ONGAR TOWN FESTIVAL 2020 VE Y DAY 7 ERSAR A S 5TH ANNIV N HAR ATIO ED MOMENT OF CELEBR

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@ongarfestival ONGAR TOWN ‘STAY AT HOME’ FESTIVAL 2020 • FRIDAY 8TH MAY DECORATE YOUR HOUSE RED, WHITE & BLUE GET THE FANCY DRESS ON & PARTY AT HOME!

11:00 2 Minute Silence on Your Door Step 11:05 Ongar Remembrance Service with The of via Zoom 15:00 Churchill Speech Shown on BBC THEN GRAB YOUR PICNIC BLANKETS OR GARDEN TABLE AND HEAD TO YOUR FRONT GARDEN FOR 16:00 Tea & Scones, Coffee & Cake or Wine & Beer! 17:00 Liv Lawrence Facebook Live Concert 18:00 Dinner & Raise Your Glass to Your Neighbours 19:00 Nancy May Facebook Live Concert 21:00 Nationwide Sing-A-Long to We’ll meet again with Royal British Legion After Queens address PLEASE REMEMBER TO FOLLOW THE SOCIAL DISTANCING RULES!

Forest Gold Radio supporters of the Ongar Town Festival will be playing the ‘hits’ of 1945 throughout the day and at 3 o’clock there’s a special hour long programme with archive clips and music from the 8th May 1945 with Paul Meader and David Bartley. Listen to Forest Gold via their website www.forestgoldradio.com The Roll of Honour contains information on the fallen heroes of Ongar & District from WW1. WW11. and other confl icts. Including cilvilians.

Sub Lt. Baker Marine Raymond Greening Marine.Georgie Sparks

WAR HERO CONFLICT AGE WAR HERO VILLAGE CONFLICT AGE A. ADAMS WW1 16 R. BLACKBURN WW1 F.T. ADAMS Navestock WW1 35 B.L. BLOWES Fyfi eld WW1 23 S.F. ADAMS Lambourne WW1 21 H.G. BLOWES Fyfi eld WW1 32 E. AGER Fyfi eld WW2 26 J.R. BLOWES Fyfi eld WW1 34 P.D.V. AGER Ongar WW2 18 W. BOLDEN Moreton WW1 25 G. ALDRIDGE WW1 23 J.A. BOLTON Ongar WW2 27 W.E. ALDRIDGE Stanford Rivers WW1 28 W.E. BOND WW1 E.J. ALEXANDER WW1 23 C.E. BOOSEY Willingale WW1 21 W.M. ALEY Moreton WW1 G.W. BOWEN WW1 40 A.J. ALYMER Stanford Rivers WW2 29 C. BOWLES WW1 25 W. AMNER WW1 39 A. BOWTELL Ongar WW1 44 W.G. AMOS Kelvedon WW1 24 J. BOWTELL Ongar WW1 23 A. ANDREWS Lambourne WW1 L. BOWTELL Ongar WW1 D.J.N. ANSELL Navestock WW1 20 W. BOWTELL Ongar WW1 18 L. ANSLOW WW2 57 W. BOYD Lambourne WW1 J.E. ARGENT Greensted WW1 S.W. BOYTON Shelley WW2 22 J. ARNOLD Ongar WW1 A. BRANNON Toot Hill WW2 57 C.J. ASHBOURNE/SMITH Lambourne WW1 29 W. BRAZIER Blackmore WW1 29 W. ASHED Navestock WW1 21 A.E. BREWSTER Lambourne WW1 17 F.B. ASPINALL Toot Hill WW2 21 E.J. BREWSTER Willingale WW1 21 W.J. ATTRIDGE Toot Hill WW1 40 G.W. BREWSTER Lambourne WW1 21 G.S. AVILA Navestock WW1 26 H.C. BRICKELL Ongar WW1 20 E. BAILES Moreton WW1 W.P. BROOMFIELD Bobbingworth WW1 A.W.J. BAKER Ongar WW2 A. BROWN Lambourne WW1 31 H.R. BANNARD Kelvedon WW2 33 A.J. BROWN Lambourne WW1 18 A.E. BARKER Blackmore WW1 38 C.H. BROWN Ongar WW1 E.J. BARLOW Ongar WW1 E.J. BROWN Ongar WW1 H. BARLOW Ongar WW1 24 J.T. BROWN Stanford Rivers WW1 20 L.C. BARRELL Ongar WW2 20 P.R. BROWN Ongar WW1 C.L. BEAUMONT Ongar WW1 35 W.F. BROWN WW1 34 A.F. BENTON Doddinghurst WW1 34 C.E.D. BUDWORTH Greensted WW1 60 H. BENTON Doddinghurst WW1 25 A.H. BULL Lambourne WW1 F.H. BETTEL-HIGGINS Doddinghurst WW2 20 C. BULL Lambourne WW1 27 L.E. BETTIS WW2 20 J.T. BURLING Bobbingworth WW1 33 W. BIGNELL Lambourne WW1 C.G. BURLNG Bobbingworth WW2 29 J. BINDER High Laver WW1 20 A. BURR Navestock WW1 24 A.W. BINES High Laver WW1 34 BURRELL Ongar WW1 33 E.F. BINES High Laver WW1 29 S.G. BUSH High Ongar WW1 W.H.J. BIRD Toot Hill WW2 40 J.W. BUSHNELL Theydon Mount WW1 24 WAR HERO VILLAGE CONFLICT AGE WAR HERO VILLAGE CONFLICT AGE F. BUTCHER Stanford Rivers WW1 43 A. DRAKE Navestock WW1 49 V.W. BYFORD WW2 22 E.J. DRAKE Navestock WW2 19 J. CABLE Navestock WW2 23 H. DRAKE Navestock WW1 J.J. CABLE Stanford Rivers WW1 W. DRAKE Navestock WW1 M. CABLE Stanford Rivers WW1 