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Ronald Welch

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Ronald Welch

Aliases: Ronald Oliver Felton
Pen Names: Ronald Welch（Pen name used for writing novels）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1909-12-14 （Aberavon）
Died
1982-02-05 age 72
Nationality
Welsh, British
Languages
English
Residence History
Aberavon, West Glamorgan → Berkhamsted → Cambridge → Bedford → Okehampton, Devon

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Teacher, Headmaster, Soldier
Active Years
1950-1982
Affiliations
Welch Regiment, Territorial Army, Bedford Modern School, Okehampton Grammar School

Education

Berkhamsted School
History
Country: United Kingdom
Studied history

Awards

Carnegie Medal
1956
Work: Knight Crusader
Organization: Library Association
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Knight Crusader

1954 Historical fiction

A boy's adventure during the Third Crusade.

CrusadesChivalry

Captain of Dragoons

1956 Historical fiction

Story of the Carey family during the War of the Spanish Succession.

WarFamily

Bowman of Crécy

1966 Historical fiction

Set during the Battle of Crécy in the Hundred Years' War.

ArchersMedieval

Bibliography

  • The Black Car Mystery
  • The Clock Stood Still
  • The Gauntlet
  • Knight Crusader
  • Sker House
  • Ferdinand Magellan
  • Captain of Dragoons
  • Mohawk Valley
  • Captain of Foot
  • Escape From France
  • For the King
  • Nicholas Carey
  • Bowman of Crécy
  • The Hawk
  • Sun of York
  • The Galleon
  • Tank Commander
  • Zulu Warrior
  • Ensign Carey
  • The Road to Waterloo

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Well-researched historical detailMilitary history focusExciting plots
Recurring Motifs
Carey familyMilitary adventuresHistorical events

Legacy

Renowned for children's historical fiction, winner of the Carnegie Medal. Known for detailed military history without glorifying war.

Trivia

  • Pen name 'Ronald Welch' derives from the Welch Regiment.
  • Final work 'The Road to Waterloo' published posthumously in 2018.