M.C. Bailey MC

The master who taught in the "Eyrie" classroom was M.C. Bailey MC. He seemed much younger than the other masters and was a good teacher. We often asked him about the war and his Military Cross but I can't remember what brave act he carried out to win such a prestigious medal.

Bailey had been a tank commander in Italy during WWII and I seem to remember the story of how a German soldier jumped onto his tank and attacked him with a knife. Maybe this is how he got the scar on his nose.

After leaving Spyway, he taught at Clayesmore prep school before retiring to Swanage, where he lived in the old water tower in Taunton Road.