In addition to the Annual School Remembrance Service on Friday 11th November, on Saturday 12th of November The Royal British Legion Dressing of the Graves ceremonies took place at Downside Abbey, Monk’s Cemetery, and St Benedict’s Church, led by the School CCF.
The RBL Dressing of the Graves Ceremony remembers those service men and women who lost their lives in both World Wars, and our laid to rest in the local area. We were joined by Fr Michael Clothier (U63) and our School Priest Chaplain, Fr Michael Patey, who led the prayers and sprinkled Holy Wayer on the graves, once the cadets had each laid a poppy wreath. The Exhortation and Kohima were read by Lt Colonel Neill Barrett, and all observed the two minutes silence whilst Pawel sounded the Last Post and Reveille. Many thanks must go to The Colour Party, Sofia and Max, and the 11 cadets that volunteered to lay poppy wreaths.
A list of those remembered at each location can be found below:
St Benedict’s Church
Pte C P Oborne – Somerset Light Infantry
Downside Abbey Church
Sub Lt A McCraken – Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve
2nd Lt R J Burke – Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry
Hugo Michael Dearlove – Age 14 – Pupil of Downside
David Michael Jennings – Age 10 – Pupil of Downside
Graham Norman Letts – Age 13 – Pupil of Downside
David Hugo Lowndes – Age 16 – Pupil of Downside
Laurence Joannis McNabb – Age 15 – Pupil of Downside
Brian Richard McSwiney – Age 14 – Pupil of Downside
Michael Bagot Quinlan – Age 15 – Pupil of Downside
Philip Humphrey Rose – Age 14 – Pupil of Downside
Keith Edward Stokes – Age 15 – Pupil of Downside
We will remember them. Requiescat in Pace.
