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Born in London on 9 November 1916, the 3rd son of Arthur Marmorstein, a theology lecturer at Jews’ College, London, and Antonia Columbia [Gaster] of Hampstead, London NW6, Michael was educated at St Paul’s School (1929-1935) and then at Corpus where he achieved a 2nd in Modern History in 1939 and was the college's Tortoise Keeper in 1936-1937. He enlisted in 1939.