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Saturday 21 September 1940 – Death and funeral of Lance Corporal George Alfred Hall

BADSEY SOLDIER’S DEATH

Lance Corporal George Alfred Hall, second son of Mrs A C Hall and the late Mr Hall of No 1 Silk Mills, Badsey, has received fatal injuries while serving with his unit in the West of England.

He had been a member of the Territorial Army for the past five years.  He leaves a widow, with whom much sympathy is felt.

The funeral takes place at Badsey today (Friday) at 3.30 pm.

A further report about the funeral appeared in The Evesham Standard of Saturday 28 September 1940:

Saturday 31 January 1942 – Death and funeral of Gladys Lilian Hall

THE LATE MRS G L HALL

The death was reported on Thursday of Mrs Gladys Lilian Hall, daughter of Mr & Mrs George Taylor of 95 Rynal Place, Evesham.  Mrs Hall had been in failing health for a number of years and it was because of this that she had given up her work at Willmott’s Ltd, Evesham, where she was a popular employee.  Ten years ago she married Mr George Alfred Hall, son of Mrs and the late Mr Maurice Hall of Badsey.  Mr Hall was a victim of an air raid in September 1940.

Saturday 29 June 1912 – Opening of the drinking fountain

Badsey Opening of the Coronation Memorial

An interesting ceremony was performed by Mrs. Eyres Monsell at Badsey on Saturday afternoon when the Coronation Memorial – an ornamental drinking fountain – was opened in the presence of a large concourse of spectators.  Mrs. Eyres Monsell was supported by her husband, Mr. B.M. Eyres Monsell, M.P.,  Lord and Lady Lifford, Mr. J. Sladden, the Misses Sladden.  Mrs. Rudge, Miss Rudge, Miss E.M Burlingham, Mrs. Ashwin and Miss Holmes.

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