Background
Watkins, Vernon Phillips was born on June 27, 1906 in Maesteg, S. Wales. Son of William and Sarah (Phillips) Watkins.
Watkins, Vernon Phillips was born on June 27, 1906 in Maesteg, S. Wales. Son of William and Sarah (Phillips) Watkins.
Student Magadalene College, Cambridge, 1924-1925. Doctor of Literature, U. Wales, 1966.
With Lloyds Bank, 1925-1966. Visiting professor poetry U. Washington, Seattle, 1964, 67. Gulbenkian fellow Swansea University, 1966-1967.
Served with R.A.F., 1941-1946. Fellow Royal Society Literature. Member Societe Europeenne de Culture.
Married Gwendoline Mary Davies, October 2, 1944. Children: Rhiannon Mary, Gareth Vernon, William Tristan David, Dylan Valentine, Conrad Merdith.