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Friends
meet
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i
c
a
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l
y
,
a
p
p
r
o
x
i
m
a
t
e
l
y
monthly,
at
7:00pm,
usually
in
the
Community
Room
at
the
Church,
to
plan
and
organise
fundraising
and
other
events
and
to
discuss
funding
needs.
There
is
no
fixed
committee
membership
so
if
you
would
like
to
be
involved
just
give
us
a call and turn up!
For
information
on
church
events,
service
times
and
for
contact
details
for
church
matters,
please
visit
St Mary’s
own
website
at
A Church Near You.
Next Meeting
.
The
next
meeting
will
be
held
on
Thursday
9th
May
2024
at
Bacton
Manor
starting
at
7.00pm.
Everybody
welcome.
Minutes
of
the
last
and
all
previous
meetings
can
be
found in the Archive
.
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Friends
of
St
Mary’s,
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Last updated
9th May 2024
Sidney C A Elmer, 800423, Gunner
Royal Artillery, 293 Bty., 95 A.A. Regiment
Died 18th May 1940 Aged 28
What3words location in the cemetery:
famous.measure.conveying
Claude W Kerridge C/LX 25095, Steward
Royal Navy, HMS Cyclops
Died 18th September 1945 Aged 25.
What3words location in the cemetery:
travel.licks.silence
F H Soanes, 5774356, Private
Corps of Military Police
27th October 1944, Aged 38.
What3words location in the cemetery:
famous.measure.conveying
Buried privately in the churchyard, not in a Commonwealth War Grave:
Alec Marsh, Second Lieutenant
Royal Field Artillery
Wounded
Died 3rd November 1920 Aged 21
What3words location:
movements.another.leathers
Commonwealth War Graves at St Mary’s
There are four Commonwealth War Graves in the churchyard at St Mary’s.
The following has been gathered from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission and the
Forces War Records websites. Click the
icon to see the location of the grave within the
churchyard or cemetery.
William Betts, 5245, Private, Acting
Corporal.
Royal Army Medical Corps
Died 3rd August 1919 Aged 28.
What3words location in the churchyard:
armrests.garages.tasteful
Also commemorated on the war memorial.
Edward Cage, 30123, Private
The Queens (Royal West Surrey Regiment)
Died of wounds at home 10th October 1918
aged 19
What3words location in the churchyard:
elated.openly.airfields
Edwin Castell, 178313, Gunner
Royal Garrison Artillery, then
5431096, Labour Corps
Died 29th October 1918 Aged 32
What3words location in the churchyard:
armrests.garages.tasteful
John James, 13252, Private
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
Released prisoner of war, Germany.
Died 14th February 1919 Aged 31
Silver War Badge.
What3words location in the churchyard:
elated.openly.airfields
