As Milton Abbas Grammar School had closed in Blandford in 1927, the way was open for the governing body to re-name the school Blandford Grammar School. The memorial for WW2 shows 18 names, all ex-pupils and all now positively identified.
Flying Officer David Alexander 17 Sqn RAF
Pilot Officer Stanley Brown 218 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF
Private Walter Brown, Royal Army Ordnance Corps
Lance Bombardier Frederick Bunce 72 (Hampshire) Heavy AA Regt RA (TA)
Leading Aircraftsman Richard Candy RAF
2nd Lieutenant Lionel Carter 2 Bomb Disposal Group, Royal Engineers
Flying Officer Albert Cole 49 Sqn RAF
Signalman Henry Fletcher HMT Barwick RN
Leading Aircraftman Cyril Goddard 88 Sqn RAF
Sergeant Leonard Goldie 115 Sqn RAF
Flight Sergeant Jack Greenfield 196 Sqn RAF
Aircraftsman 2nd Class Michael Jupe 616 Sqn RAF
Sergeant Joseph Miller 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF
Corporal Edgar ‘Trevor’ Oliver Royal Engineers
Sergeant Robert Perry 103 Sqn RAF
Private Samuel Ridout East Yorkshire Regiment
