Pré, D. du
- Date:
- 1941-1990
- Reference:
- PP/AEM/A.262-265
- Part of:
- Mourant, Arthur Ernest (1904-1994)
- Archives and manuscripts
Collection contents
About this work
Description
Correspondence relating to personal news, career and family.
Publication/Creation
1941-1990
Physical description
4 files
Biographical note
The du Prés were friends of the family. Derek du Pré was born in 1908 and was 4 years Mourant's Junior. He Attended Victoria College in Jersey Before pursuing a career in London. During the Second World War he served in the army and was one of the first to land on Jersey at liberation. Mourant was godfather of his first daughter Hilary du Pré (see A.266) and Derek du Pré was best man at Mourant's wedding in 1978. He died in 1990.
Location of duplicates
A digitised copy is held by Wellcome Collection as part of Codebreakers: Makers of Modern Genetics.