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Ron Dawe
Born 23 November 1915 in Lydford, Devon.

This is an extract from the Bardwell News written by Rector Philip Oliver

After many years of increasing ill-health and debility, Ron's death comes as both a sadness to us all but also a cause of thanks that we were privileged to know him. He had a highly creditable career in the army during the Second World War, rising to the rank of Acting Lieutenant Colonel and this was followed by a no less illustrious teaching career which ended as Head Teacher of a school in Welwyn Garder City. He retired in 1980 and moved, with Joan, to Bardwell where, very quickly, both became key members of the community. Ron's skill made him an ideal Chairman of the Committee charged with turning the Tithe Barn into the magnificent village hall it now is.

Both he and Joan were memberes of the Bardwell Players. Above all, Ron's deep and abiding Christian faith and his regularity at worship with Joan, were of immense help and support to the life of Bardwell Church and, even towards the end of his life when he was confined to a wheelchair, it was most unusual for him not to be present on Sunday mornings, even though for some years we were deprived of the readings he gave so beautifully and his unfailing contribution as a member of the PCC. I know that I write for everyone when I offer Joan our love and prayers at this time.

Philip Oliver

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George Westoby (senior) "shared with his two brothers and two sisters an inheritance of an estate of three houses".

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Ivy's father was a trawler skipper out of Grimsby and she was the youngest of seven children. After her mother died, her father married again. While he was at sea, the stepmother beat the children, all of whom left home one by one until Ivy was the only one remaining. She was often kept home from school to look after her two baby stepsisters and be beaten with a piece of rubber hose, threatened with dire consequences if she told the school inspector or her father and generally made miserable, until she left to go into service in Derbyshire.

At 18 or 19 she shinned down the drainpipe and eloped with George, who was 13 years older. They moved to the South coast and he managed a series of fish and chip shops before starting his own. Ivy had a little girl who died in infancy while George was serving in the first World War.

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June was in the process of divorce with David when she met Terry. Timothy and Andrew first lived with their father then with their mother after the divorce. David remarried several times after the divorce with June and other children resulted.