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His dad was killed in WWII was he not?

I think the rest of them were all the kids of Cambridge area academia were they not and had "public" schooling?

That sort of explains the fairly gentry sounding accents.

As for Gilmour, he has been giving away money for a long time to a variety of folks but he seems to be most concerned with housing....not just for the homeless but poorer working class folks who can't afford to live in areas they once did on their salaries. I'm not sure that would be my goal were I him but it's his money and at least he's not giving it to ANSWER or something like that...I hope.

I'm not sure about his family life....I think he's married with children.

Funny....he always sort of looked like the classroom hooligan to me. A model?....I'll have to tell my wife.

I remember another story where he had to drive an old Land Rover (like me) from Cambridge to Morroco to rescue Syd after Syd was tripped out somewhere in the early days.

I think all these fellows knew each other from like preteens more or less and having lived some lifelong friendships myself, I can tell you that it can be up and down. My lifelong best friend whom I have known since 12 and who traveled the world with me thru thick and thin for all those years hasn't spoken to me in nearly 2 years...and I don'teven know why. Our lives diverged seriously and I guess he just got pissed....it's hard to chase after folks over deep rooted issues. I'm not sure which one of us would be Waters...lol...and I'm not as folksy as Gilmour.

"His dad was killed in WWII was he not? "

Yes, his dad was killed in WWII. I think he was actually listed as missing. If ya notice a lot of his lyrics deals with not having a father around. He seems very bitter about it. It is mentioned several times in "The Wall" and "The Final Cut". Also in the song "When the Tigers Broke Free" That song is about a WWII battle, the last line says "thats how they took me daddy from me"
I have heard that the line in "Wish You Were Here" thatt says "did you exchange your walk on part in a war for a lead role in a cage" is about his dad too. The theme seems to be a major topic for his lyrics.

P.S.
On the "Final Cut" the song "Fletcher Memorial Home" is named for his dad Eric Fletcher Waters 1918-1944