† 01/02/1979 · aged 91 · Churchyard St Martin's, Canterbury
Personal data
Name
Bickersteth
Initials
J.B.
Christian name
John Burgon
Date and place of birth
Kensington, London; 14.01.1888
Profession
Lay Missionary, Edmonton, Canada
Family
Son of Rev Canon Samuel Bickersteth and Ella Chlora Faithfull Monier-Williams
Extra information
Information
Educated at Christ Church, Oxford and the Sorbonne, Paris
Informtion 3
Member of the Order of Canada (1974)
Information 2
Staff member of the University of Alberta (1919-1921). Warden of Hart House, University of Toronto (1921-1947)
Military data
Rank
Capt.
Regiment / Unit
1 Royal Dragoon Guards
Date of death
Age
91
Cemetery / Memorial
Churchyard St Martin's, Canterbury
Other information
Informtion
Visited Talbot House in August 1917, with his brother Julian, Senior Chaplain 56th (London) Division. "We had our meal with Clayton and three private soldiers - the first time I had ever sat down to eat out here in uniform with soldiers."
Information 2
M.C. (given in 1919 by King George V at Buckingham Palace, also to his brother Julian)
Information 3
His brother, Lt. Stanley B., 15 West Yorkshire Regiment, aged 25, was killed on 01.07.1916 (Queens Cemetery, Puisieux). A Toc H Lamp was dedicated to his memory.
