Sir John Colville was born in 1915 and educated at Harrow and Trinity College, Cambridge, where he won a Senior Scholarship and first class honours in history. He passed his Diplomatic Service exam at an unusually early age. He became a particularly close friend and associate of Churchill, and was closely involved in the creation of Churchill College, Cambridge, where his papers are lodged.
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