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3 unusual facts about Rupert Lonsdale


Rupert Lonsdale

The book includes a simple but eloquent tribute from him to his ship's company and the authors prefaced his foreword with the first seven verses of Psalm XLVI from which they drew their title.

Lonsdale sent his crew below, and under intense fire tried to hold the aircraft off with Lewis guns until these jammed.

Such, Such Were the Joys

Orwell headed the school prize list in 1916 with Classics, while Cyril Connolly won the English prize, Cecil Beaton won the drawing prize, Walter Christie won the history prize and Rupert Lonsdale won the scripture prize.



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