Old Birkonians' Home Page

This web site serves the members of the Old Birkonian Society, an organisation whose principal purpose is to promote contact between ex-pupils of Birkenhead School, located on the Wirral Peninsula on Merseyside, UK. Use the links on the left to navigate through the site, or use the Site Search facility.

Neil Gracey - Bursary

The Neil Gracey Bursary

Neil Gracey died on 14th June 2007. David Allan has written about Neil and invites OBs to contribute to a Bursary Fund - More>>>

Birkenhead School Birkenhead School Pictorial History - 1860-1960 Pictorial History 1860-1960

This 128 page, A4 sized book is now available for purchase at a cost of
£10.00 plus P&P.

For further information about the book, please click here

OB Memorials

In 1920 the School privately published a record of Old Birkonians and staff who died in World War I . This publication has now been digitized and placed on this site.

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Sad News - George S. De Ritter TD [1925 -1933] died on 23rd July 2008.

George was the President and such a charming "doyen" of the archivists. Having left Birkenhead School in 1933, he and many others joined the T.A., served with distinction in World War II, and returned with them, to pursue a career in insurance in Liverpool. He was very keen on his family origins, in the Levant on his father's side, and always insisted on the capital "D", unlike most who begin their surname with "de".

His funeral is in Birkenhead School Chapel at 11 a.m. on Friday 1st August; all the archivists will miss him greatly.

Jeremy Eyre.

Latest "Bulletin" on line.

The Summer 2008 Bulletin is now available on line.

Click here to read it.

OBs on line pages removed

At a recent Council meeting it was agreed that this site should no longer display members contact details and websites. A number of people had reported receiving inappropriate messages. A facility to replace this page now exists on the Birkonians Connected site which secures the information by requiring a user name and password to access the content. It will also allow members to keep their own information up to date as it was found that a lot of the links previously published on this site are no longer active. Business websites can be listed under "Professional Services" whilst personal sites can be listed under "About Me". If you were previously listed on this site and are not already a member of Birkonians Connected you can click the link opposite and sign up. There is no charge to join the site.