¹²⁰ This entry gives an early glimpse of the pupil of Jack’s who became the most famous. John Betjeman (1906–85) came up to Oxford from Marlborough. He matriculated at Magdalen in 1925 and he left in December 1928 without a degree. His well-deserved fame as a poet led to a Knighthood in 1969 and he was made Poet Laureate in 1972. Deric William Valentin (1907–) was at Magdalen 1925–27. He was with Naval Intelligence 1942–44 and is living in Italy.