Eric Milner Milner-White, OGS, CBE, DSO (23 April 1884 – 15 June 1963) was a British Anglican priest, academic, and decorated military chaplain.
[1][2] After theological training at Cuddesdon College in 1907, Milner-White was ordained deacon in 1908 and priest in 1909 (at Southwark Cathedral).
He was appointed senior chaplain to 7th Infantry Division on 15 February 1917 (with temporary promotion to Chaplain to the Forces, 3rd Class)[5] For his service during this period he was Mentioned in Despatches on 24 December 1917[6] and awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in the 1918 New Year Honours.
[11] During his time as dean, he directed the replacement of many of York Minster's windows and undertook a great deal of writing on liturgical matters, for example My God My Glory (1954).
He also became provost of the northern section of the Woodard Corporation, a charity which runs a number of private schools with a strong Christian ethos and, from 1948 to 1962, was amongst those who produced the New English Bible.
[4] appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1952 Queen's Birthday Honours,[12] The same year he was also awarded a Lambeth Doctorate of Divinity.