John Vernon Trathen, MBE [1] was Archdeacon of Kroonstad from 1968 to 1973. [2]
Trathen served in the RNVR during World War II. [3] He was ordained in 1962. After a curacy in Bloemfontein he held incumbencies at Springfontein, Harrismith and Parkview.
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