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Greet School
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Hi All
Just been looking through all the posts .They are all of groups Lets get some individual ones up. Iwill start with this one of me at Greet school in 1941 age 6.
The photo has a story attached to it. In 1943 my dad sent it to my uncle in North Africa ,he was with the 8th army. On the back is a scribled message i wrote.
[This is my school photo. Bring it back when you come home].He carried it on to Sicily and on to Italy. He was killed in Dec1943 at the very early stages of the battle
for Monti Casino. The photo was returned with his personal items. He had trimed it down the best he could to fit it into a wallet he had bought fore me in Sicily.
Just been looking through all the posts .They are all of groups Lets get some individual ones up. Iwill start with this one of me at Greet school in 1941 age 6.
The photo has a story attached to it. In 1943 my dad sent it to my uncle in North Africa ,he was with the 8th army. On the back is a scribled message i wrote.
[This is my school photo. Bring it back when you come home].He carried it on to Sicily and on to Italy. He was killed in Dec1943 at the very early stages of the battle
for Monti Casino. The photo was returned with his personal items. He had trimed it down the best he could to fit it into a wallet he had bought fore me in Sicily.
paul stacey
master brummie
Thought that a great and sad story Ken, my dad was at Monti Cassino, and some of the Italian champagne ended up in the Po Valley. paul
Anne Watton
master brummie
How lovely Ken. That's a great story.
Extract about this school from British History Online:
GREET COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOL, Warwick Road.(27) Greet Bd. Sch. opened 1892 by Yardley Sch. Bd.(22) Accom. 1,035 M, I.(21) The boys were transferred from Bard St. Bd. Sch., q.v.(22) Accom. in Friends' Institute, Warwick Rd. used 1904–10. Bd. of Ed. demanded minor improvements in premises 1912. Reorganized 1932 for JM, I.(21) Depts. united 1941. Damaged by enemy action and repaired 1942, 1947. Tyseley Temporary Cty. Primary Sch. became an annexe of this sch. 1954. Accom. 1961: 13 classrooms, 2 halls, nursery.(28)
And as Phil says in post #1, still going strong today. Viv.
GREET COUNTY PRIMARY SCHOOL, Warwick Road.(27) Greet Bd. Sch. opened 1892 by Yardley Sch. Bd.(22) Accom. 1,035 M, I.(21) The boys were transferred from Bard St. Bd. Sch., q.v.(22) Accom. in Friends' Institute, Warwick Rd. used 1904–10. Bd. of Ed. demanded minor improvements in premises 1912. Reorganized 1932 for JM, I.(21) Depts. united 1941. Damaged by enemy action and repaired 1942, 1947. Tyseley Temporary Cty. Primary Sch. became an annexe of this sch. 1954. Accom. 1961: 13 classrooms, 2 halls, nursery.(28)
And as Phil says in post #1, still going strong today. Viv.
PatHayward
master brummie
My late husband Cyril went to Greet school in 1939 and stayed there until he was evacuated to Nottingham and when he was sent back home I believe the school had been bombed - he lived in Roma Road. By a strange coincidence I started Brownies here in 1943.
Cyril told me years later that he was evacuated to Nottingham twice and was sent back to Birmingham both times because of bad behaviour.
Cyril told me years later that he was evacuated to Nottingham twice and was sent back to Birmingham both times because of bad behaviour.