Maurice Edwards

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The Venerable Maurice Henry Edwards OBE, Master of Arts was an eminent Anglican priest in the second half of the twentieth century.

He was born on 17 May 1886^[1] and educated at Ripon Grammar School and Queens' College, Cambridge. He was ordained a priest in the Church of England ^[2] in 1911 and served a Curate at Bedale. He was a Royal Navy chaplain during World War I and in 1918 joined the fledgling Royal Air Force Chaplaincy Service, rising through the service to become an Honorary Chaplain to the King and eventually its Archdeacon (Chaplain-in-Chief). From 1944 to 1947 he was based at the Rother Vale Collieries after which he became Rector of Acton Burnell cum Pitchford, apost he held until his retirement in 1953. He died on 26 April 1961.^[3]

Church of England titles
Preceded by James Rowland Walkey	Chaplain-in-Chief of the RAF 1940–1944	Succeeded by John Arthur Jagoe

Notes and references

1. ^ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 9780199540877
2. ^ Crockford's clerical directory 1947-48 Oxford, OUP, 1947
3. ^ The Times Thursday, Apr 27, 1961; pg. 1; Issue 55066; col A Deaths

Persondata
Name	Edwards , Maurice Henry
Alternative names
Short description	Anglican priest
Date of birth	17 May 1886
Place of birth
Date of death	26 April 1961
Place of death

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