Sidney Hinkes
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Sidney George Stuart Hinkes (1925-2006) was a pacifist and a priest
in the Church of England
.
Hinkes was born in Dagenham
. His father was a postman
. He was educated at Dagenham County School from 1936 and was evacuated to Ilfracombe
during the Second World War
. He went on to serve with the 6th Airborne Division in the Ardennes
and the Rhine from 1943. He married his wife, Elsie, in 1945 and was ordained in 1952.
Hinkes became a peace campaigner and committed pacifist during the 1956 Suez War and was involved in the first Aldermaston March
in 1958. His association with CND grew and he became chair of Christian CND
in 1964. Afer moving to Oxford
in the 1960s, Hinkes became involved in issues of race relations and chaired the Oxford Community Relations Council. He later served on the national executive of the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants. He was later involved in opposition to the 2003 Iraq War and was an active member of the Stop the War Coalition
and the Anglican Pacifist Fellowship
.
Priest
A priest is a person authorized to perform the sacred rites of a religion, especially as a mediatory agent between humans and deities. They also have the authority or power to administer religious rites; in particular, rites of sacrifice to, and propitiation of, a deity or deities...
in the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
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Hinkes was born in Dagenham
Dagenham
Dagenham is a large suburb in East London, forming the eastern part of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham and located east of Charing Cross. It was historically an agrarian village in the county of Essex and remained mostly undeveloped until 1921 when the London County Council began...
. His father was a postman
Mail carrier
A mail carrier, mailman, postal carrier, postman, postwoman , postman/postwoman , letter carrier or postie is an employee of the post office or postal service, who delivers mail and parcel post to residences and businesses...
. He was educated at Dagenham County School from 1936 and was evacuated to Ilfracombe
Ilfracombe
Ilfracombe is a seaside resort and civil parish on the North Devon coast, England with a small harbour, surrounded by cliffs.The parish stretches along the coast from 'The Coastguard Cottages' in Hele Bay toward the east and 4 miles along The Torrs to Lee Bay toward the west...
during the Second World War
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. He went on to serve with the 6th Airborne Division in the Ardennes
Ardennes
The Ardennes is a region of extensive forests, rolling hills and ridges formed within the Givetian Ardennes mountain range, primarily in Belgium and Luxembourg, but stretching into France , and geologically into the Eifel...
and the Rhine from 1943. He married his wife, Elsie, in 1945 and was ordained in 1952.
Hinkes became a peace campaigner and committed pacifist during the 1956 Suez War and was involved in the first Aldermaston March
Aldermaston Marches
The Aldermaston marches were protest demonstrations organised by the British anti-war Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament in the 1950s and 1960s. They took place on Easter weekend between the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment at Aldermaston in Berkshire, England, and London, over a distance of...
in 1958. His association with CND grew and he became chair of Christian CND
Christian CND
Christian CND is a 'Specialist Section' of CND, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and has existed since 1960. CCND is made up of individual Christians of various denominations who oppose nuclear weapons and who campaign for peace. The organisation has an elected executive of ten members, has an...
in 1964. Afer moving to Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
in the 1960s, Hinkes became involved in issues of race relations and chaired the Oxford Community Relations Council. He later served on the national executive of the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants. He was later involved in opposition to the 2003 Iraq War and was an active member of the Stop the War Coalition
Stop the War Coalition
The Stop the War Coalition is a United Kingdom group set up on 21 September 2001 that campaigns against what it believes are unjust wars....
and the Anglican Pacifist Fellowship
Anglican Pacifist Fellowship
The Anglican Pacifist Fellowship is a body of people within the Anglican Communion who reject war as a means of solving international disputes, and believe that peace and justice should be sought through non-violent means .-Origins and early history:...
.