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.

Retirement Gifts

On her retirement at the weekend, after 26 years nursing service at Bideford and district hospital, Miss Marjorie Staddon, senior state enrolled nurse, was presented with parting gifts of a camera and accessories and a leather handbag.

These were handed to her on behalf of the doctors and staff by Dr I H Hewetson, consultant surgeon, who praised her services and conveyed their warm good wishes.

Gazette article dated 4 May 1973

Births, Engagement and Marriages

Gazette article dated 3 September 1965

Board – On August 30th 1965 to Francine and Michael Board, a son, which did not survive (no letters please).
Launder – On August 30th at 5 Springfield Terrace, Northam, to Jean (nee Andrew) and Frank, a son, Andrew Christopher.
Stacey – On August 21st at the Grenville Nursing Home, to Marion and Mervyn, a daughter, Jeanette.

Cade-Halliday – the engagement is announced between John Rosewarne, only son of Mr and Mrs R H Cade, of Sunny Hayes, Barns Road, Budleigh Salterton, Devon, and Ann, only daughter of Mr and Mrs D I Halliday, of Southernhay, Cranford Avenue, Exmouth, Devon.

Howard-Martin – On August 20th at Kensington, Peter, son of the late Mr Howard, and of Mrs Howard, of Penwortham, Lancashire, to Bridget Mary, only daughter of Mr and Mrs C J Martin, of Lakenham Hill, Northam.

Williams-Snook – On September 5th 1925, at Holy Trinity Church, Bristol, Earle Douglas to Dorothy Margaret. Present address: Bell Inn, Monkleigh.

Births, Engagements and Marriages

2 October 1945

Collier – September 25 1945 at the Grenville Nursing Home, Bideford, to Violet (nee Dark), wife of Edwin Collier, RAF, a son, Andrew John
Fry – September 27 145 at The Royal North Devon Infirmary, Barnstaple, to the wife of Drummer P Fry (nee May Sherbourne) twins, Anthony John and Jennifer Ann
Holdridge – October 1 1945 at Link View, Golf Club, Westward Ho! to Ellen (nee Kelly), wife of Morris Holdridge, East Yorks Regt, a daughter, Sarah Ann
Johns – September 20 1945 at the Grenville Nursing Home, Bideford, to Beatrice, wife of Percy Johns, West Barton, Horwood, a daughter, Pauline
Pickard – September 29 1945 at Haeremai, Westward Ho! to Joyce (nee Tucker), wife of F A Pickard, Tennacott, Bideford, a son, Geoffrey Albert
Smart – September 21 1945 at the Torrington Cottage Hospital, to Violet (nee Curtis), wife of Pte J Smart, DCLI, a son, Alexander Howard John

Mackay-Squires – engagement announced between Dunstan Robert (John) Mackay, Park Avenue, Bideford, and Muriel Constance Squires, daughter of Mr and Mrs J Squires, 1 Myrtle Grove, Bideford

Chubb-Metcalfe – September 29 1945 at Trusham Parish Church by the Rev A Jones, Arthur Stanley, son of Mr and Mrs P W Chubb, Richmond Terrace, Bideford, to Margaret Birkett, daughter of Mr and Mrs J C Metcalfe, Silver Birches, Trusham
Hedden-Cork – September 26 1945 at St Helen’s Church, Abbotsham, by the Rev E A Du Cane, Harold Fulford, son of Mr and Mrs H Hedden, of Hoopers Water, Buckland Brewer, to Lucy Elizabeth, daughter of Mr and Mrs J P Cork, Adjavin Farm, Bideford

Newcombe-Shambrook – October 3 1920 at St John the Baptist Church, Instow, by the Rev Jenkins, William Frederick Newcombe to Maud Mary Shambrook. Present address: Rossholme, The Strand, Bideford