Kenneth Spring was educated at Alleyn's School, London, where he was a close friend of John Lanchbery, before attending Blackpool Art School.
18 Facts About Kenneth Spring
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On call-up in the Second World War, 22 February 1941, Kenneth Spring registered as a conscientious objector and was conscripted into the Non-Combatant Corps ; with other members of the NCC, he went on to volunteer for work in bomb disposal in London.
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Kenneth Spring was posted to India in October 1944, taking command of 35 Battery, 33rd Indian Mountain Regiment, Royal Indian Artillery, part of the 25th Indian Infantry Division.
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Kenneth Spring was involved in Operation Zipper and served as the Station Staff Officer, South East Asia Command in Kuala Lumpur during the Japanese surrender.
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Kenneth Spring returned to England in June 1946 and was placed on the list of the regular reserve of officers.
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Kenneth Spring was promoted to acting captain on 17 November 1948 and to honorary lieutenant colonel on 25 April 1974.
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Kenneth Spring was appointed to the committee of the Combined Cadet Force Association, and served as the CO of Alleyn's School CCF between 1960 and 1966.
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Kenneth Spring was awarded the Efficiency Decoration for long service in 1961.
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Kenneth Spring relinquished his commission in 1975, and was invested as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire the same year.
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Kenneth Spring sat on the executive committee of the Camberwell Arts Council.
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Kenneth Spring was production manager for the Youth Theatre's first play, Henry V, which appeared at the Toynbee Hall in London in September 1956.
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Kenneth Spring continued to be involved in Youth Theatre productions until 1962.
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In 1965 Kenneth Spring moved to Oxfordshire to become a master at Bloxham School.
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Kenneth Spring worked in a variety of media, including watercolour, oil, print, and carving in stone and wood.
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Kenneth Spring was influenced by Sir William Coldstream, who he met whilst serving in the Royal Artillery and from whom he received tutelage at Camberwell College of Arts.
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Kenneth Spring's wood carving style was influenced by Frank Dobson and Jacob Epstein, and mostly depicted the human form.
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Kenneth Spring married Doreen Healy in 1947 and together they had two children:.
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Kenneth Spring died on 25 December 1997 in Sibford Ferris and is buried in Bloxham.