Ronald Selby Wright WW2 & Mr Jetsam of Flotsam 2x Autograph s

PFAS72c  Antique autograph book page from WW2 of The Radio Padre Ronald Selby Wright (the Radio Padre dated June 1942) and Ronald Selby Wright (Mr Jetsam of Flotsam and Jetsam) both undedicated signings perfectly positioned next to their portrait pictures and both whilst a little aged are very good condition indeed.

Ronald William Vernon Selby Wright CVO TD JP FRSE FSAScot (12 June 1908, Glasgow 24 October 1995, Edinburgh) was a Church of Scotland minister. He became one of the best known Church of Scotland ministers of his generation and served as Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1972/73. Before World War II he had been a Territorial Army Chaplain, but in 1939 he was mobilised as a padre with The Royal Scots regiment in France. He managed to evade capture by the German Army and was evacuated from Dunkirk in 1940. During his military service the Rev. George MacLeod served as locum at Canongate Kirk. Back in Scotland, Ronald Selby Wright was recruited by the BBC to give a series of broadcasts. His direct, conversational style won deep appreciation and he acquired the nickname "The Radio Padre".