OLD GUILDFORDIANS
Looking more closely at George’s
achievements at Guildford Grammar School,
it is true to say that he did prove himself
to be outstanding academically. He was
awarded a litany of academic awards and
prizes including the Form Prize in 1961, the
Mathematics and Science Prize in 1961,
the Mathematics Clothworkers’ Company
Prize in 1962, the Science Prize in 1962,
the Archbishop’s Essay Prize in 1963, the
Religious Knowledge Prize in 1963 and the
Geography Prize in 1964.
George’s abilities were not limited to the
academic and he identified early on that
sporting success was a key to gaining
acceptance at a boys