Jocelyn Devas

Jocelyn Devas (died 1886) was the founder of the Devas Club[1] in 1884, a charitable club for young working men in Battersea, south London, England, originally in a room over a coffee shop in Stewarts Road.[2]

Devas was a student at University College, Oxford, matriculating in 1878. The Devas Club was originally called University College House[3] and the Devas Club has maintained its links with the college over the years.

Devas was killed in 1886 in a climbing accident while trying to ascend the Matterhorn in France.[2][4] His father continued supporting the club after his death and there are still family links today.

References

  1. ↑ History, Devas Club, London, UK.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Battersea youth club celebrates 125th birthday, Wandsworth, This is Local London, 19 October 2009.
  3. ↑ Robin Darwall-Smith, A History of University College, Oxford University Press, 2008, page 410. ISBN 978-0-19-928429-0.
  4. ↑ Oxford youth club celebrates 125 years, Lambeth, Lambeth Borough Council, London, page 15, 1 November 2009.

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