Archibald Howard Cullen (24 September 188716 June 1968) was the sixth

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Early life and education

He was born on 24 September 1887 to William and Louisa (née Howard). He was baptized in the Parish of St Jude, Peckham, London on 20 November 1887. His father was a Printer's Reader. Cullen was educated at

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Ordained ministry

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in 1916, his first post was a

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. During

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he was a Temporary Chaplain to the Forces (TCF). He was interviewed for a commission in the army chaplaincy in May, 1916. He had served in France with the 1st South African General Hospital. When

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returned he was vicar of

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in the

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, he later became

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and

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and then

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. In 1926 he became

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of St Paul's Theological College, Grahamstown until his appointment to the

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in 1931.

Later life

He died on 16 June 1968. in South Africa.

References

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University of the Witwatersrand
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cullen, Archibald Howard 1887 births People educated at Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge 20th-century Anglican Church of Southern Africa bishops Anglican bishops of Grahamstown 1968 deaths World War I chaplains Royal Army Chaplains' Department officers