E. DWYER WW1 A. CAMM Navestock WW1 H.A. DYER Navestock WW1 19 P.O. CAMM Navestock WW1 18 C.H. EAST Greensted WW1 22 V.G. CAMP Shelley WW1 19 E.G. EAST Greensted WW1 20 D.H. CARTER Lambourne WW1 T.W. EAST Greensted WW1 27 F.S. CARTER Stapleford Tawney WW2 29 W.E. EAST Toot Hill WW1 20 N.M. CARTER Stapleford Tawney WW2 27 R.J.H. EASTER Fyfield WW2 21 W. CHANTRY WW1 20 F.P. EDMONDS Navestock WW2 26 D.H. CHAPLIN Kelvedon WW1 21 H.A. ELDRIDGE Ongar WW2 19 A.J. CHAPMAN Ongar WW1 A.C. ELLIS Willingale WW1 33 A.H. Ongar WW1 A.G. ELLIS Blackmore WW1 24 V.C. CHEEK Moreton WW1 22 A.R. ELLIS Doddinghurst WW2 21 F. CHILDS WW1 26 G.S. ELLIS Willingale WW1 20 B.W. CLARK Ongar WW1 22 J. ELLIS Norton Manderville WW1 H.T. CLARK Fyfield WW1 R.J. ELLIS Stondon Massey WW1 45 A.W. CLARKE Ongar WW1 30 A.C. ELMER Kelvedon WW1 21 C.E. CLARKE Navestock WW1 A. ELSEY Ongar WW1 41 W. CLARKE Navestock WW1 22 B.G. EMBERSON WW1 J. CLAXTON Navestock WW1 M.W.W. EPPSTEIN Lambourne WW1 20 E.F. CLAYDON Moreton WW1 W.R. EPPSTEIN Lambourne WW1 27 A.D. CLEMENTS Toot Hill WW1 G. EVERETT Doddinghurst WW1 C.W. COGDALE Willingale WW1 21 S.C. FAIRHEAD Lambourne WW1 19 J. COLLER Theydon Mount WW1 22 J. FARR High Ongar WW1 R.D. COLNETT Willingale WW1 24 O.C. FAY Ongar WW2 20 J. COLVIN Willingale WW2 22 C.S. FIELD Lambourne WW2 28 E. COOK Lambourne WW2 29 P.J. FINCHAM Stanford Rivers WW1 21 H.G. COOK WW1 R.L. FITCH Kelvedon WW2 26 H.J. COOK Stapleford Abbotts WW1 W.W. FIXTER Blackmore WW1 20 L.W. COOK High Ongar WW1 19 E.R. FLACK Lambourne WW1 ? G.W. COOPER Ongar WW1 18 E.C. FOGG Fyfield WW1 H. CORDWELL High Ongar WW1 22 H.G. FOGG Fyfield WW1 21 D.J. CORY Ongar WW2 22 P. FOGG Fyfield WW1 20 F.P. COUSINS Willingale WW1 24 S.S. FOGG High Ongar WW1 37 J. COUSINS Ongar WW1 A.M. FOX Doddinghurst WW2 22 C.V. COWLER Ongar WW1 28 K. FRANCIS Fyfield Falklands 30 B. COWLING Navestock WW1 21 P. FRESHWATER Theydon Mount WW1 19 G.W. COX Navestock WW1 32 W.G. FRESHWATER Theydon Mount WW1 26 B.J. CRABB Lambourne WW1 ? R.T. FROST Kelvedon WW1 39 W. CRABB WW1 22 W.B. FURBANK Navestock WW1 20 J. CRANE Blackmore WW1 25 E. FURLONG Theydon Mount WW1 32 W.G. CRIPPS Navestock WW1 23 R.G.E. GALPIN Kelvedon WW1 38 E.H. CRISP Greensted WW1 32 H. GAME Blackmore WW1 38 E.A. CROP Greensted WW1 32 H.C. GAME Blackmore WW1 25 R.J. CROWE Ongar WW1 H.W. GANN Stondon Massey WW1 23 F.C. CUMMINGS Abbess Roding WW1 37 F. GARDINER Stanford Rivers WW1 A.B. DANDRIDGE Lambourne WW2 34 F. GARNHAM Stondon Massey WW1 D.E. DAVIDSON Willingale WW2 39 R.W. GARTON Willingale WW2 21 C. DAWKINS Bobbingworth WW1 24 R.W. GATES Lambourne WW2 F.C. DAY Abbess Roding. WW1 37 D.E. GAYER Doddinghurst WW2 45 F.C. DEEKS Stapleford Tawney WW1 26 W.J. GILBY Ongar WW1 24 W. DEEKS Stapleford Tawney WW1 W.J. GILLINGHAM Ongar WW1 19 R.D. DELANEY Stanford Rivers WW2 25 J.S. GINGELL High Laver WW1 W. DELLAR Navestock WW1 18 A. GODDING Blackmore WW1 30 C.W. DICKER Ongar WW1 21 F.R. GODFREY Lambourne WW2 24 C.V. DIMON Ongar WW1 19 A.E. GODSAFE Stapleford Abbotts WW1 S. DOE Toot Hill WW1 34 A.J. GODSAFE Stapleford Abbotts WW2 27 A.F. DONOVAN High Ongar WW1 P.J. GOODEY Magdalen Laver WW1 19 T.A. DONOVAN High Ongar WW1 21 F.H.H. GOODHART Lambourne WW1 31 G. DOUSE Kelvedon WW1 33 E. GOODMAN Doddinghurst WW2 33 E. DOWNHAM Ongar WW1 J. GOSLING Blackmore WW1 47 W. DOWNHAM Stanford Rivers WW1 26 A. GOULD Bobbingworth WW1 20 WAR HERO VILLAGE CONFLICT AGE WAR HERO VILLAGE CONFLICT AGE H.C. GRACE Lambourne WW1 25 H.W. KETTLE Shelley WW1 29 R.H. GRAY High Ongar WW2 26 C. KING Stapleford Abbotts WW1 23 W. GRAY Lambourne WW1 31 E.A. KING Ongar WW1 21 H.W. GRAYLING Navestock WW1 26 H.G. KING Kelvedon WW1 35 C.C. GREEN Ongar WW1 J. KING Willingale WW1 G. GREEN Stanford Rivers WW1 19 R.H. KING Toot Hill WW1 32 