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William and Herbert, names of his father's two brothers. His younger brother, George, was born on 10 August 1916 and died on 27 October 1994. All three of Awdry's older half-siblings from his father's first two marriages died young, the youngest being killed in
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Veronica Chambers at The Old Vicarage, Emneth where he lived between 1953 and 1965. In 2012 a blue plaque was unveiled at "Lorne House", Box, where he lived between 1920 and 1928 when its name was "Journey's End".
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Subsequent books featured a similar letter from the author, addressed to the readers of the book as "Dear
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1189:Guide to the Steam Railways of Great Britain
887:Here is your friend Thomas, the Tank Engine.
2897:Officers of the Order of the British Empire
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1299:"Kids' Book Club: Thomas The Tank Engine"
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891:These stories tell you how he did it.
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2852:People educated at Dauntsey's School
2438:Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go
1756:Home of the Rev. W. V. Awdry's study
1707:, first broadcast on 16 October 1964
1450:. David St John Thomas. p. 89.
833:. The character, referred to by his
574:Awdry's study, now preserved in the
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866:Wilbert and son Christopher Awdry,
830:Sodor's Legend of the Lost Treasure
2751:Slate Landscape of Northwest Wales
1297:Gordon, Olivia (28 January 2014).
874:In the second book in the series,
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1799:"What draws clerics to railways?"
1527:"Tribute: First-glass locomotive"
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1717:'Original' Awdry Family website
1378:. Heinemann. pp. 112â113.
1239:"The ÂŖ7,000 toy train parson".
1184:, Alan Sutton Publishing, 1987.
431:St Nicolas Church, Kings Norton
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2409:Thomas Land at Fuji-Q Highland
1797:David Self (1 February 2008).
1493:Gates, Anita (23 March 1997).
1374:The Thomas the Tank Engine Man
741:The Thomas the Tank Engine Man
722:The Thomas the Tank Engine Man
461:(1950â1953) and then vicar of
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1552:Jones, Craig (27 July 2012).
1158:W V Awdry & G E V Awdry,
1062:Stepney the "Bluebell" Engine
814:Cambridgeshire County Council
664:Wisbech North railway station
419:St George's School, Jerusalem
2745:Railway with a Heart of Gold
2734:Great Little Trains of Wales
2404:Thomas Land at Drayton Manor
1761:"Obituary: The Rev W. Awdry"
1681:(2nd ed.). Lion Books.
1554:"Rev's tunnel vision in Box"
780:(saddle tank) engine on the
649:Wisbech East railway station
2902:English Christian pacifists
2729:Narrow Gauge Railway Museum
1323:. edp24.co.uk. 14 June 2011
820:Awdry House in his memory.
816:named their new offices in
606:The National Railway Museum
576:Narrow Gauge Railway Museum
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2862:English children's writers
2348:Big World, Big Adventures!
1243:. 29 June 1958. p. 8.
1187:Chris Cook and W V Awdry,
1180:P J Long & W V Awdry,
1027:Duck and the Diesel Engine
629:Wisbech and Upwell Tramway
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1104:Oliver the Western Engine
943:The Three Railway Engines
791:Wilbert the Forest Engine
778:Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST
536:The Three Railway Engines
512:The Three Railway Engines
421:. He was ordained to the
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1782:Daily Telegraph Obituary
1666:Wilbert Vere Awdry from
1347:Rodborough Parish Church
1241:Weekly Dispatch (London)
1175:Our Child Begins to Pray
1124:Thomas's Christmas Party
1020:The Eight Famous Engines
964:Tank Engine Thomas Again
618:Wisbech railway stations
488:Awdry in May 1988, with
391:Marlborough House School
1474:. literarynorfolk.co.uk
868:National Railway Museum
827:feature-length special
748:and published in 1995.
727:Awdry was appointed an
411:St Peter's Hall, Oxford
138:St Peter's Hall, Oxford
2932:Rail transport writers
2922:People from Rodborough
1980:List of characters in
1787:21 August 2008 at the
1626:Thomas the Tank Engine
1622:Rev. W. Awdry (1946).
1164:, Kaye and Ward, 1986.
1152:(1961) illustrated by
1150:Belinda Beats the Band
1143:(1958) illustrated by
1013:Percy the Small Engine
999:Edward the Blue Engine
978:Henry the Green Engine
950:Thomas the Tank Engine
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341:and brother of bishop
305:Thomas the Tank Engine
2790:Children's literature
2703:James Swinton Spooner
2296:Blue Mountain Mystery
1191:, Pelham Books, 1979.
1090:Small Railway Engines
1034:The Little Old Engine
992:Gordon the Big Engine
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371:Great Western Railway
339:Sir John Wither Awdry
225:Ecclesiastical career
155:Children's literature
143:Wycliffe Hall, Oxford
2426:Shining Time Station
2341:Journey Beyond Sodor
2317:The Adventure Begins
2260:Calling All Engines!
2082:Thomas & Friends
1902:Thomas & Friends
1843:Thomas & Friends
1712:Awdry Family website
1579:"Wilbert Vere Awdry"
1448:The Talyllyn Railway
1353:on 17 December 2018.
1228:accessed 17 Aug 2010
1111:Duke the Lost Engine
1097:Enterprising Engines
985:Toby the Tram Engine
957:James the Red Engine
825:Thomas & Friends
633:Toby the Tram Engine
559:, pushing wagons of
510:. After Awdry wrote
2399:Day Out with Thomas
2303:King of the Railway
2281:Misty Island Rescue
2266:The Great Discovery
1932:The Island of Sodor
1705:Desert Island Discs
1446:Potter, D. (1990).
1177:(Edmund Ward, 1951)
1048:Branch Line Engines
1006:Four Little Engines
971:Troublesome Engines
782:Dean Forest Railway
565:Nene Valley Railway
2907:Anglican pacifists
2877:The Railway Series
2857:People from Romsey
2708:Patrick Whitehouse
2657:Bryn Eglwys quarry
2548:Stations and halts
2289:Day of the Diesels
2245:Films and specials
1982:The Railway Series
1974:The Railway Series
1952:The Railway Series
1914:People and animals
1895:The Railway Series
1888:The Fat Controller
1837:The Railway Series
1533:on 10 January 2019
1500:The New York Times
1055:Gallant Old Engine
935:The Railway Series
908:Thomas and Friends
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691:Belinda the Beetle
687:The Railway Series
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297:railway enthusiast
277:Wilbert Vere Awdry
173:The Railway Series
118:railway enthusiast
71:Wilbert Vere Awdry
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2009:Christopher Awdry
1972:List of books in
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1688:978-0-7459-7027-1
1603:. 8 December 2020
1301:. Huffington Post
1287:, pp. 56â57.
1256:, pp. 54â55.
1083:Main Line Engines
897:Your Loving Daddy
885:Dear Christopher,
764:, Gloucestershire
695:Volkswagen Beetle
678:'s 1968 non-stop
506:during a bout of
423:Church of England
403:Dauntsey's School
301:children's author
293:Anglican minister
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