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Colvile, Kenneth Newton, 1884-1956
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Dates of existence
1884-1956
History
Colvile, Kenneth Newton, brother of Augustus Gilbert Colvile (q.v.); b. May 27, 1884; adm. as exhibitioner Sept. 30, 1897 (A); elected to Ch. Ch. Oxon. July 1903, matric. Michaelmas 1903; B.A. 1907; M.A. 1910; Indian Educational Service; Professor of English, Elphinstone Coll., Bombay, 1908-10 and 1914-5; Asst. Professor of English, Queen's Univ., Kingston, Ontario. 1911-2; joined R.G.A. as 2nd Lieut. Spec. Reserve Oct. 1915; served in France May 1916 - May 1917; was severely wounded at Feuchy Chapel, Arras, May 2, 1917; demob. as temp. Capt. May 1919; Major Army Educational Corps Nov. 25, 1920; Inspector of Educational Training, Southern Command, India, 1922-6; Command Education Officer, Scottish Command, 1926; Brevet Lieut.-Col. July 1, 1934; Lieut.-Col. May 8, 1942; retired with the rank of Col. Aug. 30, 1943; a Professor at the Farouk I University, Alexandria; general editor of the Scholars' Library, P. Allan and Co.; author of Fame's Twilight (1922), and other works; m. Sept. 18, 1911, Kathleen Irene, daughter of Frederick Arthur Sells, of Chailey, Sussex; d. Sept. 10, 1956.
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International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition
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Prepared for import into AtoM by Westminster School Archive staff, 2019-2020
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The Record of Old Westminsters: A biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from Play 1883 to Election 1960, Volume 3, compiled by J.B. Whitmore, G.R.Y. Radcliffe and D.C. Simpson, Barnet, 1963