A.E. GREENAWAY Lambourne WW1 33 S.R. KING Kelvedon WW2 18 G. GREENAWAY Lambourne WW1 21 W. KING High Ongar WW1 28 R.T. GREENING Stanford Rivers Cyprus 18 W. KING Toot Hill WW1 32 W.E. GREWCOCK Navestock WW1 C.E. KITTLE Stapleford Abbotts WW1 18 L.E. GREYGOOSE Lambourne WW1 19 A. KNIGHT Stanford Rivers WW1 L.J.V. GREYGOOSE Lambourne WW1 21 E.W. KNIGHT Willingale WW1 J. GRIGGS Kelvedon WW1 19 S.E. KNIGHT Blackmore WW1 J. GROVES Lambourne WW1 32 E.C. LANGTON Moreton WW1 26 J. GUNN Margaret Roding WW1 25 H. LARKE Moreton WW1 23 H.V. GUNTON Kelvedon WW1 O.J. LAZELL Shelley WW1 R.M. GUPTA Stapleford Abbotts WW2 27 C.W. LESTER Kelvedon WW1 E.F. GURTON Stapleford Abbotts WW1 32 W.C. LEWIS-LAVENDER Bobbingworth WW2 38 W.H. GURTON Stapleford Abbotts WW1 R.W. LOCKWOOD Lambourne WW1 23 J. GUYVER High Ongar WW2 24 A.W. LODGE Lambourne WW1 19 H. HADSLEY High Ongar WW1 F.J. LODGE Margaret Roding WW1 22 G.A. HALL Ongar WW1 20 G.F. LODGE Stapleford Abbotts WW2 20 A.A. HAMMOND Ongar WW1 19 H. LODGE Margaret Roding WW1 21 A.J. HAMMOND Ongar WW1 37 H. LODGE WW1 25 G. HAMMOND Doddinghurst WW1 24 E.C. LODGE Margaret Roding WW2 19 W.I. HAMMOND Aythorpe Roding WW1 34 L. LOWING Berners Roding WW1 21 A.A. HANNAM Doddinghurst WW2 76 L.F.I. LOYD Navestock WW1 37 H.L. Lambourne WW1 19 W. MALYON Kelvedon WW1 42 J. HARMAN Stapleford Abbotts WW1 31 H.W. MANN Ongar WW1 34 H. HARTGROVE Stapleford Abbotts WW1 21 G.W. MANSFIELD Ongar WW1 W. HARVEY Stapleford Tawney WW1 E.C. MARTIN Blackmore WW1 H.W. HASLER Stondon Massey WW1 32 C.M. MARYON Kelvedon WW1 27 L. HASLER Stondon Massey WW1 J.W. MARYON Norton Manderville WW1 23 W. HASLER Stondon Massey WW1 24 W.J. MASKELL Stapleford Abbotts WW1 H. HAWKINS Stondon Massey WW1 29 C. MASON Stapleford Abbotts WW1 E.D. HAY Theydon Mount WW2 55 P. MAST Navestock WW1 38 F.G. HAYDEN High Roding WW1 25 H.C. MATTHEWS Moreton WW1 18 E. HEWITT Kelvedon WW1 36 R.E. MATTHEWS Moreton WW1 24 C.J. HOLGATE Navestock WW1 41 B. MAYBANK Ongar WW1 27 H.A. HOLGATE High Laver WW1 20 P.J. MAYES Moreton WW1 28 H. HOLGATE High Laver WW1 E.A. MAYNARD Blackmore WW1 27 G. HOLM High Laver WW2 24 H. MAYNARD Ongar WW1 33 W.F. HORNER Ongar WW1 22 W. MAYNARD Greensted WW1 27 C.F.J. HOUGHTON Fyfield WW2 28 E. MAYNARD Ongar WW1 20 C.E. HOY Fyfield WW2 25 W. MAYNARD Ongar WW1 28 G. HUDSON Bobbingworth WW1 P. McCONNELL High Ongar WW1 28 H. HUMPHREY Bobbingworth WW1 19 A. McCORQUODALE High Ongar WW2 34 M. HUMPHREYS Kelvedon WW1 28 F. MELLOR Bobbingworth WW1 35 R.C. HUNT Margaret Roding WW1 35 R.C.W. MEPSTED Stapleford Tawney WW1 R. HUNT Fyfield WW1 28 T.A. METCALF Stapleford Tawney WW2 34 G.H.. JERVIS Navestock WW1 19 S. METSON Stanford Rivers WW1 H.W. JOHNSON Ongar WW1 37 A.W. MIDDLETON Kelvedon WW1 37 W. JOHNSON Fyfield WW1 F.J. MIDDLETON Kelvedon WW2 83 D.E.W.JONES Moreton WW2 21 Bertie MILLBANK Blackmore WW1 27 E. JONES Stondon Massey WW2 19 W.E. MILLBANK Toot Hill WW1 28 F.W. JONES Navestock WW2 21 E.V. MILLER Stanford Rivers WW1 19 V. JORDAN Kelvedon WW1 25 H.G. MILLER Blackmore WW1 29 L.W. JOYCE Doddinghurst WW2 27 H.M. MILLER Bobbingworth WW1 19 C. JUDD Moreton WW1 27 I.A. MILLER/MILLAR Blackmore WW1 19 W. JUDD Moreton WW1 G.F. MILLS Theydon Mount WW2 19 P.R. KENT High Roding WW1 23 C. MISON Kelvedon WW1 25 G.J.S. KERR Navestock WW2 22 S.J. MOFFAT Stapleford Abbotts WW1 42 E. KERSEY Shelley WW1 C.W. MONK Willingale WW1 E.S. KERSHAW Kelvedon WW2 21 F.J. MONK Doddinghurst WW1 26 L.K. KERSHAW High Ongar WW2 22 S.A. MONK Willingale WW1 20 WAR HERO VILLAGE CONFLICT AGE WAR HERO VILLAGE CONFLICT AGE W.E. MONK Shelley WW1 22 C. PULLEN High Laver WW1 25 F. MONKS Moreton WW1 E.A. RADFORD Willingale WW1 20 G. MOSS Ongar WW2 64 H.F.W. RAINBIRD Norton Manderville WW1 S.G. MULLOCK Kelvedon WW1 34 L.R. RAWLINGS