Edward Welbourne (1894–1966) was a

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Emmanuel College, Cambridge Emmanuel College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. The college was founded in 1584 by Sir Walter Mildmay, Chancellor of the Exchequer to Elizabeth I. The site on which the college sits was once a priory for Dominican mon ...

Early life

Welbourne's early education began at a country school he later described as 'incredibly incompetent' but with a teacher who was able to inspire a lifelong love of learning. He entered Emmanuel College in 1912, performed exceptionally well in history and participated on the rowing team. He served in France in World War I, where he was injured and received the

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for having carried out 'a number of dangerous reconnaissance missions under heavy fire and leading a raid with great courage and skill'. After his return from the war, Welbourne's economic history dissertation won a trio of prestigious awards including the

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and Gladstone prizes.

Later life

Welbourne, once a tutor to Punjabi Muslim nationalist

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, personally arranged Ali's burial in Cambridge on 20 February 1951 after his death in the UK. The funeral expenses and other medical expenses were repaid by the High Commissioner for Pakistan in November 1953, after what was described as 'protracted correspondence' between the London office and relevant authorities in Pakistan.Emmanuel College Cambridge Archives

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Welbourne, Edward 1895 births 1966 deaths Alumni of Emmanuel College, Cambridge Masters of Emmanuel College, Cambridge