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- Biography of Cyril Wild, a Japanese-speaking British officer who played a prominent role as an interpreter after the fall of Singapore in 1941
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Cyril Holland (born Cyril Wilde, 5 June 1885 – 9 May 1915) was the older of the two sons of Oscar Wilde and Constance Lloyd and brother to Vyvyan Holland.
A very British kind of hero, Cyril Wild was the public school educated son of a bishop, quietly-spoken, erudite and well mannered. Before the war he secured employment with a petroleum company in Japan, where he learned to speak fluent Japanese.
- Far East Prisoners of War
Vyvyan Beresford Holland, [1] OBE (born Vyvyan Oscar Beresford Wilde; 3 November 1886 – 10 October 1967) was an English author and translator. He was the second-born son of Irish playwright Oscar Wilde and Constance Lloyd, and had a brother, Cyril.
Cyril Holland (born Cyril Wilde, 5 June 1885 – 9 May 1915) was the older of the two sons of Oscar Wilde and Constance Lloyd and brother to Vyvyan Holland.
Excerpted photograph of Cyril Holland c/o the University of Glasgow Library, probably taken soon after he had joined the Royal Field Artillery.
May 9, 2015 · Cyril Holland (born Cyril Wilde), E Social 1898. Captain, Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action at the Battle of Aubers Ridge, probably at Festubert. His brother, Vyvyan, believed that Cyril endeavoured to compensate for his father (Oscar’s) disgrace by his own courage in battle.
Bedales 1894-1895, Captain Royal Field Artillery. Cyril was at Bedales for only one year from the Summer Term of 1894 to Easter 1895. He had been born at home, 16 Tite Street, London, on 5th June 1885 and three days later his birth was registered by his father, Oscar Wilde.
