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Maj. Gerald Warre Cornish
British Army 6th Btn. Somerset Light Infantry
from:Manchester University
(d.16th Sep 1916)
Gerald Cornish was the author of St Paul from the Trenches. A muddy copy was found on his body.
He taught Greek at Manchester University and was the son of Frances Warre-Cornish and Blanche.
His Father was a Master the Vice-Provost at Eton at the time of Gerald's birth.
Gerald was schooled at Eton and went on to Kings College, Cambridge. He took holy orders and was Curate at Westminster from 1899-1901 at Ewyas Harold Herefordshire in 1902 and at Burley, Hampshire in 1903-4. From 1910-13 he was a lecturer in Greek at Manchester University. Other information may be found at wormwoodiana.blogspot.com