St George
Tuesday, 3 April 2018 (13–2–1 in F)
1288 Grandsire Triples
Composed by Nigel J Newton
1 Ros Patching
2 Helen Sharpe
3 Jan Greatrex
4 Ruth Holmes
5 Tony Greatrex
6 Alex Sharpe
7 Lynn Scales (C)
8 Roger Webb
To commemorate the centenary of the death of Sgt William John Lewis MM on 28 March 1918, age 21 - a former Clun ringer.
King's Shropshire Light Infantry 7th Bn. attd. 8th Trench Mortar Bty. Service No.14698. Commemorated at Arras Memorial, France, Bay 7. He was awarded his Military Medal for bravery in the field on 18/08/1916, on the Somme. At the time mention was made that “he has already been through six engagements un-hurt”.
100th together: 5 & 6
50th togeether: 2 & 4
£4.00