Born Brixton. In 1882 founded the Church Army, an evangelical organisation aimed at the poor in London and then during WW1 among the troops in France. Prebendary of St Paul's Cathedral. Known as "the Chief". Died at home in Woking. .
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Prebendary Wilson Carlile
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Prebendary Wilson Carlile
Prebendary Wilson Carlile, 1847 - 1942, founder of the Church Army, lived her...
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