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The third in the series of City
Networks; this year held jointly with
St. Helen’s School. Networking for
those working in the City.
City Network – 3rd June
2015 – Oriental Club
The next in our series of author visits. Open to all.
An Evening with Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks – 22nd June
– Merchant Taylors’ School
The first in our series of rolling 5 year reunions. For OMTs who left Merchant
Taylors’ in a year ending in 0 or 5. Activities during the afternoon, tours of the
School, dinner in the OMT Clubhouse.
Old Boys’Day – 27th June 2015 –Merchant Taylors’School
As part of our DesignWeek at school and to celebrate the opening of the new
DesignCentre, OMTs and parentsworking in engineering, design, architecture,
manufacturing and related industries, are invited to a careers and networking event
Engineering & Design Event – 10th October 2015 – Design
Centre, Merchant Taylors’ School
Literature festival – 30th
June 2015 – Merchant
Taylors’ School
For all OMTs who left the school
since 2011. An informal lunch and
drinks in the Head Master’s garden.
Roast & Rebellion – 12th
September – Merchant
Taylors’ School
OMTs are invited to the Society’s
annual black tie dinner.
OMT Society Annual
Dinner – 20th November
2015 – Shakespeare’s
Globe Theatre
All benefactors are invited to drinks
and canapés at the school to thank
them for their support this year.
Benefactors’ Day –
12th December 2015 –
Merchant Taylors’ School
FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON ANY OF THE EVENTS BELOW, PLEASE VISIT
Concordia Merchant Taylors’ School Summer 2015
North American OMT
Dinner – 16th October –
NewYork Athletic Club
All OMTs are invited to this dinner
in New York.
The school’s Gallipoli flag, saved from HMS Rattlesnake
in 1916, was fully restored in time for the commemoration of
ANZAC day which fell on the 25th April. This was also the 100th
anniversary of OMT Lt Leslie Drewry winning the Victoria
Cross for his part in the landings.
With support from the Annual Fund, the flag was removed
from its original frame and mounting (an old piece of
blackboard), carefully cleaned before humidification. It was
then mounted on a custom-made padded board and re-framed
with lighting. The flag is now displayed in the Great Hall lobby
alongside the roll of honour and Lt Drewry’s medals.
In an amazing coincidence, after six months of research, the
school discovered the identity of the donor of the flag on 24th
April – the day it was re-mounted on the wall of the Great Hall
Lobby, and the day before ANZAC Day. The original owner
of the flag was Lt Commander John W R Smails who served
in the Dardenelles and was badly wounded. His obituary in
the Halstead local newspaper says that “the scenes at the
Dardanelles had made a deep impression on his mind”. The
flag was then passed to his son, Frederick Smails, who donated
the flag to Merchant Taylors’ School to mark the creation of the
Royal Navy section of the CCF in that year. His son, Stephen
Smails, had joined the school in 1952 in the Third Form as a
member of Hilles House.
Restoration of the Naval Ensign supported by the
Annual Fund