Stuart Hallam

The Revd. Stuart Hallam is an Anglican Royal Navy Chaplain, notable for being one of the handful of Commando Trained chaplains.

Hallam was born in 1966 and graduated from Wolfson College, Cambridge in 1987. He trained for the ministry at Westcott House, Cambridge, and was ordained in 1999, [ [http://www.southwark.anglican.org/news/pr091.htm Petertide Ordinations in Southwark - Diocesan Press Release ] ] when he became Curate of St. Mary's Battersea. [Crockford's Clerical Directory, 2002-2003 ed.] After joining the Royal Navy as a Chaplain he undertook Commando Training, where his progress through the course and his struggles to overcome injury were featured on the television programme "Chaplain RN". [ [http://www.locatetv.com/tv/chaplain-rn/150111 Chaplain RN - LocateTV ] ]

He was awarded the ‘Green Beret’ on 11 July 2003 [ [http://www.wolfson.cam.ac.uk/alumni/magazine/magazine-28.pdf Wolfson College Magazine 2002-2004, No. 28 ] ]

In 2007, whilst serving with 40 Commando in Afghanistan, [ [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/12/26/wafg226.xml No peace for Marines on Christmas patrol - Telegraph ] ] he was featured in the Daily Mail during a debate on whether Chaplains should be armed. [ [http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=495281&in_page_id=1770 Navy chaplains want right to carry weapons to protect themselves against the Taliban | Mail Online ] ]

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