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.

Bride presented with silver horseshoes

The wedding has taken place at the Methodist Church, Torrington, of Miss Ruby Frances Weeks, elder daughter of Mr and Mrs C Weeks, Five Lanes End, Little Torrington, and Mr Kenneth George Rowe, Royal Marines, only son of Mr and Mrs Rowe, 5 Coronation Road, Bideford.

The Rev G R Mallinson officiated. Mr Webber was at the organ. The only sister of the bride, Miss Clarice Weeks, was bridesmaid. The duties of the best man were carried out by Mr R Beer.

The bride was presented with three silver horseshoes – one by her small brother, Maurice, one by her cousin, Brenda Adams, and one by the bridegroom’s small nephew, Roger Ford.
A reception was held at the Little Torrington Methodist Schoolroom. The bride’s bouquet was placed on her grandparents’ grave, and the bridesmaid’s on the grave of her friend, little Colin Ede.

Gazette article dated 3 April 1945

Wed At Bideford

Married 20th March 1945

Marine John Oswald Seed, RM, son of Mr and Mrs J R Seed, 50 Abbotsham Road, Bideford, and his bride, Miss Joan Audrey Jackson, WRNS, second daughter of Lieut. Com R G Jackson, RNVR, and Mrs Jackson of Two Rivers, Torridge Road, Appledore, and of Westcliff-on-Sea. They were married at St Mary’s Church, Bideford, on March 20th.

Gazette article dated 3 April 1945

Births and Marriages

3 July 1945

Easby – June 28 1945 at the Sussex Maternity Hospital, Brighton, to Margaret (nee Jeffery), wife of Lt M T W Easby, RNVR, a son
Heddon – July 1 1945 at the Grenville Nursing Home, Bideford, to Mary (nee Grigg), wife of Walter Heddon, a son
Pollard – June 26 1945 at the Grenville Nursing Home, Bideford, to Dorothy, wife of Harold Pollard, a brother for Terry

Braund-Twaddle – engagement announced between James Harold Braund, 20 Meeting Street, Appledore, and Noreen Twaddle, Ashley Park, St Andrew’s, Bristol

Hare-Nicholls – June 15 1945 at St Brannock’s Church, Braunton, by the Vicar, Rev J H Prince, S/Sgt Clyde Becker Hare, son of the late Mr and Mrs James C Hare, Norfolk, Virginia, USA, and Miss Beryle Madge Nicholls, WLA, daughter of Mr and Mrs W W Nicholls, Uphill, East Hill, Braunton.

Mathieson-Ford – June 27 1945 at Newport Parish Church, Barnstaple, by the Rev Franklin, Pte Ronald J Mathieson, 21st Independent Parachute Regt, son of Mr and Mrs J Mathieson, Midlothian, Scotland, and Miss Susan Ford, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ralph Ford, 8 Victoria Lawn, Barnstaple.

Ross-Andrews – June 28 1945 at Bridge Street Methodist Church, Bideford, by the Rev H Wilkinson, 2nd Eng-Off William T C Ross, MN, son of Mr and Mrs Ross, Northam, and Lilian A Andrews, daughter of Mr W R Andrews and the late Mrs Andrews, Cornborough Lodge, Abbotsham.

Tucker-Barnett – June 23 1945 at St Mary’s Church, Bideford, by the Rev T R Gibby, LAC Herbert Eric Tucker, RAF, son of the late Mr and Mrs Walter Tucker, 59 Meddon Street, and Miss Monica Blanche Barnett, daughter of Mr and Mrs Barnett, East Street, Ashford, Kent