▁lieutenant ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy , ▁He ▁later ▁served ▁with ▁the ▁T ank ▁Corps , ▁holding ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁lieutenant ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁participation ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁Olympics ▁and ▁that ▁of ▁major ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁his ▁ord ination . ▁ ▁When ▁his ▁father ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 7 , ▁Will is ▁took ▁over ▁A sch am ▁St ▁Vincent ' s ▁School , ▁running ▁it ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁when ▁he ▁closed ▁and ▁sold ▁the ▁school ▁and ▁res umed ▁his ▁military ▁career ▁in ▁light ▁of ▁the ▁situation ▁in ▁Europe ▁that ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War . ▁ ▁Will is ▁later ▁studied ▁at ▁R ip on ▁Hall ▁in ▁Oxford ▁until ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁in ▁which ▁year ▁he ▁was ▁ord ained ▁a ▁de acon , ▁subsequently ▁ord ained ▁a ▁priest ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 . ▁He ▁had ▁married ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁Ruth ▁R . ▁Davis ; ▁they ▁had ▁two ▁sons ▁and ▁a ▁daughter . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 9 3 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 7 9 ▁death s ▁Category : A th let es ▁( track ▁and ▁field ) ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁Category : B rit ish ▁male ▁high ▁jump ers ▁Category : O lymp ic ▁athlet es ▁of ▁Great ▁Britain ▁Category : Place ▁of ▁birth ▁missing <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁histor i ography ▁of