The Ven. Basil Stratton (7 April 1906 - 9 May 2000) [1] was Archdeacon of Lichfield and Canon Treasurer of Lichfield Cathedral from 1959 to 1974. [2]
Stratton was educated at Lincoln School and Durham University. [3] He was an active member of the Durham University Boat Club, serving as stroke for the university in both the Coxless Four and the Eight. [4] He also attempted to row across the River Wear in a bathtub, which sank and never recovered. [4]
Stratton was ordained deacon in 1930; and priest in 1931. [5] After a curacy at St Stephen, Grimsby he was an SPG Missionary in India from 1932 to 1934; [6] and with the Indian Ecclesiastical Establishment from 1935 to 1941. [7] He was a Chaplain to the British Armed Forces from 1941 to 1947, serving in Iraq, India, Burma and Malaya, and was also Mentioned in dispatches. [6] In 1948 he became Vicar of Figheldean; and in 1953 of Market Drayton. He was also an Honorary Chaplain to the Queen from 1965 to 1976. [8]
The Ven. Basil Stratton (7 April 1906 - 9 May 2000) [1] was Archdeacon of Lichfield and Canon Treasurer of Lichfield Cathedral from 1959 to 1974. [2]
Stratton was educated at Lincoln School and Durham University. [3] He was an active member of the Durham University Boat Club, serving as stroke for the university in both the Coxless Four and the Eight. [4] He also attempted to row across the River Wear in a bathtub, which sank and never recovered. [4]
Stratton was ordained deacon in 1930; and priest in 1931. [5] After a curacy at St Stephen, Grimsby he was an SPG Missionary in India from 1932 to 1934; [6] and with the Indian Ecclesiastical Establishment from 1935 to 1941. [7] He was a Chaplain to the British Armed Forces from 1941 to 1947, serving in Iraq, India, Burma and Malaya, and was also Mentioned in dispatches. [6] In 1948 he became Vicar of Figheldean; and in 1953 of Market Drayton. He was also an Honorary Chaplain to the Queen from 1965 to 1976. [8]