The Venerable Robert Edward Vernon Hanson, OBE, MA (29 March 1866 – 7 February 1947), was an eminent^[1] Anglican Chaplain^[2] in the first half of the 20th century.

Hanson was born on 29 March 1866^[3] and educated at King's College London and Emmanuel College, Cambridge.^[4] He was ordained in 1895^[5][6] and after a curacy at St John's, Richmond,^[7] joined the Army Chaplains' Department as Chaplain to the Forces (4th class, ranking as captain) on 10 December 1900.^[8] He was a Chaplain to the British Armed Forces and instructor until 1918. ^[9] He served in the South African War and in Aldershot, Egypt, Dublin, Deepcut, Malta^[10] and the Great War where he was mentioned in despatches. He joined the fledgling RAF Chaplaincy Service ^[11] as Assistant Chief Chaplain^[12] and became its Archdeacon (Chaplain-in-Chief) ^[13] in 1926. An Honorary Chaplain to the King^[14] he retired in 1930^[15][16] and died on 7 February 1947.^[17]

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