Hilary Martin Connop Price (1912–1998) was an eminent

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in the 20th century. He was educated at

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and

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and

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in 1937. After this he was

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at St Peter's,

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and then Senior Chaplain at

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. During the

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he was a

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in the

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. When peace returned he was

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of St Gabriel's,

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and then

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. In 1966 he became

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, Wednesday, 2 November 1966; pg. 14; Issue 56778; col D ''EcclesiasticalNews'' a post he held for 11 years.

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1912 births 1998 deaths People educated at Cheltenham College Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II Provosts and Deans of Chelmsford Royal Air Force chaplains World War II chaplains 20th-century English Anglican priests {{UK-reli-bio-stub