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[The prizes were awarded by] the head's former commanding officer from Burma. This was when I became aware that [[William John Ricketts|Ricketts]] had been a lieutenant-colonel. His old CO had remained in the army and had risen to become General Sir [[Wikipedia:Francis Festing|Francis Festing]], GCB, KBE, DSO, Chief of the Imperial General Staff. I remember being disappointed to find that he was an old buffer in a sports jacket with leather patched elbows. This was far from the splendid uniform I had been expecting. | [The prizes were awarded by] the head's former commanding officer from Burma. This was when I became aware that [[William John Ricketts|Ricketts]] had been a lieutenant-colonel. His old CO had remained in the army and had risen to become General Sir [[Wikipedia:Francis Festing|Francis Festing]], GCB, KBE, DSO, Chief of the Imperial General Staff. I remember being disappointed to find that he was an old buffer in a sports jacket with leather patched elbows. This was far from the splendid uniform I had been expecting. | ||
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== See Also == | |||
*[[:Speech Day]] | |||
[[Category:Prizes]] | [[Category:Prizes]] | ||
[[Category:1950s]] | [[Category:1950s]] | ||
[[Category:See Also]] | [[Category:See Also]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:50, 29 November 2020
Richard Harris remembers the Boston Grammar School Speech Day in 1959.
[The prizes were awarded by] the head's former commanding officer from Burma. This was when I became aware that Ricketts had been a lieutenant-colonel. His old CO had remained in the army and had risen to become General Sir Francis Festing, GCB, KBE, DSO, Chief of the Imperial General Staff. I remember being disappointed to find that he was an old buffer in a sports jacket with leather patched elbows. This was far from the splendid uniform I had been expecting.