Robert Hanson (priest)
The 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
- London Gazette 1 July 1921
- army, navy and air force chaplains 1800 to 1960
- “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & 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 titles | ||
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| Preceded by Harry Dan Leigh Viener |
Chaplain-in-Chief of the RAF 1926–1930 |
Succeeded by Sidney Lampard Clarke |