Willingale WW2 28 A.J. NASH Blackmore WW1 34 P.J. REDMAN Lambourne WW2 19 C.W. NASH Moreton WW1 26 R.D. REDSHAW High Ongar WW2 41 E. NETTLETON Ongar WW1 J. REED Lambourne WW1 R. NETTLETON Navestock WW1 27 G.A. REEVE High Roding WW2 20 W.J. NEWELL Navestock WW1 27 J. REEVES Ongar WW1 A. NEWMAN Stanford Rivers WW1 R. REGINAL Lambourne WW2 C.J. NEWMAN Stanford Rivers WW1 G.P.N. REID Stanford Rivers WW1 27 F. NEWMAN Ongar WW1 26 E.J. REILLY Ongar WW1 L. NEWMAN Moreton WW1 21 H.J. RICHARDSON Ongar WW1 35 C.A. NOAKES Moreton WW1 32 H. RIGLIN Blackmore WW1 31 E.H. NOAKES Moreton WW1 32 G.H.. ROAST Lambourne WW1 H.A. NOBLE Ongar WW1 22 J. ROAST Norton Manderville WW1 26 T.S. NORMAN Fyfield WW1 19 A. ROBINSON Norton Manderville WW1 J.E. NORTON Fyfield WW1 32 H. ROBINSON High Laver WW1 C.A. OAKLEY Lambourne WW1 21 L. ROGERS High Roding WW2 62 W.R. OATES Stanford Rivers WW2 21 E.W. ROLPH High Roding WW1 30 S.J. OLIVER Lambourne WW1 19 J.C. ROLPH Ongar WW1 24 E.W.C. OSBORNE WW2 21 G.E.M. ROOT Stapleford Abbotts WW1 24 F.A. OTTLEY Willingale WW1 35 J.H. ROOT Stapleford Abbotts WW1 W. OTTLEY Navestock WW1 P.S. ROOT Willingale WW1 27 W. OVEL Blackmore WW1 31 H.E. ROSE Willingale WW1 31 W. OVEL Navestock WW2 69 H.W. ROSE Ongar WW1 22 C. OWERS Stanford Rivers WW1 W.J. ROSE Ongar WW1 37 H.C. OWERS High Roding WW1 J.I. ROYDS Kelvedon WW1 40 V. PAGE High Ongar WW2 31 W.E. RUDLING Blackmore WW1 38 W. PAGE Bobbingworth WW1 26 J. RUMBLE Stapleford Abbotts WW1 H.A. PALMER Bobbingworth WW1 38 P.M. RUMP Stapleford Abbotts WW2 26 W. PALMER Ongar WW1 39 F.T. RUSCOE Ongar WW1 20 L.J. PARSONS Magdalen Laver WW1 27 J.S. SACH Kelvedon WW1 C. PARTNER Ongar WW1 21 H.G. SALTWELL Fyfield WW1 22 E.P. PARTRIDGE Stanford Rivers WW1 32 R.J. SALTWELL Fyfield WW1 22 A. PATIENT Kelvedon WW1 30 S. SAMMONS Fyfield WW2 39 F. PATIENT Kelvedon WW1 35 A.G. SAULEZ Doddinghurst WW1 35 H. PATMORE Magdalen Laver WW1 41 A.T. SAULEZ Willingale WW1 33 E.G. PATTEN Ongar WW1 23 A.T. SAUNDERS High Ongar WW1 E.A. PAVITT Leaden Roding WW1 20 E.M. SAUNDERS Willingale WW1 35 V. PAYNE Ongar WW1 F. SAUNDERS Shelley WW1 W.W. PEACOCK Little Laver WW1 39 H. SAUNDERS High Ongar WW1 32 H.C. PEARCE Little Laver WW1 W.H. SAUNDERS High Ongar WW1 T.H. PEARCE High Ongar WW1 C.W. SAVILL Stanford Rivers WW1 24 W.T. PEARSON Kelvedon WW1 33 C. SAVILL Ongar WW1 F.L. PENNINGTON Ongar WW1 J. SAVILL High Roding WW1 30 C.J. PENSON Ongar WW1 23 A.W. SAYE High Ongar WW2 36 A. PERRY Little Laver WW1 25 T.E. SCALES Ongar WW1 E.J. PERRY High Roding WW1 28 H.W. SCUDDER Blackmore WW1 20 F. PERRY Fyfield WW1 25 C.E. SEABRIGHT Shelley WW1 G.H.. PERRY Willingale WW1 27 R. SEALEY Shelley WW1 20 H.J. PERRY Theydon Mount WW1 34 A.E. SELBY Navestock WW2 28 L.T. PERRY Theydon Mount WW1 F. SEWELL Fyfield WW1 29 S. PERRY Willingale WW1 19 W.R. SEXTON Stapleford Abbotts WW1 S.E. PERRY WW1 30 A. SEYMOUR Kelvedon WW1 40 J.D. PHILLIBROWN Stanford Rivers WW2 24 S. SHELSHER High Ongar WW1 21 G.H.. PHILLIPS Lambourne WW1 18 C. SHEPHERD Doddinghurst WW1 G.W. PIGOTT Blackmore WW1 18 R.O. SHEPPARD High Ongar WW1 30 R. PINGREE Stapleford Abbotts WW1 20 C. SHIPP Willingale WW2 23 K. PLACE Stapleford Abbotts WW2 25 F.G. SHIPWAY Bobbingworth WW1 20 T.H. PLEASANT Stanford Rivers WW1 47 S.STG. SHOWERS Bobbingworth WW1 20 V.G. PLEDGE Stapleford Abbotts WW2 H.H. SITCH Lambourne WW1 W.C. POMFRETT Stanford Rivers WW1 C. SIZELAND Stapleford Abbotts WW1 26 H.C. PRICE Magdalen Laver WW1 40 H. SKEPELHORN Stapleford Abbotts WW2 22 C. PRYOR Ongar WW1 F.C. SMITH Moreton WW1 19 WAR HERO VILLAGE CONFLICT AGE WAR HERO VILLAGE CONFLICT AGE H.C. SMITH High Roding WW1 18 R.L. TURNIDGE Moreton WW1 H. SMITH Lambourne WW2 64 D.W. TWEEN Moreton WW1 20 H.W. SMITH Kelvedon WW1 37 W. TWEEN High Laver WW1 19 J.T. SMITH