Memorial Page for Nicholas Winton (née Nicholas George Wertheim)
British stockbroker who saved 669 Jewish children during 1938–39
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July 1st, 2026
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Nicholas Winton (* May 19, 1909 in Hampstead; † July 1, 2015 in Slough) was a british stockbroker who saved 669 Jewish children during 1938–39. He was 106 years old. He had 3 children. He studied at Stowe School. He received 4 awards, including Recipient of the Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 4th class, British Hero of the Holocaust. His cause of death was myocardial infarction.
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6 EventsBorn in Hampstead, London Borough of Camden
1909honorary citizen of Prague
1991Recipient of the Order of Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, 4th class
1998Cross of Merit of the Minister of Defence of the Czech Republic 1st Class
2007British Hero of the Holocaust
2010Died in Slough, England (myocardial infarction)
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Nicholas Winton (née Nicholas George Wertheim). Forever remembered.