Ronald Irwin

Ronald John Beresford Irwin ^{[n 1]} (1880-1930) DSO, MC was the first Archdeacon of Dorking, serving two years until his death aged 49.

Life and career

Born on 1 August 1880, Irwin was educated at Winchester College and Keble College, Oxford. He was ordained in 1905 and was a chaplain in India from 1909 to 1923 and a chaplain to the Forces during World War One achieving the DSO and MC (see above)^[1][2] and Vicar of Lillington from 1922 to 1927.^[3][4] By Order in Council,^[5] a second Archdeaconry was added to the Diocese of Guildford on 17 August 1928 leading to a brief tenure in this new post as Irwin died on 8 July 1930 in the Brighton Registration District of the neighbouring county of Sussex aged 49.^[6]

Notes and references

References

1. Great War Forum
2. Archdeacon Of Dorking - obituary by Major-General Sir George Kemball The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 12, 1930; pg. 14; Issue 45563
3. Crockford's Clerical Directory 1929-30 p 669: Oxford, OUP, 1929
4. ‘IRWIN, Ven. Ronald John Beresford’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 30 Jan 2014
5. The London Gazette: no. 33413. pp. 5503–5508. 17 August 1928. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
6. Obituary The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 10, 1930; pg. 14; Issue 45561

Notes

1. /ˈrɒn.əld djɒn ˈbɛrɛsˌfəd ɜːrwɪn/