Ongar WW1 31 W.P. TWEEN High Laver WW1 29 P.S. SMITH Fyfield WW1 26 E.J. TYLER Shelley WW2 29 T. SMITH Fyfield WW2 22 J.W. TYLER Willingale WW1 19 T.F. SMITH Navestock WW1 J.W.G. TYSER Kelvedon WW2 19 J. SMYTHE Ongar WW2 41 B. UNDERWOOD High Roding WW1 22 S.J. SNOW Ongar WW2 19 F. UNWIN Navestock WW1 31 D.J. SOUTH Ongar WW2 26 A. VICK Moreton WW2 23 G. SPARKS Theydon Mount Afghanistan 19 W.H. VINING Aythorpe Roding WW1 27 P.E. SPEED Lambourne WW1 35 A.J. WADE Stapleford Abbotts WW1 C. SPELLER Blackmore WW1 42 E. WAKELING Abbess Roding WW1 F.T. SPENCER High Laver WW1 J.H. WAKELING High Laver WW1 C.W. SQUIRRELL High Laver WW1 28 J.H. WAKELING High Laver WW1 29 E. STAINES Stanford Rivers WW1 39 J. WAKELING High Laver WW1 20 E. STAINES Lambourne WW1 18 A.S. WALL Ongar WW1 21 F. STAINES Stanford Rivers WW1 19 P. WALTON Doddinghurst WW1 T. STAINES Stanford Rivers WW1 T.W. WARD Theydon Mount WW1 35 V. STAINES Toot Hill WW2 30 H.W. WARNER Lambourne WW1 A.B. STARLING Stanford Rivers WW1 23 W.E. WARNER Theydon Mount WW1 22 A.W. STARLING Stapleford Tawney WW1 20 E. WARREN Kelvedon WW1 30 H.J. STEVENSON Leaden Roding WW1 35 F. WARREN Ongar WW1 26 J. STEVENSON High Roding WW1 25 W.H. WASH Blackmore WW1 24 A.E. STEWART Stapleford Tawney WW1 A.C. WEBB Ongar WW1 19 A.T. STOCKWELL Navestock WW1 36 J. WELLS Ongar WW1 A.F. STODDART Doddinghurst WW1 24 F. WEST Lambourne WW1 26 W.J. STONE Navestock WW1 S.T. WEST Theydon Mount WW1 20 W.H. STUBBINS High Roding WW1 34 W. WEST Stapleford Tawney WW1 19 A.J. SURRIDGE Stapleford Abbotts WW1 36 B. WHAYMAN Lambourne WW1 38 A.P. SURRIDGE Lambourne WW1 27 A.J. WHEAL Blackmore WW1 31 G.E. SURRIDGE Lambourne WW1 J. WHITBREAD High Laver WW2 29 D. SUTTON Blackmore WW1 24 W.C. WHITBREAD Stanford Rivers WW2 24 E. SUTTON Blackmore WW1 31 F.J. WHITE Stanford Rivers WW1 31 E. SUTTON Stapleford Abbotts WW1 23 G.W. WHITE High Ongar WW1 51 A. SWEETING Stapleford Abbotts WW2 38 H.J. WHITE Blackmore WW1 20 D. SWEETING Leaden Roding WW1 22 P.A. WHITE Fyfield WW1 19 M. SWORDER Stapleford Tawney WW1 26 W.A. WHITE Kelvedon WW1 24 N. SWORDER Leaden Roding WW1 W.W. WHITE Fyfield WW1 25 W. TADGELL Stapleford Tawney WW1 19 J. WHITEBREAD Little Laver WW2 29 M.C. TALBOT Moreton WW1 22 R.A. WICKES Theydon Mount WW2 55 F.C. TALBOT Toot Hill WW1 31 A.V. WILKIN Margaret Roding WW1 25 W.J. TARLING Moreton WW1 20 W. WILKIN High Ongar WW1 E.F. TAYLOR Toot Hill WW1 23 A. WILKINS Margaret Roding WW1 18 A.H. THOMAS Stapleford Abbotts WW1 24 C. WILKINSON Fyfield WW1 20 G. THOMAS High Ongar WW2 41 A. WILLERS Beauchamp Roding WW1 J. THOMAS Blackmore WW1 31 W. WILLSHER Blackmore WW1 T. THORNE Lambourne WW1 40 B. WILSON Lambourne WW1 F.H. THOROGOOD Toot Hill WW1 27 J. WILTSHIRE Lambourne WW1 34 C.W. THREADER Stanford Rivers WW1 39 F.C. Kelvedon WW1 30 A. THURLEY Lambourne WW1 A.W. WOOD High Ongar WW1 32 S.W. THURLEY High Roding WW1 19 E.L. WOOD High Roding WW2 22 S.E. THURLEY High Ongar WW2 67 F.C. WOOD Stapleford Tawney WW1 37 W.R. THURLEY Beauchamp Roding WW1 27 H.E. WOOD High Ongar WW1 37 J. TORODE Shelley WW2 24 R.G. WOOD High Ongar WW1 42 F. TOWN Beauchamp Roding WW1 W. WOOD High Ongar WW2 40 L. TUGWELL Theydon Mount WW1 22 W.B. WOODS Theydon Mount WW2 21 F.E. TUNNAGE Shelley WW1 23 R. WOODWARD Kelvedon WW1 A. TURNER Ongar WW1 19 J.K. WOOLLARD Blackmore WW2 21 A.E. TURNER Lambourne WW1 G.W. WRIGHT High Ongar WW1 28 E. TURNER Lambourne WW1 35 H.A. WRIGHT Navestock WW1 E.W. TURNER Stanford Rivers WW1 M.J. WRIGHT Ongar WW1 F. TURNER Lambourne WW1 19 M.I. WRIGHT Bobbingworth WW1 R.G. TURNER High Ongar WW1 21 G.W. WYE Ongar WW1 28 T. TURNER Kelvedon WW1 27 A.W. YOUNG Ongar WW1 Enemy Bombing destroys Church, 12 January 1945 by Katherine Garner, Parish of High Ongar St.James’ Church is the