Charles William GWYNN, British Captain. Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society.
Background
GWYNN, Charles William was born on February 4, 1870 in Ramelton, Company Donegal, Ireland. 3rd son of Reverend John Gwynn, Doctor of Divinity, Reg. Professor Div. Trin.Coll.
Dublin, and Lucy Josephine, daughter of William Smith O’Brien, Cahirmoyle, Company Limerick.
Education
Studied at St. Coluinba’s College, Rathfarnham, Dublin. Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. 2nd Lieutenant R.E. 1889.
Career
Lieutenant R.E. 1891. Captain R.E. and Baronet-Major, 1900. Served Sofa Expedition, Sierra Leone, West Africa, 1893-1894 (wounded, despatches, brevet Major, Companion of the Distinguished Service Order).
Companion of St. Michael and St. George for services in delimiting Sudan - Abyssinian Frontier. Companion of the Distinguished Service Order 1894.
Membership
Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Club: Army and Navy.