Decades
This link will give you access to the pages for each decade of Malvern graduates and students. You may be able to find other Malvernites from your era (see also the Members' List in About Us).
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Greatest invasion in history included Malvern men – but fewer remember as time passes
By David Fuller On the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings this week, many Canadians will be wondering what it was all about. According to an Ispos poll conducted earlier this year, only 48 per cent of respondents could correctly answer three of six questions in a simple quiz about what is, arguably, the most famous date of the Second World War: June 6, 1944.
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Scholarship fund established in name of Reese Fallon
Malvern graduate Reese Fallon (Class of 2018) was one of two victims of the shooting on the Danforth on July 22, 2018. A scholarship is being established in Fallon’s memory through Go Fund Me. The goal is $50,000 and has already reached $38K+ as of today. Click here to support Reese Fallon Legacy Scholarship organized by Julie Steel
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’50s alum Brian Tennyson, WW1 historian
Brian Tennyson, professor emeritus at Cape Breton University, Nova Scotia, was recently in Ontario visiting his brother Rod and the two Malvern alums joined David Fuller for a chat about Brian’s work as a historian with an interest in the First World War. [Video]
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Donate to the MRBS in memory of Sonya Munro
As many of you have heard, beloved MRBS member Sonya Munro died on May 23 at age 93. We have recently received donations to the MRBS in memory of Sonya and would welcome any similar gifts to recognize her long service to alumni and the school.
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Our Decade Coordinators: Sonya Munro, 1940s
Sonya Munro, Decade Coordinator for the 1940s, dated Johnny Brine Johnston (MCI 1936-1941) and the two had plans for a future together until the war intervened. Johnny wound up in the RCAF flying bombers in South East Asia Command and was shot down over Moulmein, Burma with his crew.
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Our Decade Coordinators: Bob Watson, 1960s
My name is Robert (Bob) Watson and I’m the 1960s Decade Coordinator for the Malvern Red & Black Society (MRBS). I am also the MRBS Treasurer and attended MCI between 1954 and 1960.
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Malvern student travels to France to honour alumnus killed at Vimy Ridge
By Berkeley Wilson What an amazing experience it was; travelling from the Beaches area of Toronto over to Vimy, France to take part in one of the most significant centennial commemorations in Canadian history. My name is Berkeley and I’m a Grade 12 student from Malvern Collegiate Institute, a school with a fittingly rich military legacy.
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J. Leslie Kerr
Principal of Malvern, 1952-1965 A strict task master and highly regarded teacher at Malvern for over 30 years; and a volunteer for his nation during the last war.
