Julian Bickersteth


Julian Bickersteth

Archdeacon of Maidstone
ChurchChurch of England
ProvinceProvince of Canterbury
DioceseDiocese of Canterbury
In office1942 to 1958
PredecessorAlexander Sargent
SuccessorGordon Strutt
Personal details
Born
Kenneth Julian Faithfull Bickersteth

(1885-07-05)5 July 1885
Ripon, Yorkshire, England
Died16 October 1962(1962-10-16) (aged 77)
Canterbury, Kent, England[1]
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglicanism
Military career
Allegiance United Kingdom
Service/branch British Army
Years of service1915–1920
RankChaplain to the Forces 3rd Class
Battles/warsFirst World War
AwardsMentioned in Despatches
Military Cross

Kenneth Julian Faithfull Bickersteth, MC, QHC (5 July 1885 – 16 October 1962) was an English Anglican priest, military chaplain, and headmaster from the prominent Bickersteth family. He served as Archdeacon of Maidstone from 1942 to 1958. In 1953, he was appointed Honorary Chaplain to the Queen.

  1. ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007