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St Peter
Wednesday, 25 April 2018 in 43m (11–1–3 in F♯)
1284 Plain Bob Minor
1 Prue Duncan
2 Margaret Oram
3 Ian Oram
4 Mike Cattell
5 Thomas S White
6 Jeremy Alford (C)
Rung in memory and on the centenary of the death of Lieut. Bernard William Skipworth, M.C.
Bernard enlisted as a Private in the 18th Royal Fusiliers and was serving by January 1915. He became a Lieutenant in the Royal Sussex Regiment 3rd Battalion, which was attached to the 9th Battalion MG Corps (Infantry). He fought in France from 25th June 1916 and was awarded the Military Cross for his bravery. He was also awarded the Victory and British Medals. Bernard died on 25th April 1918 and is remember on the Tyne Cot Memorial in Belgium, Panel 86-88.
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