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Daily News (London): Wednesday 21st September 1932

Painting it Red: “It is outrageous that young visitors to Seaview should go about actually painting the place red,” said the presiding magistrate at Ryde, Isle of Wight, yesterday, when Stephen Mackenzie, a Cambridge undergraduate, of Dorking, and Roger Pinsent, a public schoolboy, whose home is in Somerset. were charged with doing wilful damage. It was stated that at night they painted statues of lions on lodge gates with blue and red paint and daubed a Post Office pillar-box with white paint. Through their parents the boys apologised. They were each lined 10s. and ordered to pay £2 10s damages.

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GRO0754 Devonport: Roger Philip Pinsent: 1916 – 1997

Belfast Telegraph: Wednesday 21st September 1932

Painting Place Red: Undergraduate Fined: “Outrageous” Conduct at Ryde. “It is outrageous that young visitors to Seaview should go about actually painting the place red,” said the presiding magistrate at Ryde, Isle of Wight, when Stephen Mackenzie, a Cambridge undergraduate of Dorking and Roger Pinsent, a public schoolboy of Somerset, were charged with doing wilful damage. It was alleged against them that late at night they painted statues of lions on the lodge gates of a large house at Seaview, with blue and red paint and daubed a Post Office pillar box with white paint. Through their parents the boys apologised, and they were each fined 50s and ordered to pay 50s damages.

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GRO0754 Devonport: Roger Philip Pinsent: 1916 – 1997

Hull Daily Mail: Tuesday 20th September 1932

Statues Painted: Magistrates and Youths’ Outrageous Conduct: “It is outrageous that young visitors to Seaview should go about actually painting the place red,” said the presiding magistrate at Ryde (I.O.W.) to-day when Stephen Mackenzie, a Cambridge undergraduate, of Dorking, and Roger Pinsent, public schoolboy, of Somerset, were charged with doing wilful damage. It was alleged against them that late at night they painted the statues of lions on the lodge gates of a large house at Seaview with blue and red paint and daubed a Post Office pillar box with white paint. Through their parents the boys apologised, and they were each fined 50s and 50s damage.

[see also Derby Daily Telegraph: Tuesday 20th September 1932, Evening Telegraph: Wednesday 21st September 1932 and Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette: Saturday 24th September 1932 and Portsmouth Evening News: Tuesday 20th September 1932]

[see also Sheffield Daily Telegraph: Wednesday 21st September 1932]

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GRO0754 Devonport: Roger Philip Pinsent: 1916 – 1997

Evening Despatch: Tuesday 20th September 1932

“Painting Place Red:” Youths fined for seaside escapade: “It outrageous that young visitors should go about actually painting place red,” said the presiding magistrate at Ryde (Isle of Wight) to-day when Stephen Mackenzie, a Cambridge undergraduate, of Dorking, and Roger Pinsent, a public schoolboy of Somerset were charged with willful damage. It was alleged that late at night they painted statues of lions on the lodge gates of a large house at Seaview with blue and red paint and daubed a post-office pillar-box with white paint. Through their parents’ boys apologized, and they were each fined 50s and 50s damage.

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GRO0754 Devonport: Roger Philip Pinsent: 1916 – 1997

Halifax Evening Courier: Tuesday 20th September 1932

“Painting the Place Red”: “It is outrageous that young visitors to Seaview should go about actually painting the place red.” said the presiding magistrate at Ryde, Isle of Wight., to-day, when Stephen Mackenzie, a Cambridge undergraduate, of Dorking. and Roger Pinsent, a public schoolboy, of Somerset, were charged with doing willful damage. It was alleged against them that late at night they painted statues of lions on the lodge gates of a large house at Seaview with blue and red paint and also daubed a Post Office pillar box with white paint. Through their parents, the boys apologized, and they were each fined 50s and 50s damage.

[see also Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer: Friday 23rd September 1932]

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GRO0754 Devonport: Roger Philip Pinsent: 1916 – 1997

Western Morning News: Thursday 6th September 1934

Joint Board Certificates: Results of July Examinations: A number of West-country successes are included in the examination lists of the Oxford and Cambridge Schools examination Board Published today. …

Higher School Certificates: Boys: Downside School: T. G. Devas, I, 10; D. M.H. Dewar, III, 16; M. L. Fitzgerald, I, 5: M. C. Lace, I, a, b, c, 5; R. P. Pinsent, II, f, h, 5, 7, 10; R. J. Pone-Hennessy, II, f, h, 5; M. C. Shawcross, I, 5; P. S. Smith, II, f, h, 5. …

[I, Classics; II, Modern Studies; III, Mathematics; f, Latin, h, History … 5, French, 7, Spanish, 10, English Literature]

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GRO0754 Devonport: Roger Philip Pinsent: 1916 – 1997

Western Daily Press: Tuesday 17th July 1934

Cricket: Downside v. Sandhurst Wanderers: At Downside: Match Drawn: Scores: Sandhurst Wanderers: Total 252 (Pinsent took four wickets); Downside: Total 136 (R. P. Pinsent c. Whiteing, b. Graham, 29): … Second Innings – Total 174 for five wickets (R. P. Pinsent lbw b. Wilson, 24).

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GRO0754 Devonport: Roger Philip Pinsent: 1916 – 1997

Shepton Mallet Journal: Friday 13th July 1934

Downside School v. King’s School Bruton: These teams met at Downside on Saturday and resulted in a win for the homesters by 132 runs. Bowling for Downside, J. M. H. Pollen captured 5 wickets for 17 runs: Scores: Downside: 212: includes R. P. Pinsent, c. Wilson, b. Trestrail … King’s School Bruton: Total 81: includes M. D. I. Gass, c. Pinsent. b. Pollen, 8 …

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GRO0754 Devonport: Roger Philip Pinsent: 1916 – 1997

Somerset Guardian and Radstock Observer: Friday 22nd June 1934

Good Scoring in Downside Match with Butterflies: … Downside … 198 (includes R. P. Pinsent run out 5): Butterflies … 202 (includes G. H. Raimes c Pinsent b Pollen 0) …

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GRO0754 Devonport: Roger Philip Pinsent: 1916 – 1997

Western Daily Press: Tuesday 19th June 1934

Cricket: Downside v. Butterflies: At Downside and resulting in a win for the Butterflies by eight wickets, the third wicket falling after the match had been won. Downside: Total 198: (R. P. Pinsent, run out 5): Butterflies: 202 (G. H. Raimes, c. Pinsent b. Pollen, 0).

[see also Shepton Mallet Journal: Friday 22nd June 1934]

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GRO0754 Devonport: Roger Philip Pinsent: 1916 – 1997