Medcon

A convention run November 7, 1953 by the Medway Science and Fantasy Club.

Attendees

There is seemingly no published membership list. The following are either mentioned in contemporary reports or appear in photos. Names marked * are family members of attendees who likely weren't fans per se. Names marked (M) were members of the Medway group.

This is a work in progress. Names below are being checked to see if they're here under variants.

1. Tom Batho (M)
2. Eric Bentcliffe
3. Daphne Buckmaster
4. Ron Buckmaster
5. Ken Bulmer
6. Pam Bulmer
7. Brian Burgess
8. Bert Campbell
9. Vin¢ Clarke
10. Stewart Conley (M)
11. Jack J. Curle
12. Bob Dunlop (M)
13. Walter Gillings
14. Joy Goodwin
15. Jim Guy (M)
16. Peter Hamilton
17. Chuck Harris
18. Tony Klein
19. Brian Lewis (M)
20. Stuart Mackenzie
21. Shirley Marriott
22. Dave Newman
23. Colin Parsons
24. Alistair Paterson
25. Dorothy Ratigan
26. Jim Ratigan
27. Alan Ridgway (M)
28. Pat Simpson (M)
29. Len Smith (M)
30. Pete Taylor
31. Winnie Thorn (M)
32. A. J. Thorne *
33. Jeanne Thorne (M)
34. Tony Thorne (M)
35. Ron Tripp (M)
36. Ted Tubb
37. Brian Varley
38. Norman Wansborough
39. Geoff Wingrove
40. Pete Wright (M)

A. J. Thorne was Tony Thorne's father who helped out with bar and buffet. Of the Medway group fans, it seems only the Thornes and Brian Lewis attended other conventions such as the Coroncon, even though Gillingham is only about 40 miles from London.

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Convention
	1953

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