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Major General · Deputy Chaplain-General

Llewellyn Henry Gwynne

† 09/12/1957 · 94 jaar · Khartoum Cathedral

Persoonlijke gegevens

NaamGwynne
InitialenL.H.
VoornaamLlewellyn Henry
Geboortedatum en -plaatsKilvey nr Swansea; 11.06.1863
FamilieSon of Richard Gwynne

Extra informatie

Information
Educated at Swansea Grammar School and St John's Hall theology college in Highbury, London. Fine all-round athlete (football, cricket, boxing).
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Missionary in the Sudan (1899), Archdeacon (1905), Bishop of Khartoum (1908), Bishop of Egypt and the Sudan (1920-1946)
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C.M.G., C.B.E.
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Died at Epping Upland, Essex

Militaire gegevens

RangMajor General
Regiment / EenheidDeputy Chaplain-General
Sterfdatum
Leeftijd94
Begraafplaats / GedenktekenKhartoum Cathedral

Andere informatie

Information
First visit to Talbot House on 05.02.1916. Subsequently made regular visits and conducted (confirmation) services (incl. on 06.02.1916, 04.03.1916, 17.12.1916, 18.12.1917).
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In March 1916 Tubby asked Gwynne's help to get a permanent staff.
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On 17.05.1916 he attended a Chaplains' conference and a confirmation service conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury
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Attended a Chaplains' conference on 23.07.1917 on the occasion of a visit by the Archbishop of York.
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In 1916 donated a cherub's head from Ypres Cathedral to Talbot House. It had been given to him by Major General Feilding, G.O.C. of the Guards Division. Since lost.

Media

Bronnen

Source
Louagie, J., A Touch of Paradise in Hell: index
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Personal file