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Thread #157875   Message #3730273
Posted By: Teribus
14-Aug-15 - 06:45 AM
Thread Name: BS: One Giant Step for Mankind - or what?
Subject: RE: BS: One Giant Step for Mankind - or what?
"Wing Commander T.D. Weldon, a tutor in Moral Philosophy at Magdalen College Oxford"

Oh by the way Jim I think Harry Weldon was a Lecturer at Magdalen College Oxford long before he joined up to serve in the RAF.

Born - 5th December 1896

Won a scholarship to read literae humaniores at Magdalen College, Oxford, which he postponed to become an officer in the Royal Field Artillery in 1915.

He spent World War I in France and Belgium, rising to acting captain, being wounded and winning the Military Cross and bar.

Finally went to Oxford in 1919 and graduated with a first class degree in 1921.

Elected a fellow and philosophy tutor at his college in 1923

Served as Rhodes travelling fellow in 1930.

Became a temporary civil servant in 1939.

Then joined the RAF in 1942 serving as Personal Staff Officer to Arthur Harris in RAF Bomber Command at High Wycombe from 1942 to 1945.

He died from cerebral hemorrhage in 1958.

So Jim out of his 62 years on this earth he spent a total of 6 years
serving in the armed forces in time of war and 33 years as an academic - So not much of a militarist after all then eh?