Richard Rudgard

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Richard Cuthbert Rudgard, OBE [1] (born 28 December 1901; died 19 April 1985) [2] was Archdeacon of Basingstoke from 1958 [3] until his retirement in 1971. [4]

The son of Canon Richard Wiliam Rudgard, [5] he was educated at Radley and St Augustine's College, Canterbury. He was ordained in 1934 after several years with the Melanesian Mission. [6] He was curate at Heene from 1934 to 1936 when he became Rector of Newbold Pacey with Moreton Morrell. When World War II began he became a Chaplain to the Forces, [7] during which he was Mentioned in despatches thrice. In 1946 he became Rector of Eversley and was Rural Dean of Odiham from 1953 to 1958. He was the Incumbent at Ellisfield from 1960 to 1974. [8]

Notes

  1. ↑ knowledgebank
  2. ↑ The Ven Richard Rudgard. The Times (London, England), Friday, Apr 26, 1985; pg. 18; Issue 62122
  3. ↑ Ecclesiastical News. The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Apr 30, 1958; pg. 12; Issue 54138 1971
  4. ↑ Church news The Times (London, England), Thursday, Mar 04, 1971; pg. 16; Issue 58113
  5. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929-30 p1124 London: Oxford University Press, 1929
  6. ↑ RUDGARD, Ven. Richard Cuthbert’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 7 Oct 2017
  7. ↑ London Gazette
  8. ↑ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1971-72 p833 London: Oxford University Press, 1971-72 ISBN   0192000063
Church of England titles
Preceded by
Anthony William Chute 		Archdeacon of Basingstoke
1958 – 1971		Succeeded by
Geoffrey Grenville Finch


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