The Rt Rev Herbert Linford Gwyer was the second Bishop of George,[1] and a survivor of the sinking of RMS Lusitania.[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]
Anglican Church of Southern Africa titles
Preceded by
Henry Bindley Sidwell
Bishop of George 1937– 1951
Succeeded by
John Hunter
^Wits historical papers
^"Ships that sunk". Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
^"Who was Who" 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
^"The Clergy List" London, Kelly’s, 1913
^"George Diocese". Archived from the original on 9 November 2007. Retrieved 17 April 2010.
^The Times, Tuesday, 22 November 1960; pg. 15; Issue 54935; col E Obituary Bishop Gwyer
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