The Venerable Robert Edward Vernon Hanson, OBE, MA (29 March 1866 – 7 February 1947), was an eminent[1]AnglicanChaplain[2] in the first half of the 20th century.
robert, hanson, priest, christianity, portalthe, venerable, robert, edward, vernon, hanson, march, 1866, february, 1947, eminent, anglican, chaplain, first, half, 20th, century, hanson, born, march, 1866, educated, king, college, london, emmanuel, college, cam. Christianity portalThe Venerable Robert Edward Vernon Hanson OBE MA 29 March 1866 7 February 1947 was an eminent 1 Anglican Chaplain 2 in the first half of the 20th century Hanson was born on 29 March 1866 3 and educated at King s College London and Emmanuel College Cambridge 4 He was ordained in 1895 5 6 and after a curacy at St John s Richmond 7 joined the Army Chaplains Department as Chaplain to the Forces 4th class ranking as captain on 10 December 1900 8 He was a Chaplain to the British Armed Forces and instructor until 1918 9 He served in the South African War and in Aldershot Egypt Dublin Deepcut Malta 10 and the Great War where he was mentioned in despatches He joined the fledgling RAF Chaplaincy Service 11 as Assistant Chief Chaplain 12 and became its Archdeacon Chaplain in Chief 13 in 1926 An Honorary Chaplain to the King 14 he retired in 1930 15 16 and died on 7 February 1947 17 Notes and references edit London Gazette 1 July 1921 army navy and air force chaplains 1800 to 1960 Who was Who 1897 2007 London A amp C Black 2007 ISBN 978 0 19 954087 7 Hanson Robert Edward Vernon HN885RE A Cambridge Alumni Database University of Cambridge The Leeds Mercury Leeds England Friday 1 February 1895 Issue 17730 University IntelligenceThe Times Friday 1 Feb 1895 pg 7 Issue 34489 col F Church Details No 27460 The London Gazette 1 August 1902 p 4969 London Gazette 26 November 1918 Malta Family History Supplement to the Edinburgh Gazette 5 June 1919 London Gazette 13 August 1920 29 May 1928 Hon Chaplain To The King The Times Wednesday 30 May 1928 pg 17 Issue 44906 col E 23 December 1930 Flight Global Crockford s Clerical Directory1947 48 Oxford OUP 1947 Church of England titlesPreceded byHarry Dan Leigh Viener Chaplain in Chief of the RAF1926 1930 Succeeded bySidney Lampard Clarke nbsp This biographical article about person in connection with Christianity is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to the Royal Air Force is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Hanson priest amp oldid 1170161830, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
