Robert Awdry
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| Full name | Robert William Awdry |
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20 May 1881 Kensington, London |
| Died | 3 February 1949 (aged 67) Devizes, Wiltshire |
| Relations | Charles Awdry (nephew) |
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Robert Awdry CBE (20 May 1881 – 3 February 1949) was an English cricketer. He played nine first-class matches for Oxford University Cricket Club between 1902 and 1904.
Awdry was educated at Winchester College and New College, Oxford. He served in the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry through World War I and after the war rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel commanding the regiment. He was High Sheriff of Wiltshire in 1928. He was a member of Wiltshire County Council 1919–49 and its chairman 1946–49. He was appointed CBE in the 1946 New Year Honours.
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