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Born in Ealing, Middlesex, on 16 February 1885, the 2nd son of Charles Royal-Dawson, a retired coffee planter, Oswald was educated at St Paul’s School, London (1896-1903) before winning a scholarship to Corpus. He achieved a 3rd class degree in Literae Humaniores in 1907 but was also Secretary of the Pelican Essay Club and then President in 1905. as well as Secretary and then President of the Owlet Club in 1906. He then worked as a Journalist in London before enlisting on 5 November 1914. He served in Salonika and France.