Percy Douglas Robb (7 August 1902 - 28 November 1976) was an Anglican

priest A priest is a religious leader authorized to perform the sacred rituals of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and one or more deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particu ...

: he was the

Archdeacon of Kingston-upon-Thames The Archdeacons in the Diocese of Southwark are senior clergy in the Church of England in South London and Surrey. They currently include: the archdeacons of Southwark, of Reigate (formerly of Kingston-on-Thames) and of Lewisham & Greenwich ( ...

from 1953 until 1976. Richardson was educated at

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and

Pembroke College, Oxford Pembroke College, a constituent college of the University of Oxford, is located at Pembroke Square, Oxford. The college was founded in 1624 by King James I of England, using in part the endowment of merchant Thomas Tesdale, and was named aft ...

and

ordained Ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is, set apart and elevated from the laity class to the clergy, who are thus then authorized (usually by the denominational hierarchy composed of other clergy) to perform var ...

in 1927. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1959-60 Oxford,

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, 1959 Following a

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Lambeth Lambeth () is a district in South London, England, in the London Borough of Lambeth, historically in the County of Surrey. It is situated south of Charing Cross. The population of the London Borough of Lambeth was 303,086 in 2011. The area ex ...

he was:

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of St Paul with St Mark,

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(1931–44);

Rural Dean In the Roman Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion as well as some Lutheran denominations, a rural dean is a member of clergy who presides over a "rural deanery" (often referred to as a deanery); "ruridecanal" is the corresponding adjective ...

of Greenwich (1941–44);

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of St Mary,

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, (1944–55); Vicar of St Andrew's,

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, 1955–63; and Proctor in Convocation of Southwark, (1953–75).

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1902 births People educated at Bedford School Alumni of Pembroke College, Oxford Archdeacons of Kingston upon Thames 1976 deaths {{Canterbury-archdeacon-stub