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Major · Senior Chaplain 8 Division (April 1916)

Edward Keble ("Ted") Talbot

† 21/10/1949 · 71 jaar

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NaamTalbot
InitialenE.K.
VoornaamEdward Keble ("Ted")
Geboortedatum en -plaatsOxford (?); 31.12.1877
FamilieSon of Edward Stuart (Bishop of Winchester) and Lavinia Talbot, brother of Gilbert and Neville

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Educated at Winchester College and Christ Church, Oxford. Ordained in 1904.
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Superior of the Community of the Resurrection at Mirfield (1922-1940). Chaplain to King George V, Edward VIII and George VI (1920-1945)

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RangMajor
Regiment / EenheidSenior Chaplain 8 Division (April 1916)
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Leeftijd71

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From 09.12 to 17.12.1916 he acted as the Messenger in a 'Mission' held at Talbot House connected with 'The National Mission of Repetence and Hope', an attempt by the Church of England to respond to the spiritual needs of the wartime population. He famously described Talbot House as "the only place on the Front which has kinship with Bethlehem".
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M.C.
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On picture below Rev Edward Talbot (with cap) at a retreat at St. Eloi, 25.08.1918

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Source
Louagie, J., A Touch of Paradise in Hell: index