'Riverview has been tested by one of the severest
of tests – war – and not found wanting'. So rejoiced the
editor of 'Our Alma Mater' at Christmas 1918.
310 of a possible 650 Old Ignatians enlisted for
the Great War and, by 1919, 60 of them were dead.
T S Elliott describes such slaughter in 'The Waste Land',
'So many, I had not thought death had undone so many'.
'So many, I had not thought death had undone so many'.
'To Give and not to Count the Cost' was written to
ensure these young men are never forgotten.
Author: James Rodgers; Design, layout and picture research: Peter Barker;
College Archivist: Cathy Hobbs; Military Research: Nigel Barker; Index: Diane Harriman;
College Archivist: Cathy Hobbs; Military Research: Nigel Barker; Index: Diane Harriman;
Typesetting: Bernadette Abdi and Suzie Marks; Proofreading: Karen Broad, Kate Lester and
Carla James; With the support and encouragement of Elizabeth, Patrick and Michael Rodgers,
together with Peter Herington, Director of Development & Communications, and
Headmaster Shane Hogan, who enabled this project to come to life.
Carla James; With the support and encouragement of Elizabeth, Patrick and Michael Rodgers,
together with Peter Herington, Director of Development & Communications, and
Headmaster Shane Hogan, who enabled this project to come to life.
