iour ' s ▁C athedral , ▁Piet erm ar itz burg . ▁ ▁Well ington ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁the ▁Rev . ▁Wil fr id ▁Or ford ▁Well ington , ▁the ▁Vic ar ▁of ▁Ro ode po ort ▁in ▁the ▁Trans va al , ▁and ▁his ▁wife , ▁Florence ▁Ma ud ▁Lloyd . ▁He ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁ ▁Career ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Rh odes ▁University ▁( BA , ▁ 1 9 3 6 ) ▁and ▁St ▁Paul ' s ▁College , ▁Graham st own ▁( L ic enti ate ▁in ▁The ology ▁of ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Div inity ▁of ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁South ▁Africa , ▁ 1 9 3 8 ), ▁both ▁in ▁Graham st own . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁ord ained ▁de acon ▁in ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁South ▁Africa ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁and ▁priest ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 . ▁After ▁a ▁cur acy ▁at ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁C athedral , ▁Johannes burg , ▁ 1 9 3 8 – 1 9 4 2 , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁R ector ▁of ▁N ig el , ▁ 1 9 4 2 – 1 9 4 3 , ▁and ▁then ▁as ▁Chap lain ▁to ▁the ▁Forces ▁in ▁the ▁Union ▁Def ence ▁Force ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁ ▁After ▁being ▁dem obil ised ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁Cur ate ▁of ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁Germ ist on