Claim: William Auld was born in Erith, Kent on the 6th of Novermber in 1924 before moving to Glasgow with his parents where he attended school and finished English literature in Glasgow University after serving in the war.
Evidence: Auld was born at Erith in Kent, and then moved to Glasgow with his parents, attending Allan Glen's School. William Auld (born 6 November 1924 in Erith (Greater London) – died 11 September 2006 in Dollair) was a British (Scottish) poet, author, translator and magazine editor who wrote chiefly in Esperanto. Allan Glen's School was, for most of its existence, a local authority, selective secondary school for boys in Glasgow, Scotland, charging nominal fees for tuition. After wartime service in the Royal Armed Forces, he studied English literature at Glasgow University, and then qualified as a teacher.