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Tea Club and Barrovian Society
Tea Club and Barrovian Society
In 1911 J.R.R. Tolkien and three friends, Robert Gilson, Geoffrey Bache Smith and Christopher Wiseman, formed a semi-secret society called the Tea Club and Barrovian Society, alluding to their fondness for drinking tea in Barrow's Stores near their school and, secretly, in the school library. All four served in WW1; Robert and Geoffrey were both killed in action.
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Born 1893
Died 1916
British Army Second Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment
British Army Lieutenant Suffolk Regiment 11th Battalion
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Born 1892
Died 1973
British Army Temporary Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers
British Army Temporary Second Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers
British Army Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers
More about John Ronald Reuel Tolkien -
Born 1893
Died 1987
Royal Navy Temporary Naval Instructor
Royal Navy Instructor Lieutenant
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Born 1894
Died 1916
British Army Private Oxford University Officer Training Corps
British Army Lieutenant Lancashire Fusiliers 19th Battalion
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