Harry William Blackburne DSO,London Gazette MC (25 January 1878 – 31 May 1963) was an Anglican clergyman, Dean of BristolNational ArchivesCrockford's Clerical Directory1947/1948 Oxford, OUP, 1947 from 1934The Times, Saturday, 10 February 1934; pg. 12; Issue 46675; col C New Dean of Bristol Canon H. W. Blackburne Appointed to 1951."Who was Who"1897–1990 London, A & C Black, 1991
He was born on 25 January 1878 and educated at Tonbridge School and Clare College, Cambridge. After service as a trooper in the Queen's Own West Kent Yeomanry during the Second Boer War he was ordained in 1902.Crockfords (ibid) After a curacy at All Saints, LeamingtonChurch web-site he was an army Chaplain from 1903 to 1924. From 1924 to 1931 he was Vicar of St Mary, Ashford. An Honorary Chaplain to the King he was a Canon of St George's, Windsor until his appointment to the Deanery.National Church Institutions Database of Manuscripts and Archives A noted author,Amongst others he wrote "This also happened on the Western Front, The Padre’s Story", 1932; "The Romance of St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle", 1933; "Clergy in Wartime", 1939; and "A Thought for Sunday", 1942 > British Library web site accessed 21:18 GMT Saturday 16 January 2010 he died on 31 May 1963.
His brother Lionel Blackburne was Dean of Ely, one son Hugh a Bishop of Thetford and another, Kenneth, the first governor-general of Jamaica.
Personal papers belonging to Blackburne are held in the archives at The Museum of Army Chaplaincy.
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