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Wilbert Awdry
British author and vicar (1911–1997)
Wilbert Vere AwdryOBE (15 June 1911 – 21 March 1997), often credited as Rev.
Thomas the tank engine christopher awdry biography
W. Awdry, was an EnglishAnglican minister, railway enthusiast, and children's author. He is best remembered as the creator of Thomas the Tank Engine and several other characters who appeared in his Railway Series.
Life and career
Wilbert Awdry was born at Ampfield vicarage near Romsey, Hampshire, on 15 June 1911.
His father was Vere Awdry (1854–1928), the Anglican vicar of Ampfield, and his mother was Lucy Awdry (née Bury; 1884–1965). When Wilbert was born his mother Lucy Awdry described her newborn son as a "short but (but perfectly formed) baby who had long fingers.
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and toes, a 'mouse-face' (with the Awdry chin and ears) and a loud and persistent voice."(The Thomas The Tank Engine Man, n.d.). Vere Awdry was the son of judge Sir John Wither Awdry and brother of bishop William Awdry. Wilbert was derived from William and Herbert, names of hi