GUY STAFFORD THORNE (1893-1899 : 34), A.M.I.E.E., M.I.M.E., Captain in the Royal Flying Corps, was the younger son of the late Mr E H Thorne, solicitor of Wolverhampton, who had himself held the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Territorial Force.  On leaving school he travelled a good deal and after some time became engineer to the Kwang Tung Electric Supply Company under the Chinese Government.  Having joined the R.F.C as soon as he could be released from his post, he was sent to France in 1916.  There he was speedily recognised as a pilot of exceptional powers, whose technical knowledge and skill gave great value to his services, and his work was mentioned in despatches.  On the evening of March 18th 1917, charged with a special mission, he was flying over Arras when five enemy aeroplanes attacked him.  He was very severely wounded but contrived to land his machine and observer behind the German lines.  He was captured and a few hours later he died.  He had married just a year ago the only daughter of Commander H E Hillman R.N.  Our records remind us that Captain Thorne gave of his best to the School and rendered service as a member of the 1st XI, in both cricket and football and still more notably as Editor of The Wulfrunian.  He had a frankness and a gift of humour that made him everyone’s friend.  As a tennis player he was specially gifted.