One of the donors advised that her father-in-law Robert Leslie Featherston was the teacher of Class 1F at Mont Albert Central School in 1954. He was about 36 years of age and taught at this school from 1953-1954. He taught in a number of Victorian schools after returning from WW2, having been captured and held as a POW in a camp in Poland for over 2 years. He subsequently left Education and joined the Migration department, where he worked until he retired. He died in 1992. Further research: Born: 20 July 1917, Geelong Died: 16 February 1992 Buried: Norwood Park, Canberra WW2 service: Fl Lt RAAF; service number 401428 Enlisted 2 Feb 1941 Captured Ribnitz 17 Jan 1943 Imprisoned at Stalag VIIIB Lanmsdorf; Luft III Sagan and Stalag IIIA Luckenwalde. Married Doris Mary Olds 25 January 1947, Geelong. A black & white class photo identified on a board at the front of the group as Form 1F, Mont Albert Central School, 1954. It is a large class with all the students wearing uniform, although 3 boys appear to have a slightly different version with a dark shirt rather than a jumper or blazer. There are 17 boys and 26 girls.No photographer's stampmont albert central school, schools, mont albert primary school, robert leslie featherston

Mont Albert State School was officially opened on 23rd April 1917. It became Mont Albert Central School in 1918, taking in Forms 1 and 2. The school remained a Central School until 1964, when the secondary years formed the basis of a new High School, the Box Hill North High School, later to be named Koonung Secondary College. One of the donors advised that Robert Leslie Featherston was this class' teacher in 1954. He was about 36 years of age and taught at this school from 1953-1954. A black & white class photo identified on a board at the front of the group as Form 1F, Mont Albert Central School, 1954. It is a large class with all the students wearing uniform, although 3 boys appear to have a slightly different version with a dark shirt rather than a jumper or blazer. There are 17 boys and 26 girls.No photographer's stampmont albert central school, uniform, schools, mont albert primary school