The Venerable Robert Edward Vernon Hanson, OBE, MA (29 March 1866 – 7 February 1947), was an eminent [1] Anglican Chaplain [2] in the first half of the 20th century.
Hanson was born on 29 March 1866 [3] and educated at King's College London and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. [4] He was ordained in 1895 [5] [6] and after a curacy at St John's, Richmond, [7] joined the Army Chaplains' Department as Chaplain to the Forces (4th class, ranking as captain) on 10 December 1900. [8] He was a Chaplain to the British Armed Forces and instructor until 1918. [9] He served in the South African War and in Aldershot, Egypt, Dublin, Deepcut, Malta [10] and the Great War where he was mentioned in despatches. He joined the fledgling RAF Chaplaincy Service [11] as Assistant Chief Chaplain [12] and became its Archdeacon (Chaplain-in-Chief) [13] in 1926. An Honorary Chaplain to the King [14] he retired in 1930 [15] [16] and died on 7 February 1947. [17]
The Venerable Robert Edward Vernon Hanson, OBE, MA (29 March 1866 – 7 February 1947), was an eminent [1] Anglican Chaplain [2] in the first half of the 20th century.
Hanson was born on 29 March 1866 [3] and educated at King's College London and Emmanuel College, Cambridge. [4] He was ordained in 1895 [5] [6] and after a curacy at St John's, Richmond, [7] joined the Army Chaplains' Department as Chaplain to the Forces (4th class, ranking as captain) on 10 December 1900. [8] He was a Chaplain to the British Armed Forces and instructor until 1918. [9] He served in the South African War and in Aldershot, Egypt, Dublin, Deepcut, Malta [10] and the Great War where he was mentioned in despatches. He joined the fledgling RAF Chaplaincy Service [11] as Assistant Chief Chaplain [12] and became its Archdeacon (Chaplain-in-Chief) [13] in 1926. An Honorary Chaplain to the King [14] he retired in 1930 [15] [16] and died on 7 February 1947. [17]