Desmond Devitt

Desmond Devitt is a retired Registrar at Oxford’s Dragon School, where he previously served as Head of History and a housemaster. He created The Skipper’s War blog, drawing on letters and articles connected with the school’s former pupils during the First World War.

His book, The Skipper’s War: Dragon School, Oxford & The Great War, explores the school’s development and wartime history under headmaster Charles “Skipper” Lynam. Published by Scala in 2022, it includes a foreword by Rory Stewart.