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Biography: Armour, William Allan

William Allan Armour (centre, in academic dress) at a ceremony to mark Wellington College foundation day

William Allan Armour (centre, in academic dress) at a ceremony to mark Wellington College foundation day

On Wellington College foundation day, 17 October 1939, pupils were inspected by headmaster W. A. Armour and Legislative Councillor William Perry before a commemoration assembly.

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Ian A. McLaren. 'Armour, William Allan', Dictionary of New Zealand Biography, first published in 1996. Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/10/william-allan-armour-centre-in-academic-dress-at-a-ceremony-to-mark-wellington-college (accessed 4 June 2026).