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Every year on Remembrance Sunday Pat Perry had a lifetime’s wish to see her Uncle’s name added to the War Memorial at the Cross, writes John Dixon. Her father had told her about his elder brother, Private Albert James Enoch Parsons, drowning in the river at the ‘the Witheys’ at the Mythe Tewkesbury on the 13th August 1919. He had been home on leave with his wife and young daughter when he went for a swim with some loyal lads. After a while he was seen to be in difficulties and sank. His pals tried to help but without avail. His family always believed his breathing was impaired by his being gassed during the war. Now Pat's wish has come true: Albert’s name was added, along with others, at a ReDedication of the War Memorial and service of Thanksgiving for Armed Forces Day. A lovely
Pat Perry at the Memorial service conducted by the Tewkesbury Mayor and prayers from the Tewkesbury Sea Cadets Air Cadets and Boys Brigade. It is a day that all who attended will remember. Armed Forces Day 2018 was more special that most since it was the culmination of a four year project to review the names on Tewkesbury’s War Memorial to ensure there were no omissions. The working party, headed by the Mayor and using research by Tewkesbury Historical Society, resolved to
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TEWKESBURY SCHOOL NIGHT AT THE PROMS Tewkesbury School’s Year 11 students put on their gladrags and dancing shoes last month for their annual leavers’ Prom Night held at The Hatherley Manor Hotel. Full story and pictures inside this issue on page 54.
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enlisted in the Armed Forces and lost their lives, by whatever means, would be commemorated. The problem to resolve was that those who lived in the new suburb of Newtown, which is now within Tewkesbury Parish, were omitted from both Memorials. Therefore, the name of Pte. A. J. E. Parsons joined nine others from WWI and four more from WWII. More on Armed Forces Day on page 19
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