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| Boat Club founded 1902 |
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Opening of the new RUBC boathouse, early 1930's |
This information comes courtesy of Mr W.E.Richards (Reading 1933-1938, graduated 1936). Susannah Davis (grand-daughter) has typed this up. Circa 1930, Eric Rea was in the 1st Eight. He retired as regional advisor to the Ministry of Agriculture's Advisory Service. Retired in Henley. Died aged 94 in Henley. |
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| RUBC members | E.C.S.Little | |||
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Crew member in 1934, E.C.S.Little
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| RUBC members | J.C.Milne | C.J.Hunter | J.G.Lyons | K.J.Harris |
| J.S.Niblock | D.C.Baldwin | J.W.Bee (Coach) | H.D.Puls | H.D.Power |
| J.F.Mellor (cox) | ||||
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RUBC 2nd 8 1935 |
This information comes courtesy of Mr W.E.Richards (Reading 1933-1938, graduated 1936). Susannah Davis (grand-daughter) has typed this up. During the 35-36 season, they competed successfully in single races against RMC Sandhurst & St Mary's Hospital. Also, successful visits to rivers at Bristol and Southampton. At the end of the year, during the annual dinner, it was claimed to have been an outstanding year. |
| Second Eight info Somebody in this crew drowned in 35-36. Cox: J.F.Mellor (took Physics, went into Meteorology) J.W.Bee (Coach) was a lecturer in the Agricultural Faculty. H.D.Power was known as "Solid" Power |
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| RUBC Committee | President: | ||
| Men's Captain: | Women's President: | Miss J. Lovegrove | |
| Men's Novice Captain: | Women's Vice President: | Miss P. White | |
| Treasurer: | Women's' Secretary: | V. Richardson | |
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| RUBC members | Akehurst | W.E.Richards | Harris | Rose |
| Hag | Haig |
This information comes courtesy of Mr W.E.Richards (Reading 1933-1938, graduated 1936). Susannah Davis (grand-daughter) has typed this up. The First Eight won the University Athletic Union's Rowing Competition at Henley in the summer of 1936, narrowly defeating Southampton University College Eight after Reading caught a crab.Stroke: Akehurst (his mother was principal of Holloway College, London) 7: was the President (cannot remember name at moment) Was said to have become a Coast Watcher in Malaya 1942-45 - observing and reporting on Japanese shipping. 6: "Hoot" Gibson (for a while, anyway) 5: W.E.Richards 4: Harris 3: Rose 2: Haig Bow: Haig (Haig twins were nephews of Field-Marshal Haig) Coach was a university Physics lecturer. Dr. Logan Darney (?sp) was extra-mural coach. K.J.Harris moved from the 2nd Eight to the 1st Eight in 1936. |
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Summer of 1936: 1st Eight rowed (with limited success) at the Regattas: Reading, Marlow and Henley Royal. |
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| RUBC Committee | President: | P.R.Akehurst (P.R.Ake hurst was also Chairman of the Athletic Union (founded 1894)) | |
| Vice President | T.A.Rose | Women's Captain: | |
| Crew's Secretary | K.F.Columbo (K.F.Colombo was also Secretary of the River Committee – responsible for upkeep of Union property used by River Clubs.) | Women's Novice Captain: | |
| Treasurer: | Secretary: | D.H.Turner | |
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| RUBC members | ||||
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| Men's Captain: | Women's Captain: | ||
| Men's Novice Captain: | Women's Novice Captain: | ||
| Treasurer: | Secretary: | ||
| Boat House Manager: | Coaches: |
| RUBC members | Owen | Boughton | S Beckensale | Boulton |
| Welsby | A Norman | Hearn | Will Wilder | Brown |
| J N Kellar | R Winter | A G L King | D H Turner | K Colombo |
| R Hepsworth | K Swannack | |||
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