David Brynmor Anthony
school teacher and academic administrator (1886 -1966)
David Brynmor Anthony (28 October 1886 – 24 January 1966), also known as D. Brynmor Anthony, was a Welsh teacher and academic administrator. He received military awards from the Italians, French, and British for his service during World War I.
Early life and education
David Brynmor Anthony was born at Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales, on 28 October 1886. His parents were Mary (née Harris) and John Gwendraeth Anthony, who was a merchant.
In 1908, Anthony received his degree in French and Romance Philology from University College Wales, Aberystwyth and in 1910, he wrote a dissertation on French Parnassian poets entitled The metrik of the Parnassians towards his M.A. degree at the University of Wales. He studied in France at the Bibliothèque Nationale and the Sorbonne.
Career and military service
While a postgraduate student, Anthony taught in France and then moved to London, where he taught French at Holloway County High School before and briefly after World War I.
During the war, he served with the Royal Welch Fusiliers in Belgium, France, and Italy. He received the Croce di Guerra, Italian Silver Medal of Military Valor, and two Military Crosses and bar for his service. The second Military Cross was awarded "[f]or conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in directing and leading a raid. When seen by the enemy he at once gave word to charge, and led the way over the wire himself, killing two of the enemy. He did three daylight patrols, in two of which he fought and beat off ten or fifteen of the enemy, and gained the necessary information.
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