Bill Baddeley

The Very Reverend William Pye Baddeley (20 March 1914 – 31 May 1998) was an Anglican priest who was the Dean of Brisbane from 1958 to 1967.

His mother had married a composer, William Clinton-Baddeley, in 1896, with whom she had a number of children, including the actresses Angela and Hermione Baddeley.

[4] He was then appointed Vicar of St Pancras (1949–58), where he raised funds for its restoration and where his contribution to the spiritual life of London was noted by Martin Israel.

Upon his return to England he was Rector of St James's, Piccadilly from 1967 to 1980, during which period restoration of Sir Christopher Wren's spire was completed after bombing in the war.

"[1] He married Shirley (née Wyatt), who was daughter of Lt-Col Ernest Wyatt CBE DSO,[6][3] a niece of Field Marshal Sir Claud Jacob, first cousin of Lt-Gen Sir Ian Jacob, and a direct descendant of both Robert Caldwell and twice-appointed Apothecary to the Household John Nussey, who was master of the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries of London.