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 Register of Students Admitted 1871-1906 - REIC Coopers Hill
| Date transcribed | 2012-05-21 | | Transcribed by | Robert Charnock | | Comment | Vol 1 F.W. Abbatt to RHE Hutton-Squire.
At a meeting of the Coopers Hill Society in 1959 the lack of any biographical record of students admitted to the Royal Indian Engineering College, Coopers Hill, was discussed. This register is an attempt to complete a record. It may be regarded as an appendix to: A Short History of the Royal Indian Engineering College, Coopers Hill, by J.G.P. Cameron, C.I.E., issued by the Coopers Hill Society for private circulation in 1960.
The names of the students admitted have been taken from the calendars published annually by authority and preserved in the library of the India Office, Whitehall. The biographical details have been compiled mainly from information in the magazines mentioned on page 28 of Camerons History.
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 | Surname | WYNNE | | | Given names | Sir Trevelyn Rashleigh | | | Awards | KCSI (1911)KCIE (1909), V.D., M.I.C.E. Knight of Grace of the Order of St. John of Jeruselem | | | Birth | 1854 | | | Marriage | 1906 | | | Death | 28 June 1942, aged 88 yrs, at Yew Tree House, Leatherhead | | | Wifes name | Winifred | | | Wifes fathers name | Henry Conduit | | | Fathers name | Llewellyn Wynne, of Mold, Flint | | | Children | 1 son | | | Primary Education | Brighton College | | | Term at CH | 1871-74 | | | Academic achievements | In the first set of students to enter Coopers Hill. Passed for the Indian Public Service as assistant engineer. | | | Career | Posted to Bombay 1877-82. Executive engineer 1883. His exceptional talents were soon recognised. The newly formed Bengal Nagpur Railway Co induced him when only 33 yrs to resign Gov't service to become their first Agent and Chief engineer. He built their main line within the estimated cost - a feat unusual in the history of Indian railway construction. In 1902 he resigned and spent 2 yrs 6 mths in China on mining and railway work. On the creation of the Indian Railway Board in 1905, he was appointed a member and 3 yrs later became its President. In 1914 he was appointed Gov't Director of Indian Railway Companies but left in 1915 to become Managing Director of the Bengal-Nagpur Railway Co. and from 1930 its Chairman. Also on the Boards of the Anglo-Persian Oil Co. and the Burma Corporation. Hon ADC to the Viceroy of India | | | Ref | Obit The Times 3 July 1942. Coopers Hill Mag. XIII 12 |
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