Cuthbert Hamilton-Ellis
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| Born |
Cuthbert Hamilton-Ellis 29 June 1909 |
| Died | 29 June 1987 (aged 78) |
| Education | Westminster School |
| Employer | British Railways |
| Known for | Railway painter and author |
Cuthbert Hamilton-Ellis (29 June 1909 – 29 June 1987) was an English railway writer and painter.
He attended Westminster school and is reported to have briefly been at Oxford.[1] He published the first of his 36 books, mostly on railway subjects, at the age of 21.[1]
During 1940 Hamilton-Ellis was sent to Switzerland by MI6 under the guise of reporting for Modern Transport to organize saboteurs, but is reported not to have made contact with his handlers.[1]
His best-known book is The trains we loved.
He has paintings in the National Railway Museum, the Royal Logistic Corps Museum, the Museum of Island Railway History on the Isle of Wight
References
- 1 2 3 Kevin Jones (8 October 2012). "Cuthbert Hamilton Ellis". Retrieved 5 December 2013.
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