Patrick Stanley Vaughan Heenan: Difference between revisions

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In 1922, the Carrolls moved to England, and Anne Stanley went

with them. Mrs Carroll died a few years later, and Bernard Carroll, who

was an accountant, married Anne.~~[3]~~ 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.~~[3]~~ 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. 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.

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".[3] He nevertheless excelled at sports, especially boxing, due largely to his impressive physique.~~[1][3]~~

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".[3] 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

<nowiki> </nowiki>According to Elphick, Heenan was unpopular with other students at

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.

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 In 1922, the Carrolls moved to England, and Anne Stanley went
 with them. Mrs Carroll died a few years later, and Bernard Carroll, who
-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.
+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.
-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>
+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
-<nowiki> </nowiki>According to Elphick, Heenan was unpopular with other students at
 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.