Geoffry Smith
Anglican preist
Geoffry Bertram Smith (28 June 1889 – 23 July 1957) was an Anglican priest, most notably Archdeacon of Surrey from 1955 until his death.
Smith was educated at Blundell's School. He entered Britannia Royal Naval College in 1904; and retired with the rank of Captain. 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. He was Vicar of Tilford, Surrey from 1945 to 1955; and Rural Dean of Farnham, Surrey from 1954 to 1955.
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