Guy Mayfield Explained

The Ven. Guy Mayfield (23 June 1905  - 19 July 1976) was Archdeacon of Hastings from 1956 to 1975.

He was educated at Lancing College and Magdalene College, Cambridge.^[1] Ordained 1930, Curate St John's Fitzroy Square, St. Saviour's, Walton Street, SW; Hurstpierpoint, Asst Editor The Guardian, 1936–39; Chaplain, RAFVR, 1939, Duxford, Gibraltar, Egypt and The Sudan, 1943. Rector: St Paul's, St Leonards-on-Sea, 1946; Little Horsted, 1948; Dir of Religious Education, Chichester Diocese, 1948; Dep. Diocesan Sec., Press Sec., 1950; Prebendary in Chichester Cathedral, 1956, Select Preacher, Cambridge Univ.^[2]

Mayfield was stationed at RAF Duxford during the Battle of Britain.^[3] His previously unpublished war diary for the time was published by the Imperial War Museum in April 2018.^[4]

He was Chairman of the College Council of Ardingly College from 1964 to 1972.^[5]

Published works

• Book: An Anglican Guide to the Orthodox Liturgy. 1949. Fellowship of St. Alban and St. Sergius. London. 21721570M. 2679963.
• Book: The Church of England: its members and its business. 1958. Oxford University Press. London. 6241833M. 752748288.
• Book: Praying with Simplicity. 1964. Darton, Longman and Todd. London. 19434779M. 782994812.
• Book: Like Nothing on Earth. 1965. Darton, Longman and Todd. London. 18882353M. 949043303.
• Book: Life and Death in the Battle of Britain. April 2018. Imperial War Museum. London. 991786414. 9781904897316.

External links

• News: Diary of an RAF Station Chaplain during the Battle of Britain. Church Times. 13 April 2018.

Notes and References

1. ‘MAYFIELD, Rev. Canon Guy’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2014
2. Mayfield, Ven. Guy, Who's Who 1976, A & C Black Ltd 1976
3. News: Farmer. Ben. RAF chaplain's diary casts light on pilots who fought Battle of Britain. 15 April 2018. The Telegraph. 4 March 2018.
4. Web site: Life and Death in the Battle of Britain. IWM Shop. Imperial War Museum. 15 April 2018. April 2018.
5. Book: Gibbs, David . A School with a View: A History of Ardingly College 1858-2008 . James & James Publishers Ltd . 2008 . 978-1-903942-83-3.