Geoffry Smith

Geoffry Bertram Smith (28 June 1889 - 23 July 1957) was an Anglican priest, most notably Archdeacon of Surrey from 1955[1] until his death.[2]

Ritchie was educated at Blundell's School. He entered Britannia Royal Naval College in 1904; and retired with the rank of Captain.[3] He trained for the priesthood at Westcott House, Cambridge and began his ecclesiastical career with a curacy at Headley, Hampshire. He was a Chaplain in the RNVR during World War II.[4] He was Vicar of Tilford, Surrey from 1945 to 1955; and Rural Dean of Farnham, Surrey from 1954 to 1955.[5]

References
  1. Ecclesiastical News. The Times (London, England), Friday, Oct 21, 1955; pg. 6; Issue 53357
  2. Ven. G. B. Smith. The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 25, 1957; pg. 15; Issue 53902
  3. NLS Navy List
  4. Crockford's Clerical Directory1947-48 Oxford, OUP, 1947
  5. ‘SMITH, Ven. Geoffry Bertram’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2016; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014 ; online edn, April 2014 accessed 14 Feb 2017


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