Basil Snell
The Ven. Basil Clark Snell (2 February 1907 – 12 June 1986) was an eminent Anglican priest in the mid twentieth century.

Snell was educated at The King's School, Canterbury and Queens' College, Cambridge. He was ordained in 1933 and began his career with a curacy at St Kentigern's, Crosthwaite. After this he was Chaplain of Aldenham School and then Loretto School. During the war he was a Chaplain to the British Armed Forces. He was Rector of Tattingstone from 1947 to 1955 when he became a Residentiary Canon of St Edmundsbury Cathedral. He was Archdeacon of Bedford from 1958 until 1962 and of St Albans from then to 1973.

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1907 births
1986 deaths
People educated at The King's School, Canterbury
Alumni of Queens' College, Cambridge
Archdeacons of St Albans
Archdeacons of Bedford
World War II chaplains
Royal Army Chaplains' Department officers