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St Michael and All Angels

Wednesday, 10 June 2015 in 2h 42 (10–1–0)

5040 Surprise Minor (7m)

(being one extent each: 1. London; 2. York; 3. Surfleet; 4. Netherseale; 5. Westminster; 6. Bourne; 7. Norwich; each called differently.)

1 Stephen L Clarke

2 Eleanor H Maude

3 Colin Aked

4 Philip R Wild

5 Andrew Blacklock

6 Christopher C P Woodcock (C)

Specially arranged and rung in memory of Samuel Rodgers, Great Uncle of the conductor, who was killed 75 years ago this day when HMS Glorious was sunk during WWII, he is commemorated on the village War Memorial.

Rung also in memory of the nine Rodgers Brothers & one Sister,

Joseph George Rodgers 1907 - 2001,

Mary Elizabeth Grayson (nee Rodgers) 1909 – 1980,

William Rodgers 1911 – 1913,

Charles Thomas Rodgers 1913 – 2000 (Grandfather of the conductor),

Walter Edward Rodgers 1915 – 1981,

David Rodgers 1917 – 1963,

James Rodgers 1919 – 1919,

Samuel Rodgers 1920 – 1940,

Robert Rodgers 1923 – 2015,

Frank Rodgers 1927 – 1998,

With the death earlier this year of Robert (Bob) the last surviving Brother, meant that 108 years of this generation of the Rodgers family came to an end (1907 – 2015).

Yvonne Woodcock (nee Rodgers), Samuel Rodgers Niece, wishes to be associated with this peal.