Kenneth George Thompson (died 1975) was a

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in the

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Education

Career

From 1940 to 1944 he was a chaplain to the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve and vicar of Kneesal and Ossington in Nottinghamshire. From 1944 to 1965 he was vicar of St Mary Magdelene, Hucknall. From 1954 he was a canon of

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. In 1962 he was appointed Archdeacon of Newark and a chaplain to

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. In 1965 he was appointed

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Family

Sources

*The Times 4 August 1965 Year of birth missing 1975 deaths 20th-century Church of England bishops Archdeacons of Newark Bishops of Sherwood Alumni of Lincoln Theological College Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II Royal Navy chaplains World War II chaplains {{ChurchofEngland-bishop-stub