Agnew Walter Giles Giffard was an

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priest in the first half of the 20th century. Born in

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on 28 April 1869, he was educated at Elizabeth College, Guernsey and The Queen's College, Oxford and ordained in 1895. After a curacy in

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he held incumbencies at Manton,

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with East Butterwick and Sparsholt with Kingston Lisle. In 1931 he became Dean of

, a post he held until his death in 1947.London Gazette 11 July 1947
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1869 births People educated at Elizabeth College, Guernsey Alumni of The Queen's College, Oxford Guernsey Anglicans Church of England deans Deans of Guernsey 1947 deaths {{Guernsey-bio-stub