Archibald Fargus

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The Rev. A. H. C. Fargus was not lost, as stated in the Press, in Admiral Cradock's flagship, the Monmouth, on 1 November 1914. Missing a train, he was prevented from re-joining the ship just before it left for the Pacific and was appointed to another. [12]

Wisden Cricketers' Almanack of 1916 informing readers that Fargus was alive and well.

Fargus was ordained by the Bishop of Winchester in 1906. [13] He initially took up duties at Forton, Hampshire. [3] He joined the Royal Navy in 1907 as a Chaplain, [14] serving aboard HMS Encounter from 1908 to 1910, HMS Jupiter in 1910 and 1911, HMS Prince George in 1911 and 1912, HMS Zealandia in 1912 and HMS Prince of Wales in 1912 and 1913. [13] In 1913 he was appointed as the vicar of Askham Richard, Yorkshire. [15] In order to take up this post he allowed to withdraw from the Royal Navy with a gratuity. [16] Later in the First World War he rejoined the navy, where he served as a Temporary Chaplain on board HMS Monmouth and was seemingly present during its sinking in the battle Battle of Coronel in the Pacific. Indeed, Wisden Cricketers' Almanack included an obituary for him in its 1915 edition. [15] But by a quirk of fate he missed the train and was thus unable to board the ship, instead being posted to another. [17] He remained a Temporary Chaplain until 1919.

He later became Chancellor of St. Paul's Anglican Cathedral in Valletta, Malta from 1919 to 1923. [3] [15] Later in 1923, Fargus took the post of Chaplain in Huelva, Spain, a position he held until 1925. By 1941 he was resident at Horfield rectory in Bristol. [3] He died in Eastville, Bristol on 6 October 1963. Unlike his 'death' in 1914, his actual death was not reported in the 1964 Wisden Cricketers' Almanack and his obituary did not appear until the 1994 edition. [5] [15]

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Archibald Fargus
Personal information
Full name
Archibald Hugh Conway Fargus
Born(1878-12-15)15 December 1878
Clifton, Bristol, England
Died6 October 1963(1963-10-06) (aged 84)
Eastville, Bristol, England
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm fast
Domestic team information
YearsTeam