Mr Snappleweed, the LEG headmaster, has compiled another list of British notables:

SIR WINSTON CHURCHILL
1874-1965. Led Britain through World War II.

RUPERT BROOKE
1887-1915. Poet and soldier killed in World War I.

FIELD MARSHAL SLIM
1891-1970. Commanded the 'Forgotten Army' in Burma.

GEORGE ORWELL
1903-50. Author of Animal Farm and 1984.

SIR JOHN BETJEMAN
1906-84. Poet Laureate from 1972.

PHILIP LARKIN
1922-85. poet who echoed the nostalgia of millions.

MARGARET THATCHER
1925- Longest serving 20th Century Prime Minister.

QUEEN ELIZABETH II
1926- Celebrated Golden Jubilee in 2002.