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Brown, Brad
Person · 1940 - present

Edmund Bradley 'Brad' Brown was born on May 10, 1940 in Toronto. He attended Appleby College from 1949 to 1954 and went on to finish his secondary school studies at the University of Toronto schools. He did not graduate at Appleby College but is considered to be in the Class of 1959. At Appleby, Brad was a member of the school's Coronation Choir, who were invited to Britain by the Commonwealth Youth Movement to perform in the Coronation celebrations of Queen Elizabeth II.

Brad chose marketing as his career and after graduating from the University of Western Ontario, he joined Lever Brothers and later General Foods where he spent 10 years in positions of Product Manager, Group Product Manager and New Business Development Manager on many of those companies' largest and most successful brands. Brad later founded his own consulting company and later advertising agency, both of which had many blue chip companies as clients. Brad still consults periodically for his long time clients Mercedes-Benz, Porsche and Suncor.

Gillespie, Alex
Person · 1911 - 1915

Alexander Hamilton Gillespie was born on June 5, 1898 to A.G. Gillespie and his wife. Alex was one of the original students at Appleby and attended from September 1911 until June 1915. During his time at Appleby, he played hockey, cricket and rugby, particpated in Hurdles on Sports Day and was involved with the school plays performed by the Dramatic Club. He was also Prefect. He enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force on Aug. 17, 1916. He died in 1941.

Griffin, Frank R.
Person · 1912 - 1913

Frank R. Griffin was born on Oct. 20, 1897 to F.M. Griffin and his wife. He attended Appleby School from Jan. to Dec. 1913. He enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in March 1917 and was discharged in April 1918 after catching the flu. Later on in life he became a doctor, married and had two children. He died in July 1961.

King, Gordon A.
Person · 1912-1920

Gordon A. King was born on December 4, 1897 and was a student at Appleby School from September 192 to February 1915. He enlisted with the Canadian Expeditionary Force on November 8, 1916 but was discharged and enlisted with the Royal Air Force in February 1917. He died in 1935.

Machell, Geoffrey
Person · 1911 - 1912

Geoffrey Machell was born in Toronto on Jan. 1, 1895. He attended Appleby School from September 1911 to June 1912. He enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1915 and was sent home in 1917 with Turberculosis. He also enlisted in World War II and served at Camp Borden. He died in October 1975.

MacLean, Andrew D.
Person · Nov. 20, 1896 - January 22, 1971

Andrew D. MacLean was born on November 20, 1896 to Hugh C. MacLean and his wife. His father, Hugh, was the owner of Hugh C. MacLean Publications Ltd. Andrew was an original student and attended Appleby School from Sept. 1911 to March 1914. In December 1916, Andrew enlisted for commission in the Navy during World War 1. He married in 1925 to Frances Armstrong and had two children, Hugh and Jain. He died in Nassau, Bahamas on January 22, 1971.

Strathy, Ford Stuart
Person · 1897-1917

Ford Stuart Strathy was one of Appleby’s original students, having followed founding Headmaster John Guest from Upper Canada College. During his two-year Appleby career, he played on the First Rugby (Football) team and on the First Hockey team. During World War One (WWI) He enlisted for training at the Curtiss School of Aviation in west Toronto, and after a period of further training in England, became attached to the Royal Naval Air Service in about February, 1917. On August 17th, Strathy, flying a Sopwith Camel, came to the aid of a Bristol fighter that was under heavy attack. Strathy himself was being pursued by two German aircraft, and in the fierce and rapid battle, his plane was shot down. He was reported missing, and it was later confirmed that he was killed in action. His body is interred in the Ramscapelle Road Military Cemetery, near Nieuwpoort, Belgium.

6 Sqdn., Royal Naval Air Service Killed in action 17 August 1917, at 19 years of age.

Ford's niece, Elizabeth Mary Tidy, married Alastair Walker in 1938.