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W. Humphris Winny, OBE, AMIEE

W. Humphris Winny, OBE, AMIEE

Commissioner in the St John Ambulance Brigade, Metropolitan Corps, 1891-1927. Knight Grace in the Order of St John.

The 1904 publication "St Martin-le-Grand, Vol. XIV" contains an article written by Winny "On the Rocks at Bolt Tail" about a steamer running aground near Plymouth and how the passengers are assisted to abandon ship.

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