▁Arthur ▁James ▁Henry ▁W and , ▁a ▁but cher , ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁Elizabeth ▁Ann ▁O vel in , ▁n ée ▁Turner . ▁Despite ▁W and ' s ▁father ▁being ▁a ▁sta unch ▁Cal vin ist , ▁his ▁mother ▁brought ▁him ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁England . ▁Edu c ated ▁at ▁The ▁King ' s ▁School , ▁Gran th am ▁and ▁St ▁Edmund ▁Hall , ▁Oxford , ▁where ▁he ▁took ▁first - class ▁hon ours ▁in ▁the ology ▁( BA , ▁ 1 9 0 7 ; ▁MA , ▁ 1 9 1 1 ), ▁he ▁prepared ▁for ▁ord ination ▁at ▁Bishop ▁Jacob ▁Host el , ▁New castle ▁upon ▁Ty ne ▁and ▁was ▁ord ained ▁a ▁de acon ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁and ▁a ▁priest ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁He ▁served ▁cura cies ▁at ▁Ben well ▁and ▁Lanc aster . ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 1 1 ▁he ▁married ▁Amy ▁Ag nes ▁W igg ins ▁( 1 8 8 3 - 1 9 6 6 ) ▁at ▁St ▁Leonard ' s ▁parish ▁church ▁in ▁Wat ling ton , ▁Oxford shire . ▁ ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁ ▁W and ▁was ▁appointed ▁vic ar - chor al ▁of ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Sal is bury ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 4 . ▁On ▁the ▁out break ▁World ▁War ▁I ▁he ▁en list ed ▁as ▁a ▁military ▁chap lain ▁and ▁reached ▁Gal lip oli ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁chap