William Ashley-Brown

Who was William Ashley-Brown?

The Very Rev William Ashley-Brown was an eminent Anglican Priest in the middle decades of the 20th Century. He was born on 22 February 1887 and educated at St John's College, Armidale, NSW and the Australian College of Theology. Ordained in 1911 he was a Curate at Christ Church Cathedral, Grafton followed by a period as Vicar of Walgett. He was then Archdeacon of Bombay after which he was Dean of Gibraltar. Returning to Australia in 1945 he became Rural Dean of West Charing. He died on 2 September 1970.

His life recounted is in his memoir, Memory Be Green, which is illustrated by his daughter Joan Ashley-Brown.