youngest of the major contribution came from the War three churches in the Parish of High Damage Commission, a sizeable sum was Ongar, located within the community of raised by local subscription, thus allowing Marden Ash in St. James’ Avenue. the building work to begin during 1957 In 1879, local residents decided that on the site of the original church. Later Marden Ash needed its own church that year on the 27th July the foundation to provide a place of worship for those stone was laid by Mr Stanley Jones with unable to travel to High Ongar through the Bishop of Barking offi ciating and age or ill health. The public were invited fi nally on Saturday the 21st June 1958 the to subscribe to the building of a new Rehallowing Service was conducted by church. A benefactor, Mr James Trayler of the Bishop of . On the Sunday Southsea in Kent generously gifted the Holy Communion was celebrated and in land to the church. the evening the church was packed for Evensong with a congregation of around On the 29th August 1882 the ceremony 150 people, with many standing in the of laying the foundation stone was aisles. performed by Sir H J Selwin-lbbetson Bart MP, and less than a year later, on ln June of 2008 St. James’ Church Friday 26th January 1883, the Service of celebrated its 50th & 125th Anniversary Dedication of St. James’ Church took and today it is used for monthly Sunday place attended by a large congregation morning services, regular out-reach of local people. and social events. During the week it serves as the Parish Offi ce opening on The church then served the local Monday and Thursday to deal with Parish community for 62 years until January administrative matters. The adjacent 12th 1945, when an enemy V2 rocket fell Hall, built in the early 1960s, is used daily close-by damaging it beyond repair. throughout the year by many different The building was completely destroyed. organisations. Church services did manage to continue using improvised accommodation at the local Drill Hall and later in an adjacent brick building which served the needs of` the congregation for 12 years. The St James’ Harmonium was recovered from the rubble and was played during the Services at the Drill Hall before fi nally being rehoused at All Saints Church , where it is still in regular use and in fi ne tune. The villagers were determined to retain their church in Marden Ash and during the next nine years fought for permission to rebuild St. James and in January 1954, the battle was won and a rebuilding scheme was launched. Over the next three years money was raised. While the Image courtesy of OMHS First Medic Pleased to provide First Aid cover for ONGAR TOWN FESTIVAL

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VE Day 75 marks 75 years since the end of the Second World War 8 May 1945 – VE (Victory in Europe) Day – was one that remained in the memory of all those who witnessed it. It meant an end to nearly six years of a war that had cost the lives of millions; had destroyed homes, families, and cities; and had brought huge suffering and privations to the populations of entire countries. Millions of people rejoiced in the news that Germany had surrendered, relieved that the intense strain of total war was fi nally over. In towns and cities across the world, people marked the victory with street parties, dancing and singing. But it was not the end of the confl ict, nor was it an end to the impact the war had on people. The war against Japan did not end until August 1945, and the political, social and economic repercussions of the Second World War were felt long after Germany and Japan surrendered. Here’s what you need to know about VE Day and how it was marked in Britain and around the world.

