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On Sunday 13 April 1921, a memorial was unveiled to 13 boys of Ash Vale School who had fallen in the Great War. The memorial was an oak bookcase made by Robert Snuggs of Aldershot and designed by Mr Baker. The funds had been raised by Mr Moore the headmaster and a committee, and it was placed in the central hall of the school A special form of service was conducted by Rev FG Lacey, curate-in-charge of St Mary's Church. "Fight the Good Fight", "O God our Help" and "For all the Saints were sung. The memorial was unveiled by Mrs Mackay of The Rowans, in the absence on military duties of Colonel Mackay DSO, who sent a written address read out by Mr Moore. Buglers from Mytchett Camp sounded the "Last Post" and the "Reveille". The bookcase is now lost.
Sidney J Blake - Hampshire Regiment |
The Memorial to the Men of Ash Vale in St Mary's Church
Ash Vale School Roll of Honour