John Lance (priest) explained

John Du Boulay Lance (14 March 1907 – 4 September 1991) was a British Church of England priest, most notably Archdeacon of Wells^[1] from 1963^[2] until 1973.^[3]

Lancewas educated at Marlborough; Jesus College, Cambridge;^[4] and Ripon College Cuddesdon. He was ordained deacon in 1930; and priest in 1932.^[5] His first post was as curate at St Peter, Wolverhampton, and his second as Missioner at Trinity College, Oxford Mission, Stratford, London. He was a Chaplain to the Forces from 1941 to 1946. He held incumbencies at, successively, Bishops Lydeard, Taunton and Bathwick before his appointment as Archdeacon.^[6]

Notes and References

1. http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/f11a38b4-21ae-49ed-a862-c77ef57bda24 National Archives
2. Ecclesiastical News. The Times (London, England), Wednesday, 14 November 1962; pg. 6; Issue 55548
3. Care of medieval sculptures at Wells. (J. du B. LANCE) > The Times (London, England), Tuesday, 13 February 1973; pg. 17; Issue 58706
4. "The House of My Friends: Memories and Reflections" James, E p32: London, Continuum, 2003
5. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1975–76 :London, OUP, 1976
6. ‘LANCE, Rev. Preb. John Du Boulay’’, 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 8 Oct 2017