Background
Lamb, Peter Oswald was born on January 20, 1890 in Kandy, Ceylon. Son of Peter J. and Lucy (de Soyza) Lamb.
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Peter Oswald Lamb
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Preparatory education, Kingswood College, Kandy. Student School of Journalism, New York University, 1925.
Career
1 son, Peter Whaley. Came to the United States, 1918, naturalized citizen, 1929. Young Men's Christian Association secretary, Ceylon and India, 1909-1913. Reporter Bombay (India) Chronicle, 1913-1914.
Served with Rifle Brigade, British Army (Kitchener’s First Hundred Thousand), 1914-1917.
Severely wounded in liquid fire attack, and invalided out of service. With War Prisoners’ Aid, Switzerland, 1918.
Editorial assistant to chief scout executive, Boy Scouts America, and associate editor Boys’ Life, 1922-1929.
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Married Elvira Green Whaley, October 16, 1925.
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Nationality
Sri Lankan -
Religion
Episcopalian -
Political Party
Democrat