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Umbers is the surname of: * Arthur Umbers (1919–1945), New Zealand Second World War flying ace * Geoff Umbers (1933–2014), Australian rules footballer * Mark Umbers (born 1973), English actor * Richard Umbers (bishop) Richard James Umbers (born 17 March 1971) is an Australian Catholic bishop. He is currently an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Sydney and the youngest Latin Catholic bishop in Australia. He is also the first priest of Opus Dei to be a ... (born 1971), auxiliary bishop-elect of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney * Richard Umbers (footballer) (born 1968), former Australian rules footballer {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Umbers
Arthur Ernest Umbers (30 June 1919 – 14 February 1945) was a New Zealand flying ace of the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) during the Second World War. He was credited with the destruction of five German aircraft as well at least fifteen, possibly as many as twenty-eight, V-1 flying bombs. Born in Dunedin, Umbers joined the RNZAF in 1940. After completing his flight training, the latter part of which was received in Canada, he was posted to the Royal Air Force's No. 74 Squadron in August 1941 and then onto No. 486 Squadron, with which he flew extensively on both night operations and offensive sorties for nearly 18 months. After a rest period, during which he was a test pilot for Hawker Siddeley and then the Gloster Aircraft Company, he returned to operational flying in April 1944 with No. 3 Squadron. The squadron was equipped with the Hawker Tempest and when the Germans began launching V-1 flying bombs at England, it was tasked with intercepting them. Umbers was the fir ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoff Umbers
Geoff Umbers (31 October 1933 – 16 August 2014) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Geelong in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operated by the Australian Football League (AFL) as a second-tier, regional, semi-professional competition. It includes teams from clubs based in east ... (VFL). Notes External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Umbers, Geoff 1933 births 2014 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Geelong Football Club players Warrnambool Football Club players 20th-century Australian sportsmen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Umbers
Mark Umbers (born 17 June 1973) is an English theatre, film and television actor. Early life and education Born in Harrogate, North Yorkshire, Umbers was brought up in Wetherby and was educated at Malsis School before attending Sedbergh School. In 1995 he graduated from Oxford University with a degree in Latin and Greek literature and philosophy. Career Umbers' first professional engagements were in 1997 in the BBC dramas ''The Student Prince'' and ''Berkeley Square''. His theatre debut was the lead role in a production of ''The Pirates of Penzance'' which transferred to Regent's Park Open Air Theatre in London. Trevor Nunn and John Caird cast Umbers in their multi-award-winning 1999 season at the Royal National Theatre, where he appeared in productions including ''The Merchant of Venice'', which was later filmed for broadcast by the BBC. After playing Lord Sidney opposite Richard E. Grant in the BBC series ''The Scarlet Pimpernel'', Umbers returned to the National to play Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Umbers (bishop)
Richard James Umbers (born 17 March 1971) is an Australian Catholic bishop. He is currently an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Sydney and the youngest Latin Catholic bishop in Australia. He is also the first priest of Opus Dei to be appointed a bishop in Australia. Early life Umbers was born in Ōtāhuhu, New Zealand, on 17 March 1971 to Declan (1927–2013) and Mary (1933–2019) Umbers. He is the youngest of five children and the brother of Anthony, Andrew, Gregory and Margaret. He was raised in Papatoetoe. He originally studied management at the University of Waikato in 1989 but transferred to the University of Sydney in 1992 to receive more intense formation at a centre of Opus Dei in Chatswood, New South Wales. He graduated with a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Sydney and a Masters of Management from the University of Waikato, New Zealand. Priesthood Umbers entered the Roman College of the Holy Cross, the international seminary of Opus Dei seminary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
