Government European School
Burton Street, Dar es Salaam



1. February 1958 – back row: Andrew Poynter, Timothy Vincent, Michael Albright
Elizabeth Veal, Anne Morrison, Ruth Slingsby, Anthea Jackson, Meryl Prior, Jill Holroyd, Miss J.B. Williamson
Roger Maynard, Lilian Dalton, Robert McCann, Erica Homersley, Pete Campbell, Angela Aranki
front row: John Albright, Peter Glyn, Martin Judd, Michael Hutton, John Wainwright

Miss J.B. Williamson was Headmistress of the school from 1957 to 1959,
after which Mr Maurice Moore was Headmaster from 1959 to 1962.


2. February 1958 – 3rd row: 2nd: Dimitri Panyatopolous, 3rd: Jean Adriaanse, 8th: Diana
2nd row: 1st: Philipa Judd, 3rd: Jane Stow, 4th: Fiona,
5th: Lynette, 6th: Lorrette Haydar, 7th: Wendy Culham
front row: 1st: Jeremy, 3rd: Richard
This photograph was very kindly provided by Lorrette Shermet née Haydar.


3. February 1958 – This photograph was very kindly provided by Henry Wainwright,
who is on the front row, second from the left.
Ian Homersley is also on the front row, third from the left.


4. February 1958 – back row: Timothy Buxton, Christopher Munz, Gerald, Robert Abbyn, Mrs Christine Scotson
Jopjan, Roy Campbell, Jane, Anna Maria, Elvina, Dermot Taylor, Christopher
Nicola Rock, Adrienne Fox, Hilde, Sheila Cairns, Ria Molenveld, not known, Linda Howscroft
front row: Christopher, Fulvio Ginola, Nicholas, Michael Boult, Miles, Keith Rayne, John
This photograph was taken within a few moments of the photograph below.

Mrs Scotson (Teacher): Christine Louise Scotson née Ball MBE LRSM, born in 1931,
married Richard Clive Scotson at St Alban's Church, Dar es Salaam on 21 December 1957.
Richard Clive Scotson was born on 3 May 1921 and died in Dar es Salaam on 25 Jun 1962,
aged 41 years. Richard and Christine Scotson lived in Lakeside Drive, Dar es Salaam.
[Source: Scotson Family History Website www.scotsonfamilyhistory.com,
LRSM: Licentiate of the Royal Schools of Music]


5. February 1958 – back row: Timothy Buxton, Christopher Munz, Gerald, Robert Abbyn, Mrs Christine Scotson
Jopjan, Roy Campbell, Jane, Anna Maria, Elvina, Dermot Taylor, Christopher
Nicola Rock, Adrienne Fox, Hilde, Sheila Cairns, Ria Molenveld, not known, Linda Howscroft
front row: Christopher, Fulvio Ginola, Nicholas, Michael Boult, Miles, Keith Rayne, John
This photograph was taken within a few moments of the photograph above.


6. 1959 – back row: 3rd: Michael Albright, 4th: Andrew Poynter, 6th: Timothy Vincent
front row: 1st: Roger Maynard, 3rd: Jill Holroyd, 6th: Anne MacKay,
7th: Madeleine Law, 8th: Merul Prior, 9th: John Wainwright
This photograph was very kindly provided by Anne Aitken née MacKay.


7. 1959 – This photograph was very kindly provided by Charlie Haydar,
who is on the back row, second from the left.


8. 1959 – This photograph was very kindly provided by Henry Wainwright,
who is on the front row, second from the left.
Ian Homersley is also on the front row, fourth from the left.


9. 1959 – middle row: 2nd: Wendy Culham
front row: 1st: Martin Getliffe, 4th: Miles,
5th: Robert (Robbie) MacKay, 6th: Fulvio Ginola, 7th: Crispin Sharp


10. This photograph, taken at the Nursery School,
was very kindly provided by Trish Stanley Prendergast,
who is on the back row, second from the left.






I would be grateful for scans of any more class photographs from the school,
together with the names of any of the children or teachers in the photographs.
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