Alan Giles (priest)
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The Venerable Alan Stanley Giles CB, CBE, MA was an eminent Anglican priest in the second half of the 20th century.[1]
He was born into an ecclesiastical family [2] on 28 May 1902[3] and educated at Manchester Grammar School and The Queen's College, Oxford. He was ordained in 1932[4] and began his career as Curate of St Ebbe's, Oxford and Chaplain of Christ Church. From 1934 to 1959 he was an RAF Chaplain, rising through the service to become its Archdeacon (Chaplain-in-Chief) from 1953.[5] He was taken prisoner of war on 8 March 1942 and held on Java by the Japanese occupying forces.[6] An Honorary Chaplain to the King then Queen, he was Dean of Jersey from 1959 [7] to 1970.[8] He died on 26 March 1975.
Notes and references
- ↑ Jersey Heritage Trust
- ↑ thePeerage.com
- ↑ “Who was Who” 1897-2007 London, A & C Black, 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ↑ Crockford's clerical directory 1947-48 Oxford, OUP, 1947
- ↑ Chaplain-In-Chief Of The R.A.F The Times Monday, 2 Feb 1953; pg. 10; Issue 52535; col B
- ↑ Children and Families of the Far East Prisoners of War http://www.cofepowdb.org.uk
- ↑ Ecclesiastical News New Dean Of Jersey The Times Friday, 6 Feb 1959; pg. 14; Issue 54378; col E
- ↑ Societe Jersaise
| Church of England titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Chaplain-in-Chief of the RAF 1953–1959 |
Succeeded by Francis William Cocks |
| Preceded by | Dean of Jersey 1959–1970 |
Succeeded by Thomas Ashworth Goss |
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- 1902 births
- 1975 deaths
- People educated at Manchester Grammar School
- Alumni of The Queen's College, Oxford
- Honorary Chaplains to the Queen
- Companions of the Order of the Bath
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
- Royal Air Force Chaplains-in-Chief
- Deans of Jersey
- World War II chaplains
