# Fisherman's son leaves £1.8 million to school in his will

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2004/08/27/fisherman039s-son-leaves-18-million-school-his-will/
- Published: 2004-08-27T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

William Wood, one of six sons of a fisherman, has left £1.8 million to Gordonstoun
in his will. He spent two years at the school in Scotland in the 1940s.
The donation
is to establish a scholarship fund for other children of fishing families to attend
the school.

This is the largest single donation that the school has ever received, according
to The Independent.

The value of Mr Wood’s estate surprised many of his friends and neighbours. He made
his money as a master mariner and buying shares in the companies whose cargo he 
transported.

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Mr Wood died in 2003 at the age of 71.

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