Seriol Evans 1.jpg, Stone carving of the face of Seiriol Evans, which is located on the west wall of Gloucester Gathedral's Gath, behind some bushes. Seiriol John Arthur Evans (22 November 1894 – 29 June 1984) was an

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and

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in the third quarter of the 20th century.

Biography

Evans was the son of Rev. John Arthur Evans, sometime Rector of

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, Essex. He was educated at

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, then the

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before returning to

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as an undergraduate. He was then

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after a period of study at Salisbury Theological College in 1921. He was

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then

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. After this he was

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from 1923 to 1929 and then Rector of

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. During

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he was a

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in the

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. From 1945 to 1953 he was Archdeacon of Wisbech when he was appointed

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- a post he held for 19 years. He spent his retirement in

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. There is a stone effigy dedicated to him at

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, Friday, 2 July 1971; p. 2; Issue 58214; col G ''News in Brief''

Notes

1894 births People educated at King's School, Worcester Alumni of King's College, Cambridge Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve personnel of World War II Archdeacons of Wisbech Deans of Gloucester Commanders of the Order of the British Empire 1984 deaths Royal Navy chaplains World War I chaplains People from Fulbourn {{Canterbury-archdeacon-19C-stub