Remembrance Assembly - Gowerton Comprehensive School

An early start this morning at Gowerton Comprehensive School, who were holding their annual remembrance assembly, together with me, as Lord Mayor, the Lord Lieutenant, High Sheriff, the Gowertonian Society, School Governors and Gowerton Community Council.

The Assembly this year focussed on a former pupil of the school, called Penry Guy, who was a bomber pilot officer during the Second World War. On June 21st 1944 his plane was on a bombing raid but was hit by enemy fire. As pilot he enabled his 6 crewmen to jump to safety and avoided the Belgian village of Asch before the plane crashed.

The community of the village of Asch organised a series of formal events to commemorate the 75th anniversary of Penry Guy’s death, which was attended by representatives from the school. He was 22 years old when he died.

The Head Boy and Head Girl laid a wreath at the school's Second World war memorial, after which the Lord Lieutenant did the same at the First World War memorial. We were then entertained by a wonderful rendition of the music from Schindlers List by two of the pupils.