Christopher Chavasse OBE MC TD
(1884-1962)

Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, British Armed Forces Military Cross recipient, Territorial Decoration recipient, athlete, soldier, 1st Master of St Peter's (1929-1939), and Bishop of Rochester (1940-1960)

Died aged 77

Christopher Maude Chavasse, OBE, MC, TD (9 November 1884 – 10 March 1962) was a British athlete, soldier and religious leader from the Chavasse family. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, served in the First World War and was later the Bishop of Rochester.

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The paving slab below was unveiled by the Lord-Lieutenant of Oxfordshire on 9 August 2016 in honour of Captain Noel G Chavasse VC and Bar, MC, as part of a nationwide programme of honour Victoria Cross winners of the First World War. Noel Chavasse was born on 9 November 1884 at 36 New Inn Hall Street and baptised in the church of St Peter-le-Bailey, now the chapel of St Peter's College. He was the only person to receive the Victoria Cross twice during the First World War. His identical twin brother, Christopher, was the first Master of St Peter's (1929-1939).

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