OKW
The post-nominal letters; OKW, stand for Old King William's - the title given to alumni of King William's College; a prestigious school in the Isle of Man. Former pupils, staff and governors may place these letters after their name.
Related Topics:
Alumni - King William's College - Isle of Man
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
OKW also once stood for Oberkommando der Wehrmacht - part of the former German army.
Related Topics:
Oberkommando der Wehrmacht - German
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The Crest of King William's College.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Famous OKWs include:
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
- The Venerable Dean Dean Farrar FRS, DD Cantab., Lond., OWK, Writer.
- Sir William H. Bragg OM, KBE, FRS, CBE, OKW, Cantab., Nobel Prize Winner.
- Joseph George Cumming OKW, MA, Cantab., Geologist and Archaeologist.
- The Rev. James Maurice Wilson OKW, Cantab., Theologian and Astromoner.
- T.E. Brown OKW, Oxon., Poet and Writer.
- Major Robert Henry Cain OWK, VC, Hero of the Second World War.
- Lt. Gov., Field Marshall Sir George Stuart White VC, CB, KCB, GCB, OM, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, GCIO, OKW, LLD Cantab., DCL Oxon., LLD Dublin, "The Hero of Ladysmith".
- Major Robert Johnson VC, OKW, Recipient of the VC - South African War.
~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
~ Community ~
| ► | History Forum Come and discuss about History, Civilizations, Historical Events and Figures |
| ► | History Web-Ring A community of sites, blogs and forums dedicated to History. Do not hesitate to submit your site. |
and are licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License.
[Under Construction] - Spiritus-Temporis.com ©2005.