From 1889 to 1973 The Cadet listed the names of each term’s new chums and where they had joined from although between 1900 and 1949 lists were not always published. I have compiled the following analysis of where we all joined from:

 


Antigua 1

Argentina 2

Australia 6

Austria 1

Barbados 3

Belgium 2

Bermuda 13

Brazil 1

British Guiana 1

Burma 1

Canada 8

Chile 2

China 1

Cyprus 3

Egypt 2

Germany 4

Guernsey 2

Hong Kong 11

India 11

Isle of Man 7

Jamaica 1

Japan 1

Jersey 9

Kenya 69

Kuwait 1

Liberia 1

Libya 1

Malaya 7

Mallorca 1

Malta 2

New Zealand 3

Nigeria 1

Norway 1

Nyasaland 2

Pakistan 5

Persian Gulf 1

Peru 1

Rhodesia 16

Singapore 4

South Africa 7

Spain 1

Sudan 1
Sweden  1

Tanganyika 5

Tasmania 1

Trinidad & Tobago 3

Uganda 11

USA 2

Zambia 5


 

While the list is interesting it is not an absolute indication of “nationality” e.g. I joined from Kenya but was British and some boys joining from the UK had parents who lived abroad.

For more details of cadets who joined from African countries click here