Tom West
| Thomas "Tom" Raphael John West | |
|---|---|
 Tom West | |
| Born |
10 July 1928 Nottingham registration district |
| Died | 29 March 2021 (aged 92) |
| Resting place | Mansfield Cemetery |
| Education | Stamford School; Corpus Christi College, Cambridge |
| Years at BGS | 1952-1959 |
| Departments | English |
| Subjects | English |
Thomas Raphael John West was a teacher of English at Boston Grammar School between 1952 and 1959. He was second English master with Stan Cawthorne as head of department.
While at BGS, according to Bob Ramsden, Tom supervised cricket on Saturdays. Brian Trigg remembers going on a trip to France organised by Tom West and Cyril Keith Butler.
Before BGS
Tom was born in the Nottingham registration district on 10 July 1928 and attended Stamford School. The 1939 England and Wales Register shows that Tom was living at Northfields House, Emlyn's Street, Stamford, which was owned by the school and is referred to as the Preparatory School.
He was admitted into the school during the autumn of 1938. During his schooldays, Tom won the School Rugby Colours. He was Treasurer, and later Vice-President, of the School Phoenix Society, sat on the Athletics Committee, was a House Prefect and Head Boy for his final year at Stamford School. At Speech Day, Tom received a School Certificate and Higher Certificate, an Open Exhibition, and a Kesteven Major Scholarship. He gained a place at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
