William Golding

Basic Information
Sir William Golding was born on September 19, 1911. He died on June 19, 1993. Will was an english writer, playwright, and poet. William was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 1988 and he was in the Royal Society of Literature. He was ranked in the top 50 english writing since 1945 by The Times.

Early Life
Will was born in his grandma's house in Newquay. He spent a lot of holidays with his grandmother there. Will grew up in Marlborough, his father Alec was a scientist master at the Marlborough Grammar School. Will went to Brasenose College and learned Natural Sciences for a couple of years, but transfering to English Literature later.

Marrige and Family
Will married Ann Brookfield, an analytic chemist, on September 30, 1938. They had two children named Judith and David.

War Service
In WWII, Will fought in the Royal Navy on a destroyer and was involved in the sinking of the German battleship named Bismarck. He was also part of the D-Day invasion of Normandy, where he commanded  a landing ship that fired rockets on the beaches.

Death
William and his wife moved to the Tullimaar House in Perranarworthal. He later died eight years later from a heart faillure on June 19, 1993. He was burried in the village churchyard at Bowerchalke.