Ralph Durand
Ralph Anthony Durand | |
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| Born | 7 September 1876 Earley, Berkshire, England |
| Died | 20 December 1945 (aged 69) Guernsey, Channel Islands |
| Resting place | Candie Cemetery, St Peter Port, Guernsey |
| Pen name | Anthony Raddle |
| Occupation | Writer, librarian |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Christ's Hospital, Horsham, West Sussex |
| Genre | historical fiction, non-fiction, short stories, poetry, articles |
| Subject | German occupation of the Channel Islands, Rudyard Kipling, Oxford |
| Years active | 1911–1945 |
| Notable works | Guernsey under German Rule, A Handbook to the Poetry of Rudyard Kipling |
| Notable awards | 'The Mind Healer' – 2nd prize, Collins competition, 1920 |
| Spouse | Violet Picton-Warlow, 1909-death |
| Children | Rosemary Edmonds (adopted) |
Ralph Anthony Durand (7 September 1876 – 20 December 1945) was an award-winning writer of novels, short stories and non-fiction. Much of his early writing was inspired by his travels in Australia and Africa. He served in the Boer War and World War I and was the librarian of the Priaulx Library between 1929 and 1945. He is best remembered for his works of non-fiction, particularly Guernsey Under German Rule, a first hand account of the German occupation of the Channel Islands during World War II.