Yes they were in the same department in Oxford, and started the Inklings. Although reading about this writers group, it made me wonder if it was not just a better excuse to meet a few friends at the local pub and get drunk while talking about writing.
larry On Tue, 25 Jan 2005 11:00:12 -0600, Russel Madere <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Thanks. The bio I have on CSS Lewis was unclear, but insinuated that > they served together. IIRC, they taught together later in life. > > Russel Madere > Webmaster > 504.832.9835 > SunShine Pages by EATEL > www.sunshinepages.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Larry C. Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 9:01 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: I have to change my system name > > From what I understand they served at different times - Lewis was > comminssioned in 1917 in the Somerset Light Infantry, and was > wounded on Mount Berenchon during the Battle of Arras in 1818.Tolkien > enlisted in the Lancashire Fusiliers in 1915 and was in the Battle of > the Somme in 1916. Afterwards which he spent much of the rest of the > war in hospital with what's now considered PTSD. > > [snip] > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:144269 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
