, with one of […]
OW James Anson Otho Brooke Victoria Cross Anniversary
29 October 2018Today, 29 October, we remember Old Wellingtonian James Anson Otho Brooke, who died on this date in 1914 in an action for which he was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross. James was in the Hopetoun, 1898-1900. At College he took part in rugby, cricket and athletics. In 1903 he went to the Royal Military College […]
OW Victor Buller Turner Victoria Cross Anniversary
27 October 201827th October marks the anniversary of the action during the Second World War for which Old Wellingtonian Victor Buller Turner was awarded the Victoria Cross. Victor came to Wellington in the Autumn of 1913, and was in the Blucher. While at College he became a School Prefect, Captain of the 2nd XI, Head of Fives, […]
OW Charles FitzClarence Victoria Cross Anniversary
14 October 201814th October marks the anniversary of the first of three actions in 1899 for which Old Wellingtonian Charles FitzClarence was awarded the Victoria Cross. As his surname suggests, Charles was a descendant of the Duke of Clarence, later King William IV, through the Duke’s illegitimate son George, 1st Earl of Munster. Charles was born in […]
OW Alexander Stanhope Cobbe Victoria Cross Anniversary
06 October 2018Alexander Cobbe, pictured as a student in the Hardinge in 1887. 6th October marks the anniversary of the action in 1902 for which Old Wellingtonian Alexander Stanhope Cobbe was awarded the Victoria Cross. Alexander came to Wellington in 1883, two years after his elder brother. They were both in the Hardinge. The sons of Lt-General […]
OW Charles Melliss Victoria Cross Anniversary
30 September 201830th September marks the anniversary of the action in 1900 for which Old Wellingtonian Charles Melliss was awarded the Victoria Cross. The son of a high-ranking Indian Army officer, Charles was a student in the Hill at Wellington from 1876 to 1879. After going to Sandhurst he too entered the Indian Army, and served in […]
OW Alexander Buller Turner Victoria Cross Anniversary
28 September 201828th September marks the anniversary of the action in 1915 for which Old Wellingtonian Alexander Buller Turner was awarded the Victoria Cross. Alexander was in the Hopetoun from 1906 to 1908. He joined the Army just a few weeks after the outbreak of the First World War, and was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant with […]
Anniversary of the largest single loss of life by Old Wellingtonians during the First World War
25 September 2018Today, 25th September, marks the anniversary of the largest single loss of life by Old Wellingtonians during the First World War. No fewer than fifteen Wellingtonians were killed on 25th September 1915, the first day of the Battle of Loos, while another died two weeks later from wounds received on the 25th. This total exceeds […]
OW George Masterman Thompson is believed to be the first British officer to be killed in action during WW1
22 August 201822 August marks the anniversary of the death of Old Wellingtonian George Masterman Thompson, believed to be the first British officer to be killed in action during the First World War. George was in the Hopetoun from 1903 to 1908, after which he went to Sandhurst and was commissioned as a Lieutenant in the Royal […]
Michaelmas Term Programme 2018
20 August 2018The new Wellington Community events programme for the Michaelmas term has just been launched. We hope you were able to enjoy some of the varied events and opportunities that we ran last year which were designed to reinforce, support and build on the unique relationship that we all have with Wellington College and with one […]
OW Patrick Anthony Porteous Victoria Cross Anniversary
19 August 201819th August marks the anniversary of the action for which Patrick Anthony Porteous, OW, was awarded the Victoria Cross in 1942. Patrick was in the Beresford 1931-35. He became a school Prefect, played in the 1st XV and was a successful swimmer. On leaving College he went to the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, was commissioned […]
OW Roderick Learoyd Victoria Cross Anniversary
12 August 2018Today (12th August) marks the anniversary of the action in 1940 for which Old Wellingtonian Roderick Learoyd was awarded the Victoria Cross. Roderick was in the Lynedoch from 1926 to 1929, but was undistinguished academically and left at sixteen. After working on his uncle’s fruit farm in Argentina, he joined the RAF in 1936. His […]
First World War Memorial Website
08 August 2018Wellington College is proud to announce the launch today (08.08.18) of our new First World War memorial website. Over 700 Old Wellingtonians, teachers and college servants died while serving in the War, and this site is our tribute to them and to the thousands of Wellingtonians who fought and survived. The website contains a searchable […]
Dashwood Strettell (Bd 1898) scrapbook
18 July 2018A fascinating volume with an illustrious Wellington pedigree was recently donated to the Wellington College Archives. This scrapbook was compiled by C B D Strettell, known as Dashwood, a student in the Beresford 1894-1898, in around 1905. It contains all his termly school reports both from his prep school and from Wellington, as well as […]
Wellington College Field Gun
10 July 2018In celebration of our upcoming Wellington College Field Gun reunion on the 28th July, we thought we’d share a few of the best images we found while looking through the College albums: To register for the reunion: https://www.eventsforce.net/fieldgun2018
Victoria Cross anniversary
05 July 2018On 5 July 1916, Old Wellingtonian Thomas O L Wilkinson lost his life in the action for which he was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross. Thomas was at Wellington 1908-1912, and became Head of the Hopetoun, a Prefect, and Head of the Gymnasium. On leaving school he emigrated to Canada, but on the day war […]
Introducing the 2018 OW Year Reps
04 July 2018The class of 2018 were met with glorious sunshine on their graduation day. It was a full day of chapel services, house meals, and of course the graduation ball. But our 2018 Year Reps found time in their day to come along and see the Community Team, so we could thank them for volunteering to […]