Educated at Oxford University. Studied painting and architecture in Germany and Italy.
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Joined the Toc H staff in 1921, designed the distinctive Toc H ‘Lamp of Maintenance’ in 1922 and from 1923 onwards, over a period of four decades, he edited the Toc H Journal. He also produced countless pencil sketches and maps to illustrate articles in The Journal, made oil paintings and designed posters.
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He captured the history of Toc H in great detail in many articles and essays, and several booklets. Being heavily involved in the organisation of the Birthday Festivals, he wrote all of the masques, pageants and mimes performed on those occasions.
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With Major Paul Slessor, he set up Talbot House in 1930 after its purchase by Sir Charles Wakefield, and helped restore it in Dec. 1944, after the liberation. Chairman of the Talbot House Association from 1951 to 1957. In 1996 a room was named after him at Talbot House. Died in 1964.
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Sec. YMCA 4th Army
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Served the YMCA from its Headquarters at Poperinge and thus had the opportunity of meeting Tubby again, whom he knew from before the war.
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Took communion at Talbot House at Christmas 1917 and on 27.01.1918. Evacuated some Chapel furniture and fittings by car on 28.04.1918.
