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Charles Gwynn

Birthplace

The source records Ramelton as this person's birthplace. The pin marks the area, not an exact birth address or later home.

Charles Gwynn
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What is recorded here

Charles Gwynn was born in Ramelton in 1870. He became a British Army officer and geographer, and took part in surveying the Ethiopia-Sudan border. Ramelton is his documented birthplace, rather than the site of the later survey.

Why this person is known: British Army officer (1870-1962)

From Wikidata Q1066441

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Ramelton
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  • Kenneth Allen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Willie Duffin, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Kay Atherton, Wikimedia Commons
  • Kenneth Allen, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Malene Thyssen, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Heikki.vesanto, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Richard Webb, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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  • Somerville, Boyle T. (Henry Boyle Townshend), 1863-1936, Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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