Herbert Gwyer Explained

The Rt Rev Herbert Linford Gwyer was the second Bishop of George,[1] and a survivor of the sinking of .[2]

He was educated at Uppingham and Magdalene College, Cambridge.[3] After a period of study at Westcott House, Cambridge he was ordained in 1906 and he began his career with a curacy in Kirkburton after which he was a missionary in Qu'Appelle.[4] A World War I Chaplain to the Forces, he was later Vicar of Christ Church, Staincliffe and St Johns, Wakefield before his elevation to the episcopate.[5] He died on 18 November 1960.[6]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.historicalpapers.wits.ac.za/inventory.php?iid=7526 Wits historical papers
  2. Web site: Ships that sunk . 17 April 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110716055756/http://www.shipsthatsunk.com/RMS-Lusitania.php . 16 July 2011 . dead .
  3. [Who's Who|"Who was Who" 1897-1990]
  4. "The Clergy List" London, Kelly’s, 1913
  5. Web site: George Diocese . 17 April 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071109113828/http://georgediocese.co.za/index.php?page_id=14&msg_id=8 . 9 November 2007 . dead .
  6. [The Times]

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