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Sir Percy Wyn-Harris KCMG KStJ MBE (born Percy Wynne Harris on 24 August 1903 in Acton, Middlesex; died 25 February 1979 in Petersfield, Hampshire) was an English mountaineer, political administrator, and yachtsman. Knight Commander (or Dame Commander) is the second most senior grade of seven British orders of chivalry, three of which are obsolete The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George Prince Regent (later George The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem or Order of St John is a British -based royal order of Chivalry, and is The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Acton is a place in west London, England situated west of Charing Cross. Middlesex is one of the 39 historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Petersfield can refer to any of the following places Petersfield Hampshire, a market town in England The Petersfield School Wildlife Hampshire has wildlife typical of the island of Great Britain England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland “Alpinist” redirects here See also Alpinist (magazine Mountaineering is the Sport, Hobby or Profession of A yacht is a recreational boat It designates two rather different classes of Watercraft, sailing and power yachts He was Governor of The Gambia from 1949 to 1958 and was knighted in 1952. This is a list of colonial administrators in The Gambia from the establishment of the Fort James by the United Kingdom in 1815 until The Gambia's independence Year 1949 ( MCMXLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Knight is the English term for a social position originating in the Middle Ages. Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. [1]

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Early life and mountaineering

Wyn-Harris was educated at Gresham's School and Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University,[1] where as an undergraduate he was a member of the University Mountaineering Club. Gresham’s School is an independent Gonville and Caius College Cambridge is a constituent College of Cambridge University, one of the world's most academically respected institutions The University of Cambridge (often Cambridge University) located in Cambridge, England, is the second-oldest university in the In some Educational systems undergraduate education is Post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelor's degree.

In 1925, he made the first ascent without guides of the Brouillard Ridge on Mont Blanc. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In Climbing, a first ascent (FA is the first modern recorded climb to reach the top of a Mountain, or the first to follow a particular Climbing route Mont Blanc Massif The Mont Blanc ( French for white mountain) or Monte Bianco ( Italian 'White Mountain' also In 1929, while serving with the Colonial Service in Kenya, Wyn-Harris met mountaineer Eric Shipton and together they climbed the twin peaks of Mount Kenya. Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Colonial Service was the British government service which administered Britain's colonies and protectorates, under the authority of the Secretary of State The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south Eric Earle Shipton ( 1 August 1907 - 28 March 1977) was a distinguished British Himalayan Mountaineer. Mount Kenya is the highest Mountain in Kenya, and the second highest in Africa (after Mount Kilimanjaro) A member of Hugh Ruttledge's 1933 Mount Everest expedition, Wyn-Harris reached Edward Norton's record height of 28,126 feet (8573 metres). Hugh Ruttledge ( 24 October 1884 – 7 November 1961) was an English Mountaineer, and leader of two expeditions to Mount Everest, also called Sagarmatha (सगरमाथा meaning Head of the Sky) or Chomolungma, Qomolangma or Zhumulangma (in Edward Felix Norton ( 21 February 1884 – 3 November 1954) was a British army officer and mountaineer At around 27,500 feet (8380 metres), he discovered Andrew Irvine's or quite possibly George Mallory's ice-axe, a remnant of Irvine and George Mallory's ill-fated attempt at a first ascent in 1924. Andrew "Sandy" Comyn Irvine (born 8 April 1902; died 8 or 9 June 1924) was an English mountaineer who took George Herbert Leigh Mallory ( 18 June 1886  &ndash 8 June / 9 June 1924) was an English Mountaineer who took Year 1924 ( MCMXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Wyn-Harris returned to Everest in 1936, in an expedition again led by Hugh Ruttledge. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Colonial Service

Wyn-Harris served with the Colonial Service in Africa for over thirty years and was Governor of The Gambia from 1949 to 1958. The Colonial Service was the British government service which administered Britain's colonies and protectorates, under the authority of the Secretary of State This is a list of colonial administrators in The Gambia from the establishment of the Fort James by the United Kingdom in 1815 until The Gambia's independence Subsequently, from October 1960 to June 1961, he served as Administrator of the Northern Cameroons, a region of Nigeria that previously had been a League of Nations mandate but had become a United Nations Trust Territory overseen by the United Kingdom. Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. List of Colonial Heads of British Cameroons (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office See also British Cameroons was a British Mandate territory in West Africa, now divided between Nigeria and Cameroon. Nigeria, officially named the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal Constitutional republic comprising thirty-six states and one Federal A League of Nations mandate refers to a legal status for certain territories transferred from the control of one country to another following World War I. Trust Territories were the successors of the remaining League of Nations mandates and came into being when the League of Nations ceased to exist in 1946 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located A United Nations plebiscite on the region's future conducted during his tenure resulted in the region formally becoming part of Nigeria at the end of May 1961. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security A referendum (plural referendums or referenda) ballot question, or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita [1]

In 1953, he formally changed his name to Percy Wyn-Harris, from his birth name of Percy Wynne Harris. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The name at birth is the name a child is given by his or her Parents according to a generally universal custom, and legal requirement to file a form of Birth [1]

Yachtsman

Between 1962 and 1969, Wyn-Harris circumnavigated the globe in his sloop Gunning Grundel. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For the military definition of sloop see Sloop-of-war. For the open learning project see SLOOP Project.

Honours

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Kirk-Greene, A. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British Order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George is a British order of chivalry founded on 28 April 1818 by George Prince Regent (later George The Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem or Order of St John is a British -based royal order of Chivalry, and is H. M. , Harris, Sir Percy Wyn (1903–1979), in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online (subscription required), also published in book form by Oxford University Press, 2004
Government offices
Preceded by
Sir Andrew Barkworth Wright		 Governor of The Gambia
1949–1958		 Succeeded by
Sir Edward Henry Windley
This is a list of colonial administrators in The Gambia from the establishment of the Fort James by the United Kingdom in 1815 until The Gambia's independence
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