Reverend Capt Wynch R.C.

• by erik.schaubroeckscarlet.be

  At first I thought that R.C. were the reverend's initials, but could the initials stand for Roman Catholic?

  Posted March 19, 2019 1:38 PM

• by deehar in response to erik.schaubroeckscarlet.be's comment.

  That was my guess.

  Posted March 19, 2019 2:17 PM

• by marie.eklidvirginmedia.com

  I don't think they call a Catholic Priest a Reverend. Believe he is called a Father.

  Posted March 19, 2019 2:32 PM

• by erik.schaubroeckscarlet.be

  I searched the National Archives (Lo1WW being closed) and I found: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/results/r?_col=200&_cr1=WO+372&_hb=tna&_q=wynch+chaplain.

  Posted March 19, 2019 5:59 PM

• by deehar in response to erik.schaubroeckscarlet.be's comment.

  That is Francis Blackwood Wynch who died in 1944 in a Catholic convalescent home Stillington Hall in Yorkshire (probate records). Also Francis Wynch was born in Darjeeling in 1870 (1891 Census). So this looks like your man.

  Posted March 20, 2019 10:53 AM

• by David_Underdown moderator

  Yes, RC most likely to be denomination here, have frequently seen C of E (Church of England), Meth (Methodist) used like this for chaplains attached to medical units.

  Posted March 21, 2019 10:29 AM