Ralph Durand, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ralph Durand

British writer (b. 1876, d. 1945)

Date of Birth: 07-Sep-1876

Place of Birth: Earley, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 20-Dec-1945

Profession: novelist

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Ralph Anthony Durand (born 1876, Earley, Berkshire - died 1945 St Peter Port, Guernsey) was an award-winning author of novels, short stories and non-fiction.
Much of his early writing was inspired by his travels in Australia and Africa.
He served in the Boer War and World War I and was the librarian of the Priaulx Library between 1929 and 1945.
He is best remembered for his works of non-fiction, particularly Guernsey Under German Rule, a first hand account of the German occupation of the Channel Islands during World War II.