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'''Edward Arnold Fitch''', [[OBE]] (23 February 1880 – 23 April 1965)<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30576/supplement/3289/data.pdf London Gazette]</ref> was [[Archdeacon of Taunton]] from 1938 to 1950.<ref>"Ecclesiastical News." ''[[The Times]]'' (London, England), Thursday, 5 May 1938; pg. 7; Issue 47986</ref><ref>"Ecclesiastical News." ''[[The Times]]'' (London, England), Wednesday, 6 December 1950; pg. 8; Issue 51867</ref> |
'''Edward Arnold Fitch''', [[OBE]] (23 February 1880 – 23 April 1965)<ref>[https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/30576/supplement/3289/data.pdf London Gazette]</ref> was [[Archdeacon of Taunton]] from 1938 to 1950.<ref>"Ecclesiastical News." ''[[The Times]]'' (London, England), Thursday, 5 May 1938; pg. 7; Issue 47986</ref><ref>"Ecclesiastical News." ''[[The Times]]'' (London, England), Wednesday, 6 December 1950; pg. 8; Issue 51867</ref> |
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The son of the Rev. Edward Fitch, sometime [[vicar]] of [[Burgh-by-Sands]]<ref>'FITCH, Ven. Edward Arnold', ''Who Was Who'', A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 |
The son of the Rev. Edward Fitch, sometime [[vicar]] of [[Burgh-by-Sands]]<ref>'FITCH, Ven. Edward Arnold', ''Who Was Who'', A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014</ref> he was educated at [[Denstone College]] and [[Edinburgh Theological College]]. He was [[ordained]] [[deacon]] in 1905; and Priest in 1906.<ref>''[[Crockford's clerical directory|Crockford's 1929/30]]'' p439 (London, [[Oxford University Press|OUP]], 1929</ref> After a [[Curate|curacy]] at St James, [[Leith]] he became a Chaplain to the [[British Armed Forces|Forces]] in 1910. He served at [[Woolwich]], [[Curragh]], [[Pretoria]], [[Harrismith]], [[Bloemfontein]], [[Western Front (World War I)|The Western Front]], [[Bovington]], [[Aldershot]] and [[Gibraltar]]. In 1936 he became an [[Honorary Chaplain to the King]]. He was [[Rector (ecclesiastical)|rector]] of [[Angersleigh]] from 1946 to 1954. He was also a [[Prebendary]] of [[Compton Bishop]] in [[Wells Cathedral]]. |
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He died on 23 April 1965.<ref>"Obituary." ''[[The Times]]'' (London, England), Monday, 26 April 1965; pg. 12; Issue 56305.</ref> |
He died on 23 April 1965.<ref>"Obituary." ''[[The Times]]'' (London, England), Monday, 26 April 1965; pg. 12; Issue 56305.</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 13:00, 2 October 2024
Edward Arnold Fitch, OBE (23 February 1880 – 23 April 1965)[1] was Archdeacon of Taunton from 1938 to 1950.[2][3]
The son of the Rev. Edward Fitch, sometime vicar of Burgh-by-Sands[4] he was educated at Denstone College and Edinburgh Theological College. He was ordained deacon in 1905; and Priest in 1906.[5] After a curacy at St James, Leith he became a Chaplain to the Forces in 1910. He served at Woolwich, Curragh, Pretoria, Harrismith, Bloemfontein, The Western Front, Bovington, Aldershot and Gibraltar. In 1936 he became an Honorary Chaplain to the King. He was rector of Angersleigh from 1946 to 1954. He was also a Prebendary of Compton Bishop in Wells Cathedral.
He died on 23 April 1965.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ London Gazette
- ^ "Ecclesiastical News." The Times (London, England), Thursday, 5 May 1938; pg. 7; Issue 47986
- ^ "Ecclesiastical News." The Times (London, England), Wednesday, 6 December 1950; pg. 8; Issue 51867
- ^ 'FITCH, Ven. Edward Arnold', Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014
- ^ Crockford's 1929/30 p439 (London, OUP, 1929
- ^ "Obituary." The Times (London, England), Monday, 26 April 1965; pg. 12; Issue 56305.
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