Brian Matthews (priest) explained

Brian Benjamin Matthews [1] (1914–1997)[2] was Archdeacon of the Riviera from 1977 to 1982.

Matthews was educated at Hertford College, Oxford and ordained in 1938. After a curacy in Aldershot he was a Chaplain in the RNVR[3] from 1941 to 1946. After another curacy at Tewkesbury Abbey he was Chaplain at Denstone College from 1948 to 1958. He then served at Monte Carlo, Gibraltar and Valletta.[4]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/45984/supplement/6491/data.pdf London Gazette
  2. Web site: Oxford University Gazette, obituaries . 2017-05-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180227114007/https://www.ox.ac.uk/gazette/1997-8/weekly/161097/coll.htm . 2018-02-27 . dead .
  3. http://digital.nls.uk/british-military-lists/pageturner.cfm?id=93485058&mode=transcription NLS
  4. [Crockford's Clerical Directory]

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