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John Berry (priest)

John Berry (priest)

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John Harcourt Berry (1849- 1923) was a Church of England priest and Royal Navy chaplain. He was the Chaplain of the Fleet, serving from 1899 to 1901.[1]

Berry was educated at Christ Church, Oxford.[2] He was ordained deacon in 1874 and priest in 1875 and began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy at Preston-on-Stour.[3] He served with the Navy from 1876[4] to[5] 1901[6]

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  1. [1]
    "Ecclesiastical News". The Times. No. 43371. London, England. 19 June 1923. p. 17.
  2. [2]
    Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Berry, John Harcourt" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  3. [3]
    Crockford's Clerical Directory118 London, Horace Cox, 1868
  4. [4]
    London Gazette 28 March 1876
  5. [5]
    "THE NAVY LIST, CORRECTED TO THE 20TH DECEMBER, 1879"
  6. [6]
    Malta Family History


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