Alexander, Cecil Frances. “Preface”. Poems, edited by William Alexander, Macmillan, p. v - xxix.
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He was a Lieutenant in the Royal Marines
, and fought in the Battle of Copenhagen, though he retired in 1806 after...
Employer
Evelyn Waugh
During the second world warEW
managed, in spite of his age, to join up. He served first in the Royal Marines
, next in the Commandos
, and then in the Royal Horse Guards
Family and Intimate relationships
Frances Wright
There she was brought up by her maternal grandfather, Major-General Duncan Campbell
of the Royal Marines
, and by her grandfather's eighteen-year-old daughter, her aunt Frances Campbell
. This branch of the family was well-off...