William Wilson Cash, DSO, OBENPG details (12 June 1880 – 18 July 1955), was a British priest who served as Anglican Bishop of Worcester from 1941 to 1955."Ecclesiastical News New Bishop of Worcester Consecrated", The Times, Monday, 3 November 1941; p. 6; issue 49073; col E. Wilson Cash was unusual for a bishop of a diocese in England at that time in that he was not public school nor Oxbridge educated.
Life and career Wilson Cash was educated in Sale"Who was Who", 1897–1990, London, A & C Black, 1991, . and became a CMS missionary in 1902. Ordained in 1911,"Clergy List", London, 1913, Kelly's. he was appointed a Chaplain to the Forces in 1916. He greatly impressed the Chaplain-General at his interview who described Wilson Cash as "A1, a Man".'What did you do in the Great War, Bishop' by Tom Scherb, Stand To! No.95, 2012, WFA. Wilson Cash served in Egypt and Mesopotamia and ended the War with a DSO and OBE and was five times Mentioned in Despatches. He preached at the Thanksgiving Service in St George's Cathedral following General Allenby's triumphant march into Jerusalem.The Times obituary, 19.7.1955. Afterwards he was General Secretary of the SocietyCMS Records until his elevation to the episcopate as Bishop of WorcesterNational Archives in 1941. He had previously turned down invitations to be Bishop of Jerusalem and Archbishop of SydneyChurch Times obituary, 5.8.1955. An Honorary Chaplain to the King,"Ecclesiastical News Chaplains to the King", The Times, Saturday, 22 April 1939; p. 15; issue 48286; col D. he died in post."Obituary Bishop of Worcester", The Times, Tuesday, 19 July 1955; p. 8; issue 53276; col C. It appears that his military experience never left him, and this was reflected in one of the tributes paid to him on his death.
'There was very much the soldier in the Bishop's outlook. He was always on service, always disciplined ...'
Works The Expansion of Islam: An Arab Religion in the Non-Arab World (1928)
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