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.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
W. Humphris Winny, OBE, AMIEE
Despite its appearance this memorial does not commemorate those who died in w...
One of five fire-watchers killed on the night bombs fell on Chelsea Old Church and the surrounding area. Optical lens maker at Gregory Bottley & Co. Had been with the firm since leaving school....
Crushed under a collapsing wall in Shoe Lane or St Bride Street while fighting a fire in the Blitz. Our picture, 'House Collapsing on Two Firemen, Shoe Lane' is a painting by Leonard Rosoman who, a...
District Staff Officer in the St John Ambulance Brigade, No. 1 District Metropolitan Corps, 1906-1949. Commander in the Order of St John.
Person, Emergency Services, Medicine, Politics & Administration
Order of St John of Jerusalem The Order of St John of Jerusalem combined religion, crusading military might and the care of the sick. 1309-1522 the primary home of the Order was the island of Rhode...
Canadian firefighter. He and a London firefighter were killed when a V1 flying bomb fell on part of Wildcroft Manor and exploded as they were attending a fire. Another Winnipegger, J.R.C. Leguee, s...
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