Alfred Swann
Dean/Archdeacon of Hong Kong
About Alfred Swann
Lived 1893 – 1961 (aged 68). Alfred Swann was a British.
Rev. Canon Alfred Swann, MA, DSC (12 July 1893 – 7 October 1961) was Dean and Archdeacon of Hong Kong from 1927 to 1935.
Biography He was born in Japan to British parents. He was educated at Rugby and Trinity Hall, Cambridge. After wartime service in the RNVR he was ordained in 1922. Following a curacy in Kirkburton he was Vicar of Liversedge before his time in Hong Kong; and held incumbencies in Wiltshire and Somerset afterwards. He left extensive notes on his wartime experiences, now held by the Imperial War Museum.
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Who was Alfred Swann?
Dean/Archdeacon of Hong Kong (1893-1961)
When was Alfred Swann born?
Alfred Swann was born on 12 July 1893.
When did Alfred Swann die?
Alfred Swann died on 7 October 1961.
What nationality was Alfred Swann?
Alfred Swann was British.
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