Following our Remembrance Assemblies, the whole school will observe a two-minute silence at 11am today, joining people across the country in remembering those who have served and sacrificed.
At Enfield Grammar School, we have a memorial dedicated to the alumni who never came home from war. Among the names listed is Second Lieutenant Gerald Edward Bungey.
Gerald attended EGS from 1911 to 1914. He was Captain of the 1st Cricket Team and Football Eleven, as well as a talented runner of the mile and half-mile. Soon after the declaration of war in 1914, Gerald joined the Army. Tragically, he was killed in action during the Battle of the Somme on 4 August, aged just 19.
His story continues to have a lasting legacy at EGS. Gerald’s parents, Mrs Bungey and her late husband, left part of their estate to provide a memorial to their son. Today, the income from this bequest helps fund a £100 scholarship for our former Sixth Form students in the second year of a university degree programme.
It is a moving reminder of the many young people, often only recently out of school, who never had the opportunity to continue their education, fulfil their ambitions or live out their lives.
Today, we remember Gerald, all those named on our school memorial, and everyone who has made the ultimate sacrifice in the service of others.
“No greater sacrifice can a person make than giving their life in the service of their country, so that others may live in peace and freedom.”
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