The Venerable James Rowland Walkey [ 1] CBE , was an amateur sportsman in the first half of the twentieth century who later became an eminent[ 2] Anglican Chaplain .[ 3]
He was born into a military family on 10 April 1880[ 4] Plymouth College and Christ's College, Cambridge . During his varsity years he was awarded a Blue for Rugby and, after joining the British Army as a chaplain, was its 100-yard champion in 1906. In that year he married Bijou Frances Paske[ 5] Notts and Derbyshire Regiment with whom he had one son and six daughters. He was mentioned in despatches during World War I and at its conclusion joined the fledgling Royal Air Force Chaplaincy Service. After serving at Uxbridge (during which time he became its Fencing champion) he held posts[ 6] Iraq and the Middle East before becoming an Honorary Chaplain to the King [ 7] Archdeacon [ 8] [ 9] incumbencies at Wateringbury , Worting ,[ 10] Angmering ,[ 11] Haversham and Moreton . He retired just a year before his death on 8 January 1960.[ 12]
Notes and references
^ Genealogical web site ^ London Gazette ^ airmans guide to The Bible ^ His father was Colonel Rowland Walkey, RA > "Who was Who" 1897-2007 London, A & C Black , 2007 ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
^ Pask family web site ^ LG ^ Honorary Chaplain to the King ^ "New Chaplain-In-Chief To R.A.F.", The Times
^ Retirement ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1947-48 Oxford, OUP ,1947^ Angmering Parish Incumbents ^ "Obituary Rev. J. R. Walkey", The Times
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Ray Pentland, Principal Anglican Chaplain
Ray Pentland, Chaplain-in-Chief
Jonathan Chaffey, Chaplain-in-Chief
John Ellis, Chaplain-in-Chief
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