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Frederick Llewelyn Hughes CB CBE MC TD KHC (12 July 1894 – 4 June 1967) was an Anglican priest and British Army chaplain. He served as Chaplain-General from 1944 to 1951 and Dean of Ripon from 1951 to 1967.

Early life[edit]

Hughes was born on 12 July 1894 and educated at Christ's Hospital and Jesus College, Oxford.[1] He matriculated at Oxford in 1913 as an exhibitioner, and was highly regarded as a speaker in the college's Junior Common Room and as a rugby player. In due course, he became President of the JCR and captain of rugby.[2]

Military service[edit]

Hughes served in the British Army during World War I. He was commissioned into the King's Regiment (Liverpool) on 24 October 1914 as a second lieutenant (on probation).[3] On 26 May 1916 the then lieutenant was appointed an Adjutant.[4] He was awarded the Military Cross in 1917.[2] As a captain, he was appointed General Staff Officer (Grade 3) on 28 March 1918.[5] He served as a staff captain from 20 December 1918 to 16 May 1919.[6] He relinquished his commission on 1 April 1920 and retained the rank of captain.[7]

Religious career[edit]

Hughes was ordained in 1922 and began his career with a curacy at Holy Trinity, Brompton.[8] Subsequently vicar of St Stephen's, Paddington then vicar of Mansfield.

On 18 February 1935, he relinquished his rank of captain to join the Royal Army Chaplains' Department as a Chaplain to the Forces (4th Class).[9] He was promoted to Chaplain to the Forces (3rd Class) on 1 April 1939.[10]

With the outbreak of World War II, Hughes saw active service. He was posted to the Middle East during the first year of the war.[11] By October 1943, he was Chaplain to the Forces (2nd Class), and temporary Chaplain to the Forces (1st Class).[12] He rose to the rank of Archdeacon of the Forces, the most senior Church of England chaplain.[13] Montgomery described him as "the ideal military padre".[14] He was appointed Chaplain-General to the Forces in 1944.[15] He relinquished the position on 6 November 1951.[16]

In November 1945, he was appointed to the Royal Household as a chaplain.[17] He was appointed Dean of Ripon in August 1951.[18]

He died on 4 June 1967.[19]

Honours and decorations[edit]

On 1 April 1941, Hughes[20] was mentioned in dispatches "for distinguished services in the Middle East during the period August, 1939, to November, 1940".[11] He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) on 14 October 1943 "in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in the Middle East".[12] He was made an Honorary Chaplain to King George VI (KHC) in 1944.[21] He[22] was mentioned in dispatches on 22 March 1945 "in recognition of gallant and distinguished services in North West Europe".[23] He was awarded the Efficiency Decoration (TD) on 10 October 1947,[24] for which he was awarded three clasps on 16 February 1951.[25] He was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) on 9 June 1949[26] as part of that year's King's Birthday Honours.[2][27] He was made an Officer of the Venerable Order of Saint John (OStJ) in January 1962.[28]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Who was Who 1897–1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
  2. ^ a b c Baker, J. N. L. (1971). Jesus College, Oxford 1571–1971. London: Oxonian Press Ltd. p. 121. ISBN 0-9502164-0-2.
  3. ^ "No. 28949". The London Gazette. 23 October 1914. p. 8522.
  4. ^ "No. 29709". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 August 1916. p. 8102.
  5. ^ "No. 30621". The London Gazette (Supplement). 9 April 1918. p. 4366.
  6. ^ "No. 31723". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 January 1920. p. 314.
  7. ^ "No. 31902". The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 May 1920. p. 5574.
  8. ^ "Holy Trinity website". Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2008.
  9. ^ "No. 34140". The London Gazette. 8 March 1935. p. 1635.
  10. ^ "No. 34632". The London Gazette. 6 June 1939. p. 3787.
  11. ^ a b "No. 35120". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 March 1941. p. 1869.
  12. ^ a b "No. 36209". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 October 1943. p. 4539.
  13. ^ The Church of England in the Twentieth Century Chandler, A: Boydell Press, 2006 ISBN 1-84383-165-1
  14. ^ God and the British Soldier Snape, M: Routledge, 2005 ISBN 0-415-33452-7
  15. ^ "No. 36791". The London Gazette (Supplement). 10 November 1944. p. 5189.
  16. ^ "No. 39375". The London Gazette (Supplement). 6 November 1951. p. 5772.
  17. ^ "No. 37334". The London Gazette. 2 November 1945. p. 5348.
  18. ^ "No. 39315". The London Gazette. 21 August 1951. p. 4445.
  19. ^ Obituary – Dean of Ripon The Times Monday, 5 June 1967; pg. 10; Issue 56959; col G
  20. ^ "No. 35120". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 March 1941. p. 1874.
  21. ^ "No. 36821". The London Gazette. 1 December 1944. p. 5522.
  22. ^ "No. 36994". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 March 1945. p. 1562.
  23. ^ "No. 36994". The London Gazette (Supplement). 20 March 1945. p. 1548.
  24. ^ "No. 38092". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 October 1947. pp. 4745–4746.
  25. ^ "No. 39149". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 February 1951. p. 850.
  26. ^ "No. 38628". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1949. p. 2795.
  27. ^ "No. 38628". The London Gazette (Supplement). 3 June 1949. p. 2794.
  28. ^ "No. 42573". The London Gazette. 16 January 1962. p. 433.
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