Appendix 3: Woolwich Polytechnic War Dead 1939-1945No official listing of Second World War casualties was ever compiled by the Woolwich Polytechnic. No record exists in the archive; no record was lodged in the minutes of the official meetings of the Polytechnic; and no ‘roll of honour’ was ever published in the Woolwich Polytechnic Magazine. Although there is no really foolproof method of determining the true extent of casualties 50 years on, the following list is derived from the pages of the Woolwich Polytechnic Magazine, but is clearly inadequate.ANDREWS, Laurence ?Student, Woolwich Polytechnic School of Art. Noted in the Woolwich Polytechnic Magazine for 1945 that he ‘went but would not return’. CRANE, Ronald ?Student, Woolwich Polytechnic School of Art. Noted in the Woolwich Polytechnic Magazine for 1945 that he ‘went but would not return’. DRAKE, Sydney Secretary, Cycling Section, Woolwich Polytechnic Union. Noted in the Woolwich Polytechnic Magazine for 1945 that he ‘was killed during the blitz in 1941’. JENNINGS, Stanley ?Student, Woolwich Polytechnic School of Art. Noted in the Woolwich Polytechnic Magazine for 1945 that he ‘went but would not return’. MAY, Jack Teacher, Woolwich Polytechnic School of Art, appointed on the eve of war in September 1939. Lived in Barnhurst, as reported in a local newspaper clipping, date unknown. Lieutenant, Royal Navy. Serving on a Motor Torpedo Boat, he was killed in action. Noted in the Woolwich Polytechnic Magazine for 1945 that he ‘went but would not return’. PECK, G. Teacher, Junior Technical School for Boys. Died ‘on active service’
from typhoid and malaria in India on September 21st, 1942 (WPR).
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