South Godstone Residents' Association

Remembrance

On 10th November, a Remembrance Sunday Service was held next to the soldier & horse trough on the A22 South Godstone.

Wreaths were laid by;

Mike Crane, Chair of South Godstone Residents Association

John Farnaby, on behalf of the residents of South Godstone

Cllr Candy Edwards, Godstone Parish Council

Further wreaths were laid at Flight Sergeant Stanley Allen Fenemore memorial, Postern Gate Farm.

Thank you for joining us to pay tribute to all those who have given the ultimate sacrifice.

A cross for each of the serviceman from South Godstone who gave the ultimate sacrifice in World War 1 & World War 2 was placed in the trough.

This year marks the 80th anniversaries of momentous battles and turning points of the Second World War.

The D-Day landings of 6th June 1944 – the largest seaborne invasion in history – marked the beginning of the liberation of western Europe.

Elsewhere, around the world, exceptionally hard-fought battles were also turning the tide of the war. The Battle of Monte Cassino was the bloodiest of the Italian Campaign. In India, Outnumbered British and Indian forces withstood weeks of siege and brutal fighting and siege.

We mark significant anniversaries united by the theme of ‘Service’ and sacrifice of British and Commonwealth armed forces in these and other battles.

Service, the act of defending and protecting the nation’s democratic freedoms and way of life, is rarely without cost to those who serve. Physical, mental or emotional injury or trauma; the absence of time with loved ones; or the pressures that come from serving, highlight why the Remembrance of service is so important.

We also remember those who served in The Falklands, Afghanistan and Iraq Wars.

On 15th October 1940, 84 years ago, R.A.F 501 Squadron took off from Kenley Airfield to take part in the Battle of Britain. Flight Sergeant Stanley Fenemore was shot down crashing his MKI Hawker Hurricane Aircraft at Postengate Farm, South Godstone, aged just 20 years old.

We thank all those who gave the ultimate sacrifice, and those who are left behind so we can live our lives as we do today.

For those who leave never to return

For those who return but are never the same

We remember

Thank you

We remember the people of our village who gave the ultimate sacrifice

World War 1

Private Robert Collins