William Henry Balgarnie (12 May 1869 – 15 July 1951) was a schoolmaster at Elmfield College, Woodbridge School and The Leys School, and was the inspiration for the character Mr. Chips in the book Goodbye, Mr. Chips, written by one of his students at The Leys, James Hilton.[1]
^Timothy Carroll, Who was the real Mr Chips?, The Daily Telegraph, 9 December 2002
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them to provide somewhat liberally for the education of their sons." W.H.Balgarnie, the prototype for Mr Chips, studied and taught at Elmfield. Almost immediately...
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