at the Somme General Sir Dallas Brooks (1896–1966); DSO – Zeebrugge Raid; Governor of Victoria – 1949–1963 Air Marshal Sir Hugh Walmsley KCB, KCIE, CBE, MC, DFC (1898–1985); Chief of the Air Staff (India) Private C E M Ward, (1899-1917) August 22, 1917 Gotha air raid, Buried Caister Old Cemetery. Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald (1900–1981); writer of books about British wildlife Cecil Madden (1902-1987); radio and television producer Sir Frederick Ashton OM, CH, CBE (1904–1988); choreographer of the Royal Ballet Erik Chitty (1907–1977); actor and founding member of the Cambridge University Mummers Edgar Christian (1908–1927); see Cold Burial published in 2002 Group Captain John Hamar "Johnnie" Hill CBE (1912–1997); Squadron Commander of 504 Squadron and 222 Squadron RAF in 1940 Squadron Leader Michael Casano MC (1913–2006); Commander of No 2 Armoured Car Company RAF Colonel Terence Otway DSO (1914–2006); CO of 9 Para on D-Day (Merville Battery) J. Lee Thompson (1914–2002); film director Sir Derek Palmar (1919–2006); chairman of Bass Brewery Admiral Sir Peter White GBE (1919–2010); Chief of Fleet Support Sir Donald Luddington KBE, CMG, CVO (1920–2009); British colonial government official Geoffrey Barnes, CBE (1932–2010); Secretary for Security for Hong Kong, Commissioner of ICAC Robert Bairamian (1935–2018), cricketer and schoolmaster The Reverend Mark Turnham Elvins, OFMCap (b. 1939); acting Warden of Greyfriars, Oxford 2007/8 Michael Welsh (b. 1942); Conservative politician George Lam (b. 1947); Hong Kong film star and singer Sir Peter Torry, GCVO, KCMG (b. 1948); British Ambassador to Germany Michael Kuhn (b. 1949); film director Neal Mallett (b. 1957); Olympic fencer Simon Cowell (b. 1959); TV personality Pavan Sukhdev (b. 1960); Environmental Economist Achim Steiner (b. 1961); executive director of the United Nations Environment Programme Daniel Rouse (b. 1972); Fiji International Rugby Player, 29 Tests. Harlequin F.C. Dai Fujikura (b. 1977); composer of contemporary classical music Sammy Moore (b. 1987); professional footballer Maj (retd.) James Gatehouse; Regimental Adjutant of the Grenadier Guards Notable members of staff Vivian Jenkins, Welsh Rugby Player and vice-captain of the British Lions 1938 Jeffrey Archer, taught at the school in the 1960s Ralph Townsend, taught at the school in the 1970s Headmasters The school has had fifteen headmasters since its foundation. Canon William Bell, 1871–1892 Reverend William Cookorthy Compton, 1892-1910 F de W Lushington, 1910-1915 George Renwick 1934–1954 Alec Peterson 1954–1957 Tim Cobb David Cope, Jack Ind, 1980s Martin Wright, 1990s Howard Blackett, 1997-2004 Stephen Jones, 2004–2011 Gerry Holden, 2011–2014 Gareth Doodes, 2015–2020 Simon