Right Rev. Robert McKew (16 February 1872''1939 England and Wales Register'' – 11 October 1944) was an Irish

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in the 20th century. McKew was born on

Valentia Island Valentia Island () is one of Republic of Ireland, Ireland's most westerly points. It lies in Dingle Bay off the Iveragh Peninsula in the southwest of County Kerry. It is linked to the mainland by the Maurice O'Neill Memorial Bridge at Portmagee ...

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. He was educated at

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and

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in 1902. He became a

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from January 1903, and served on (amongst others) HMS ''Hyacinth'', HMS ''Venerable'', HMS ''Cornwall'' and HMS ''Collingwood''. He became Chaplain of the Fleet in 1924 and held the post for five years. He was then

Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight The archdeacons in the Diocese of Portsmouth are senior ecclesiastical officers in the Church of England in south-east Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. They currently include: the Archdeacon of the Meon, the Archdeacon of the Isle of Wight and th ...

until his retirement in 1936. An

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, he died on the Isle of Wight in 1944. He was appointed a Commander of the

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in the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mckew, Robert Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Chaplains of the Fleet Archdeacons of the Isle of Wight 1872 births 1944 deaths World War I chaplains Honorary chaplains to the King People from Valentia Island Christian clergy from County Kerry