William Roberts Flett
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William Roberts Flett FRSE FGS (1900–1979) was a Scottish geologist and author. He served in both world wars.
Life
He was born in Kirkwall on Orkney, the son of James Scott Flett and his wife Margaret Beatton Robertson.{{cite web |url=https://orkneyfhs.co.uk/events/event-list.php|title= Orkney Family History Society|accessdate=6 November 2022}}
On leaving school in 1916 he joined the Gordon Highlanders but was not sent into action (being only 16) and was involved in military education programmes. At the end of the war he went to Glasgow University to study Geology and graduated BSc in 1924, immediately moving onto the staff at the university as a Lecturer in Geology. In 1947 he moved to the Royal Technical College as a Senior Lecturer.Yearbook of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1980- page and publication details required
In the Second World War he again served in the Gordon Highlanders rising to the rank of Lieutenant.London Gazette 2 June 1942- fuller citation required- page no., issue etc
In 1952 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. His proposers were John G. C. Anderson, Neville George, Basil Charles King, John Weir and George W. Tyrell.{{Cite web|url=https://rse.org.uk/fellowship/past-fellows/|title=Past Fellows}}
Family
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Category:Alumni of the University of Glasgow