George Anderson Wells was the second

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. He was born at Clarke's Beach, Newfoundland on 18 November 1877, educated at St John's College, Winnipeg (where he was later

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) and

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in 1911. He died on 10 April 1964.

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, Tuesday, Apr 11, 1961; pg. 1; Issue 55052; col A ''Deaths'' During the Second World War, Wells was Chaplain of the Fleet (Protestant) in the

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1877 births 1964 deaths University of Manitoba alumni Anglican bishops of Cariboo 20th-century Anglican Church of Canada bishops Canadian Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George Canadian military chaplains {{Canada-Anglican-bishop-stub