Patrick Stanley Vaughan Heenan: Difference between revisions
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In 1922, the Carrolls moved to England, and Anne Stanley went | In 1922, the Carrolls moved to England, and Anne Stanley went | ||
with them. Mrs Carroll died a few years later, and Bernard Carroll, who | with them. Mrs Carroll died a few years later, and Bernard Carroll, who | ||
was an accountant, married Anne. From 1923 to 1926, Patrick was a boarder at Sevenoaks School in Kent, and in 1927 proceeded to Cheltenham College, as a day boy, in a stream of students preparing for military careers. Although he was then 16 years old, at Cheltenham he was put in classes with pupils as young as 13. | was an accountant, married Anne.<sup>[3]</sup> From 1923 to 1926, Patrick was a boarder at Sevenoaks School in Kent, and in 1927 proceeded to Cheltenham College, as a day boy, in a stream of students preparing for military careers.<sup>[3]</sup> Although he was then 16 years old, at Cheltenham he was put in classes with pupils as young as 13. | ||
Accounts of his time at Sevenoaks and Cheltenham show Heenan to have been a poor student and — in the words of the ''Dictionary of National Biography'' — a "gloomy, resentful misfit disliked by other pupils".<sup>[3]</sup> He nevertheless excelled at sports, especially boxing, due largely to his impressive physique.<nowiki> </nowiki>According to Elphick, Heenan was unpopular with other students at | Accounts of his time at Sevenoaks and Cheltenham show Heenan to have been a poor student and — in the words of the ''Dictionary of National Biography'' — a "gloomy, resentful misfit disliked by other pupils".<sup>[3]</sup> He nevertheless excelled at sports, especially boxing, due largely to his impressive physique.<sup>[1][3]</sup> | ||
<nowiki> </nowiki>According to Elphick, Heenan was unpopular with other students at | |||
Cheltenham and was often in trouble with school authorities. Although he | Cheltenham and was often in trouble with school authorities. Although he | ||
<nowiki> </nowiki>joined the Officers Training Corps (OTC) at Cheltenham, Heenan did not gain any formal qualifications;because of this, he was not able to be admitted to British Army officer training, when he left school at the age of 19. Heenan instead joined Steel Brothers, a trading company with interests in Asia. | <nowiki> </nowiki>joined the Officers Training Corps (OTC) at Cheltenham, Heenan did not gain any formal qualifications;because of this, he was not able to be admitted to British Army officer training, when he left school at the age of 19. Heenan instead joined Steel Brothers, a trading company with interests in Asia. | ||
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[[Category:Villains of World War 2]] | [[Category:Villains of World War 2]] | ||
[[Category:War Criminal]] | [[Category:War Criminal]] | ||
[[Category:Execution]] | [[Category:Execution]] | ||
[[Category:Deceased]] | [[Category:Deceased]] |