People

Christmas Eve at the Front

An interesting letter has just been received by Mrs Packer, of Broadclyst, from her husband, Corpl Packer of A Company, 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment, who is serving with the Expeditionary Force in Northern France. In the course of a letter he describes a remarkable incident which occurred on Christmas Eve between the British and German trenches.

2 February 1968

Blackmore – January 18th to Sarah (nee Houldridge) and Michael, a daughter, Trudi
Mounce – January 27th at the North Devon Infirmary, to Sylvia (nee Squire) and Aubrey John, a daughter, Katherine Mary, a sister for Elizabeth.
Patt – January 23rd to Derek and Glenda (nee Friendship), a son, Philip John.
Vincent – January 31st at Southmeads Hospital, Bristol, to Carol and Barry, a daughter, Ann Louise, a sister for Colin

Rendle-Rowe – On January 27th at St Mary’s Church, Bideford, Colin Lewis, son of Mr and Mrs R C Rendle, 132 Clovelly Road, Bideford, to Jennifer Anne Rowe, niece of Mrs A Cann, 5 Coronation Road, Bideford.

Births, Engagement and Marriages

5 November 1965

Johnson – At the Women’s Intermediate Hospital, Brisbane, Desley (nee Slatter) and Keith, happily announce the arrival of a daughter, Shelley Ann, born October 31st 1965: first grandchild of Mr and Mrs Alf Johnson, formerly of Westleigh: and first great-grandchild of Mr and Mrs Charles Shambrook, 24 Meddon Street, Bideford.
Lockyer – On October 24th at 38 Western Avenue, Appledore, to Rhona (nee Evans) and John, a daughter, Deborah.

May-Stokes – The engagement is announced between Mr K I May, of Kitale, Kenya, son of Mr and Mrs S J May, of Purley, Surrey, and Tessa, daughter of Rear Admiral and Mrs Graham Stokes, of Little Marsh, Buckland Brewer.

Smale- Waring – On October 23rd at St Mary’s Church, Bideford, Kathleen May, eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs S Waring, of 26 Barton Tors, Bideford, to Kenneth John, only son of Mr and Mrs A J Smale, of 4 Kimberley Terrace, Northam.

Taylor-Attwood – On November 10th 1940 at St Mary’s Church, Appledore, by Rev H Muller, William Taylor to Louise Attwood, now of S Wales.

Births, Engagements and Marriages

3 May 1968

Bond – April 29th at the Grenville Nursing Home, to Grenville and Valerie (nee Vodden), a son, Sean Martin, a brother for Kelvin.
Brend – On April 30th at the North Devon Infirmary, to Tony and June (nee Ridd), a son, David Alan, a brother for Andrew.
Taylor – April 26th to Barrie and Maria (nee Pennington), a son, Simon Richard.

Coates-Grail – The engagement is announced between the Rev Anthony Coates, only son of Mr R Coates, of Rushmere St Andrew, Suffolk, and the late Mrs Coates, and Anthea, only daughter of Mr and Mrs P R Grail, Mallows, Mount Raleigh, Bideford.
Slade-Hutchings – Mr and Mrs R Hutchings, 1 Court View, Bulkworthy, have much pleasure in announcing the engagement of their only daughter, Shirley Dawn, to Derek Arthur, second son of Mr and Mrs A G Slade, 1 Halwill Cottages, Shebbear.

Fulford-Ford – On April 20th at St Mary’s and St Gregory’s Church, Frithelstock, Christopher Derrick, elder son of Mr and Mrs Norman Fulford, of Orchard Hill House, Northam, and Judith Mary, only daughter of Mr and Mrs Michael Ford, of Cloister Hall Farm, Frithelstock.

Goddard – On May 4th 1943 at St Matthew and St James Church, Liverpool, Tom and Doreen. Now of Stoke Lodge, Stoke, Hartland.

Nicholls-Kitchener – On May 1st 1918, at St Mary’s Church, Potton, Beds, Corporal E Nicholls, MM, RE, Signals, of Barnstaple, to Ethel, eldest child of W R Kitchener, Contractor, and Mrs Kitchener, of Verdun House, Potton. Present address: 1 Montague Place, Bideford.