C. S. Wallis
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Charles Steel Wallis (1874–1959) was a British
ecclesiastical history and in logic at Durham University
.
Early life
Wallis was born in 1874 to William Wallis, a solicitor. He was educated at Hatton House School, Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire.[1]
Career
Following school, Wallis studied at the
ordinands) in 1902. He was then ordained in the Church of England. He continued his studies at Durham University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1906 and a Master of Arts (MA) degree in 1909.[1]
Having been ordained, he joined the staff of the London College of Divinity in 1902. In 1903, he was appointed a college
In 1912, he left to join
ecclesiastical history and in logic at Durham University, sub-warden of the colleges, and a member of the Durham University Council.[1]
He retired in 1945 and died on 6 June 1959.[1]
Military service
Wallis became a
hospital ships taking the wounded from the battlefield to hospitals in Egypt or Malta; he continued his basic first aid duties, services, funerals and additionally acted as letter writer for the wounded.[8]
Selected works
- Wallis, C. S. (1917). Fifty thousand miles on a hospital ship. London: The Religious Tract Society.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Obituary: Canon C. S. Wallis". The Times. No. 54482. 9 June 1959. p. 14.
- ^ a b "No. 29169". The London Gazette. 21 May 1915. pp. 4897–4898.
- ^ a b Canon H. Y. Ganderton (15 June 1959). "Canon C. S. Wallis". The Times. No. 54487. p. 14.
- ^ "Ecclesiastical News: Church appointments". The Times. No. 45452. 4 March 1930. p. 18.
- ^ Fifty thousand miles on a hospital ship. 1917. p. 1.
- ^ Fifty thousand miles on a hospital ship. 1917. p. 18.
- ^ Fifty thousand miles on a hospital ship. 1917. p. 33.
- ^ Fifty thousand miles on a hospital ship. 1917. p. 49.