Arborfield Old Boys Association
AOBA
Arborfield Life
Commandants and Commanding Officers
During the history of the Arborfield Boys’ School there were 25 Commandants and Commanding Officers, each one looking after the school with their own approach The change from Commandant to Commanding Officer came in 1996 when the position was changed from a Full Colonel to Lt Colonel.
It is hoped that between us all we can write up the stories of each of these Comandants and Commanding Officers. You are invited to send in your memories of ‘your’ man to be included in the history of the Arborfield Boys’ School.
Commandants
1
May 1939/Nov 1939
Col F A Hilborn
RAOC
2
Nov 1939/Nov 1940
Col P G Davies
1
Nov 1940/Sep 1943
Col F A Hilborn
RAOC
3
1943/47
Col J D White
RAOC
4
1947/49
Col Grenville-Grey
KRRC
5
1949/52
Col E L Percival
HLI
6
1952/55
Col F A H Magee
East Surreys
7
1955/58
Col J R Cole
The Loyals
8
1958/62
Col R F D Legh
Royal Artillery
9
1962/65
Col J L Dobie
REME
10
1965/68
Col G W Paris
REME
11
1968/70
Col D A Brown
REME
12
1970/73
Col E G Bailey
REME
13
1973/76
Col H K Tweed
REME
14
1976/79
Col B G Keast
REME
15
1979/83
Col J D C Peacock
REME
16
1983/85
Col S J Roberts
REME
17
1985/88
Col A A Soar
REME
18
1988/91
Col P H Kay
REME
19
1991/94
Col P H Gibson
REME
20
1994/95
Col M C Dorward
REME
21
1995/96
Lt Col R Mount
REME
Commanding Officers
22
1996/98
Lt Col N Moore
REME
23
1998/00
Lt Col J W Mitchell
RE
24
2000/03
Lt Col D A McAvoy
REME
25
2003/04
Lt Col A Philips
RE
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