Harold Frank Ault ( ; 28 October 190219 September 1983)Blain, Michael. ''Blain Biographical Direectory of Anglican clergy in the South Pacific — ordained before 1932'' (2019) p. 4 (Accessed a
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in New Zealand . Ault was born at New Brighton, educated at Christ's College, Christchurch, then College House and Canterbury College, Christchurch,

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; Crockford's Clerical Directory 1980–82 p 40:

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, 1983 made

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on 21 December 1924, and

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on 21 December 1926, both times at Christchurch. After

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and St Albans he was with the

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from 1928 to 1931. He was

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from 1934 to 1938 and

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of the New Zealand Anglican Board of Mission from 1938 to 1944. He then held incumbencies at Southbridge—

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, Akaroa and

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. While incumbent of All Saints Church, Nelson, he was also

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from June 1956 until 10 March 1966, when he departed Nelson to return to the

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: he was Vicar of

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. In 1968, he returned to Christchurch, where he served the suburbs of Merivale and Sumner—

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before retiring to central Christchurch the same year; he later died there.

References

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