Frederick Llewelyn Hughes
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Frederick Llewelyn Hughes CB
CBE
MC
TD
(12 July 1894 – 4 June 1967) was a Anglican priest who served as Dean of Ripon from 1951 to 1967.
. He matriculated
at Oxford in 1913 as an exhibitioner
, and was highly regarded as a speaker in the college's Junior Common Room and as a rugby
player. In due course, he became President of the JCR and captain of rugby. During World War I
he served in the King's Regiment (Liverpool), winning the Military Cross
in 1917 and becoming a captain on the General staff
. He was ordained in 1922 and began his career with a curacy
at Holy Trinity, Brompton. Subsequently vicar
of St Stephen's, Paddington
then vicar of Mansfield
, he became a Chaplain to the Forces
in 1935, rising to the rank of Archdeacon of the Forces
. Montgomery
described him as "the ideal military padre". He was appointed Dean of Ripon in 1951. He was Chaplain to King George VI
from 1946 to 1952. He was awarded the CBE
in 1943 and the CB
in 1949. He died on 4 June 1967.
Order of the Bath
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CBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
MC
Military Cross
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TD
Territorial Decoration
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(12 July 1894 – 4 June 1967) was a Anglican priest who served as Dean of Ripon from 1951 to 1967.
Life
Hughes was born on 12 July 1894 and educated at Christ’s Hospital and Jesus College, OxfordJesus College, Oxford
Jesus College is one of the colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is in the centre of the city, on a site between Turl Street, Ship Street, Cornmarket Street and Market Street...
. He matriculated
Matriculation
Matriculation, in the broadest sense, means to be registered or added to a list, from the Latin matricula – little list. In Scottish heraldry, for instance, a matriculation is a registration of armorial bearings...
at Oxford in 1913 as an exhibitioner
Exhibition (scholarship)
-United Kingdom and Ireland:At the universities of Dublin, Oxford and Cambridge, and at Westminster School, Eton College and Winchester College, and various other UK educational establishments, an exhibition is a financial award or grant to an individual student, normally on grounds of merit. The...
, and was highly regarded as a speaker in the college's Junior Common Room and as a rugby
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player. In due course, he became President of the JCR and captain of rugby. During World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
he served in the King's Regiment (Liverpool), winning the Military Cross
Military Cross
The Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
in 1917 and becoming a captain on the General staff
General Staff
A military staff, often referred to as General Staff, Army Staff, Navy Staff or Air Staff within the individual services, is a group of officers and enlisted personnel that provides a bi-directional flow of information between a commanding officer and subordinate military units...
. He was ordained in 1922 and began his career with a curacy
Curate
A curate is a person who is invested with the care or cure of souls of a parish. In this sense "curate" correctly means a parish priest but in English-speaking countries a curate is an assistant to the parish priest...
at Holy Trinity, Brompton. Subsequently vicar
Vicar
In the broadest sense, a vicar is a representative, deputy or substitute; anyone acting "in the person of" or agent for a superior . In this sense, the title is comparable to lieutenant...
of St Stephen's, Paddington
Paddington
Paddington is a district within the City of Westminster, in central London, England. Formerly a metropolitan borough, it was integrated with Westminster and Greater London in 1965...
then vicar of Mansfield
Mansfield
Mansfield is a town in Nottinghamshire, England. It is the main town in the Mansfield local government district. Mansfield is a part of the Mansfield Urban Area....
, he became a Chaplain to the Forces
Chaplain
Traditionally, a chaplain is a minister in a specialized setting such as a priest, pastor, rabbi, or imam or lay representative of a religion attached to a secular institution such as a hospital, prison, military unit, police department, university, or private chapel...
in 1935, rising to the rank of Archdeacon of the Forces
Archdeacon
An archdeacon is a senior clergy position in Anglicanism, Syrian Malabar Nasrani, Chaldean Catholic, and some other Christian denominations, above that of most clergy and below a bishop. In the High Middle Ages it was the most senior diocesan position below a bishop in the Roman Catholic Church...
. Montgomery
Bernard Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein
Field Marshal Bernard Law Montgomery, 1st Viscount Montgomery of Alamein, KG, GCB, DSO, PC , nicknamed "Monty" and the "Spartan General" was a British Army officer. He saw action in the First World War, when he was seriously wounded, and during the Second World War he commanded the 8th Army from...
described him as "the ideal military padre". He was appointed Dean of Ripon in 1951. He was Chaplain to King George VI
George VI of the United Kingdom
George VI was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth from 11 December 1936 until his death...
from 1946 to 1952. He was awarded the CBE
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
in 1943 and the CB
Order of the Bath
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
in 1949. He died on 4 June 1967.