Famous Alumni
Cadets over the years included:
- Captain Matthew Webb (at Conway 1860–1862), the first man to swim the English Channel from England to France
- John Masefield (1891–94), Poet Laureate 1930–1967
- Lionel "Buster" Crabb (1922–1924), the Royal Navy frogman who disappeared in mysterious circumstances while on a diving mission near a Soviet warship in 1956
- Vice Admiral Sir David Brown (1927–2005)
- Ian Fraser (1936–38), awarded the Victoria Cross for commanding a midget submarine attack on the Japanese cruiser Takao in Singapore harbour.
- Iain Duncan Smith (1968–1972), leader of the Conservative Party 2001–2003
- Sir Clive Woodward (1969–1974), rugby union player and England coach
- Francis Haffey Brooke-Smith (1934–36), awarded the George Cross for bomb disposal.
- Harold Kyrle Money Bellew (1869), 19th century stage actor
- James Paul Moody (1901,1902), sixth officer on the RMS Titanic
The Conway Club for ex-alumni still thrives, numbering some 1,600 Old Conways. Several affiliated overseas clubs also exist in Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the USA.
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