Card published by E Cross, 1, 2, 3 Pembroke Street, opposite Christchurch, Oxford

Posted to Mrs A. F. Bellman, Stapleford Vicarage, Crawley, Sussex, on 4th June 1908

I am certain we shall have a holiday on the 13th. I hope you will come early and stay late. I will take the letter up to Mrs Ling tomorrow. I hope the strawberries will be ripe. Wonderful chicken!!!  J.F.B.

The register records: BELLMAN, John Francis, born 4 Jan. 1893, son of Rev. A. F. Bellman, married 1919, Elsie M., daughter of Captain Hoskins. Colvin House, Summer 1906 to Spring 1909. R. W. Kent Regiment 1914-1918, Captain, Mentioned in Dispatches, Military Cross, France. Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants 1918, Corps of Military Accountants 1919, transferred to Royal Army Pay Corps 1925,. Major 1935. Lieutenant-Colonel 1939, Colonel 1942, Acting Brigadier 1946, East Africa and S.E.A.C. (Delhi). Retired 1950. Partner Cook, Sutton & Co., Chartered Accountants, Nairobi, since 1954. Address: Colonel J. F. Bellman, Box 3165, Nairobi, Kenya.

His brother, Cannon Alexander Frederick Bellman, was at Haileybury between 1905 and 1909, which may explain the date written on the front of the card.

This card (and the following cards) was published in the "Chester Vaughan Series" with an early divided back format suggesting a date of circa 1905. It is unused.

Unused - apart from the words "New Form Rooms built 1907" on the front.

This card, of Haileybury Quad, was posted in 1909. The message on the back is not by a pupil, and conveys no useful information.

Posted to C R Draper, Esq., Heathmere, Haywards Heath, Sussex on 26 January 1904

This is my the house that I am in. and it is an awfly descent one, When I first got here I did not know what to do but I am getting more used of it now. M Hare I

College is so different to what you said it was, we do not have much work to do here. I am grubbing with another boy and we get on well considering we are new  boys. M Hare I

The register shows that Maurice Francis Gustavus Hare (born 24th February 1889) and his brother Harcourt Frederick Stanley Hare (born 4th August 1890) joined the school in January 1904 and stayed until Summer 1906. They were the sons of Captain F. A. Hare, Girgin, Western Australia. Maurice fought with the Australian Infantry during the First World War. He was a farmer and his address in 1961 was Vista Avenue, Rockingham, W. Australia., while his brother's address was 19 Onslow Avenue, Elizabeth Bay, Sydney, Australia.

[John Feltham has written pointing out that "Girgin" is probably an error for Gingin (which is about 50 miles north of Perth, W.A.). He says he used to live in Rockingham, where one of the brothers lived.]

The front of the card is marked 1905-1909, C Hawkins, in a different hand. The date is the same as the first card reproduced (q.v.). 

The Terrace, Haileybury College Chester Vaughan Series This is a view of our Chapel and the whole front of the college from one of the cricket fields. The Head Master's house is at the left end - with love G H J R

A Dormitory Haileybury College Published by Chester Vaughan Series, circa 1903 The card was posted in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA to Paw Paw, but there is nothing to link the message to the picture on the card.

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William Caffyn, cricket coach at Haileybury
From The Book of Amwell, which includes a short history and about a dozen pictures.

The posting CAMPBELL, Hertford & Great Amwell, 1790s-1880s contains information on Matthew, who was involved with the College during the East India Company period.

Other pages about named pupils or staff:

• CHILDS, Hertford Heath, 1860-64

• Pupils at Haileybury, 1867 intake

• CURRIE, Haileybury College, 1873-1921

• Pupils  at Thomason House, Haileybury, Summer 1914

Extra Post Card images. click on thumbnail picture
Clock House	Haileybury College	The Library	Swimming Bath
S. A. Memorial	War Memorial

If you can add to the information given above tell me.