GERMANY SIGNED AN Soviet leader Josef Stalin wanted his own UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER ceremony. At Berlin on 8 May, therefore, a further document was signed – this time With Berlin surrounded, Adolf Hitler by German Field Marshal William Keitel. committed suicide on 30 April 1945. His Dönitz’s plan was partially successful and named successor was Grand Admiral millions of German soldiers surrendered Karl Dönitz. During his brief spell as to Allied forces, thereby escaping Soviet Germany’s president, Dönitz negotiated capture. an end to the war with the Allies – whilst seeking to save as many Germans as possible from falling into Soviet hands. A German delegation arrived at the headquarters of British Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery at Lüneburg Heath, east of Hamburg, on 4 May. There, Montgomery accepted the unconditional surrender of German forces in the Netherlands, northwest Germany and Denmark. On 7 May, at his headquarters in Reims, France, Supreme Allied Commander General Eisenhower accepted the unconditional surrender Generaloberst Alfred Jodl (1890 - 1946): of all German forces. The document Jodl signs the instrument of surrender of surrender was signed on behalf of at Rheims. Germany by General Alfred Jodl and came into effect the following day. GERMANY’S SURRENDER how eager they were to fi nally be able to WAS NOT A SURPRISE let loose and enjoy themselves. Colourful bunting and fl ags soon lined the streets of The news of Germany’s surrender was , towns and cities across Britain. On not surprising. It had been anticipated the eve of VE Day, bonfi res were lit, people for some time and people across Britain danced and the pubs were full of revellers. were on standby to start celebrating the end of the war. The announcement that the war had ended in Europe was broadcast to the British people over the radio late in the day on 7 May. The BBC interrupted its scheduled programming with a news fl ash announcing that Victory in Europe Day would be a national holiday, to take place the following day. Newspapers ran the headlines as soon as they could, and special editions were printed to carry the A truck of revellers passing through the long-awaited announcement. The news Strand, , 8 May 1945. that the war was over in Europe soon spread like wildfi re across the world. VE DAY WAS A NATIONAL HOLIDAY A national holiday was declared in Britain for 8 May 1945. In the morning, Churchill had gained assurances from the Ministry of Food that there were enough beer supplies in the capital and the Board of Trade announced that people could purchase red, white and blue bunting without using ration coupons. There were even commemorative items hastily produced in time for the celebrations, including ‘VE Day’ mugs. Some restaurants had special ‘victory’ menus, too. Eager soldiers pulling copies of “Stars Various events were organised to and Stripes” from the press of the London mark the occasion, including parades, Times at 9 pm on 7 May 1945, when an thanksgiving services and street parties. extra edition was put out to announce Communities came together to share the the news of Germany’s surrender. The moment. London’s St Paul’s Cathedral headline reads “Germany Quits”. held ten consecutive services giving SOME PEOPLE thanks for peace, each one attended by Rob, Karen, James and all the st aff look forward CELEBRATED EARLY thousands of people. Due to the time difference, VE Day in New Zealand was to welcoming you back to the pub soon! Many people in Britain didn’t wait for offi cially held on 9 May. The country’s the offi cial day of celebration and began leadership wanted to delay the national The Street, High Ongar, CM5 9NH the festivities as soon as they heard the holiday until peace in Europe had been news on 7 May. After years of wartime announced by Winston Churchill. New t. 01277 366 656 restrictions and dangers – from food Zealanders therefore had to go to work www.theforrestersarms.co.uk and clothes rationing to blackouts and on 8 May and wait until the following day bombing raids – it was understandable to celebrate. In the Soviet Union, too, VE Find us on Facebook & Instagram We are a dog friendly pub. Children are welcome. The Forresters Arms The Forresters Arms Stay home Stay Safe!

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Women and children at a VE-Day street party in Stanhope Street, London NW1. CHURCHILL ADDRESSED Churchill waves to crowds in Whitehall on the day he broadcast to the nation THE NATION that the war with Germany had been Winston Churchill was the man of the won, 8 May 1945. hour on VE Day. Britain’s Prime Minister had been a major driving force behind the THE ROYAL FAMILY TOOK PART Allies’ victory over Nazi Germany and, now IN THE CELEBRATIONS that peace had come, the British people The British Royal Family also played were keen to celebrate it with him. a central role in London’s victory At 3pm on VE Day, Churchill made celebrations. Huge numbers of people a national radio broadcast. In it, he surged down The Mall to Buckingham announced the welcome news that Palace, where King George VI, Queen the war had ended in Europe – but Elizabeth and their daughters, Princess he included a note of caution, saying: Elizabeth and Princess Margaret, soon ‘We may allow ourselves a brief period appeared on the balcony to wave to the of rejoicing; but let us not forget for cheering crowds. a moment the toil and efforts that lie In total, the King and Queen made eight ahead.’ He knew that the war was not appearances on the balcony, and at one over: Japan still had to be defeated. Later point were joined by Winston Churchill. on, Churchill appeared on the balcony of While the King and Queen were waving the Ministry of Health building in central to the crowds for the last time that London and gave an impromptu speech. evening, their daughters were secretly Huge, cheering crowds gathered below mingling with the jubilant crowds below and he declared, ‘This is your victory.’ them. The future monarch, Princess The crowd shouted back, ‘No – it’s yours!’ Elizabeth, and her sister Margaret had Despite Churchill’s crucial wartime role, been allowed to leave the palace and the British public did not vote him back take part – anonymously – in the party- into power in the July 1945 General like atmosphere. Princess Elizabeth later Election. Instead, Clement Attlee’s recalled, ‘We stood outside and shouted, Labour government had control of the “We want the King”… I think it was one of country in the immediate post-war years. the most memorable nights of my life.’ For Churchill, nothing would match his period as wartime prime minister – he King George VI, like Churchill, also gave a later wrote that everything afterwards radio address. In it, he praised his subjects’ was ‘all anti-climax’. endurance and called for a lasting peace. He also paid tribute to those who could that people could toast the end of the not join in the celebrations, saying: war with a drink (or two), and dance halls ‘Let us remember those who will not stayed open until midnight. come back…let us remember the men VICTORY IN EUROPE WAS MARKED AROUND THE WORLD The news that the war was over in Europe quickly spread around the world, and people of the British Empire and the Allied countries wanted to celebrate the defeat of Nazi Germany. In the United States of America, the victory was tempered with the recent death of President Roosevelt, who had led his country through the war years. His successor, Harry S. Truman, dedicated the day to Roosevelt and ordered that fl ags be kept at half-mast – as part of the 30-day in all the services, and the women in all mourning period. Despite this, there were the services, who have laid down their still scenes of great rejoicing in America: lives. We have come to the end of our in New York, 15,000 police were mobilised tribulation and they are not with us at the to control the huge crowds that had moment of our rejoicing.’ massed in Times Square. HM King George VI and Queen Elizabeth In Australia, the celebrations were also with Princess Elizabeth and Princess tinged with a sombre mood. The war in Margaret joined by the Prime Minister, the Far East and Pacifi c was still being Winston Churchill on the balcony of fought, and many Australians were Buckingham Palace, London on VE Day. serving overseas. But there were scenes of rejoicing in many cities, and services THERE WAS DANCING IN THE were held in churches around the STREETS AND PUBS STAYED country to give thanks for the war ending OPEN LATE in Europe. The VE Day celebrations continued well In Paris, huge numbers of people fl ocked into the night. The largest crowds in to the centre of the city to celebrate. An Britain were in the capital, but people eyewitness recalled: ‘On the Champs all around the country took part in the Elysees they were singing ‘It’s a Long Way parties, singing and dancing. Many to Tipperary,’…in the Place de la Concorde bonfi res and fi reworks were lit to mark to the Arc de Triomphe in the Place de the occasion. l’Etoile, there was hardly any place to breathe and no place at all to move.’ An estimated 50,000 people were crowded around Piccadilly Circus by The charged atmosphere and large midnight. The joy of the day broke down crowds could lead to unrest. In Halifax, normal social conventions, and people Canada, riots broke out among the large spoke to and embraced those whom concentration of military personnel they had never met before. Music was stationed there. Thousands of soldiers, provided by gramophones, accordions sailors and civilians looted liquor stores and barrel organs, and revellers sang – which had been closed for the VE Day and danced to the popular tunes of the holiday – and the resulting riots and day. Licensing hours were extended so vandalism resulted in several deaths. IT WAS A DAY OF MIXED IT WAS NOT THE END EMOTIONS OF THE WAR Not everyone celebrated VE Day. For those who had lost loved ones in the confl ict, it was a time to refl ect. Amidst the street parties and rejoicing, many people mourned the death of a friend or relative, or worried about those who were still serving overseas. For many of the widows the war had produced, the noise and jubilation as people celebrated VE Day was too much to bear and not something they could take part in. There was also an air of anti-climax. The hardships of the war years had taken their toll on many people and left them with little energy for rejoicing. In Britain, the strain of air raids, the strictures of wartime life and the impact of rationing For members of the Allied forces who all left their mark on a weary population were still serving overseas on VE Day, knew there were more diffi culties occasion was bittersweet. Although it yet to endure. meant victory in one theatre, the war was not yet over in the Far East and Pacifi c. The battle conditions there had been some of the toughest of the war. In May 1945, thousands of Allied servicemen were still fi ghting in the Far East and thousands more were held as prisoners of war in terrible conditions. The fi nal months of the war in the Pacifi c saw heavy casualties on both sides, but ultimately ended in victory for the Allies. Japan’s leaders agreed to surrender on 14 August and the act of surrender was signed on 2 September. For people in Britain, the end of the fi ghting didn’t mean an end to the impact of the war on A mounted London policeman pushes their lives. Although many things slowly his way through the crowds of people began to return to normal, it took time gathered in Whitehall, London, to to rebuild the country and shortages hear Churchill’s Victory speech and to were still felt: clothes rationing lasted celebrate Victory in Europe Day. The until 1949 and food rationing remained policeman is trying to clear a path in place until 1954. Peace brought its own through the crowds to allow traffi c to get problems. The huge economic cost of through. The crowd is a mix of service the war resulted in post-war austerity in personnel, including Grenadier Guards a practically bankrupt Britain and the far- and members of the Home Guard, and reaching political effects of the confl ict civilians, including children. A soldier can ranged from the fall of the British Empire be seen at the top of a bus stop in the to the onset of the Cold War. background of the photograph. Royal Air Force Chipping Ongar

Royal Air Force Chipping Ongar or more Royal Air Force use simply RAF Chipping Ongar is a former With the departure of the Americans, the Royal Air Force station located 2 miles (3.2 airfi eld was never used again for military km) northeast of Chipping Ongar; about fl ying. It was closed on 28 February 1959. 20 miles (32 km) northeast of London. Current use Opened in 1943, it was used by both the Royal Air Force (RAF) and United States With the end of military control, Army Air Forces (USAAF). During the war Chipping Ongar airfi eld was reverted to it was used primarily as a bomber airfi eld. agricultural use. After the war it was closed in 1959 after One of the large T-2 Hangars was many years of being a reserve airfi eld. dismantled and re-erected at North Today the remains of the airfi eld are Weald airfi eld. It is believed to be the one located on private property being used nearest the , and now used as agricultural fi elds. as a freight forwarding warehouse. HISTORY A section of the perimeter track and some loop dispersal hardstands are United States Army Air Forces use still intact, connected to a small private The airfi eld was opened in the early landing strip converted from a straight spring of 1943 and was used by the section of the wartime perimeter, United States Army Air Forces Eighth and aligned 04/22, and one small section Ninth Air Forces. of a secondary full-width runway (09/27) on the southeast side . On the Chipping Ongar was known as USAAF northeastern side, the Operations block, Station AAF-162 for security reasons by Norden Bombsight Store, and the base the USAAF during the war, and by which of the pilots’ briefi ng room are grouped it was referred to instead of location. It’s together, and are in quite good condition USAAF Station Code was “JC”. 51°43′53″N 000°18′09″E. REFER A FRIEND & BOTH RECEIVE 25%OFF CUT & FINISH

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The Second World War was the beginning of change in Ongar. Chipping Ongar was a small rural town, quite self-contained, having all the necessary shops and a bank along with a railway station which was the end of the line. The town expanded after the war with housing estates being built eg Mayfl ower Way and Longfi elds.

Shows Sawkin newsagent 1933-1959 approx Evacuees arrived from East London with the RAF at North Weald and the to escape the bombing of the docks. American 387th Squadron at “Station The evacuation offi ce was at 96 High 162” (RAF Chipping Ongar - Willingale). Street (now Ongar Foot Clinic). There There were servicemen and women was a shift system at the newly opened billeted at , Bowes House and (1936) Ongar Secondary school with The White House. The Congregational the local children having lessons in the church became a rest and recreations morning followed by the evacuees in the centre with a canteen run by local ladies. afternoon. Many lessons taking place In Budworth Hall’s ballroom there was in poorly lit air raid shelters. The pupils the British restaurant and in its concert had gas masks and regular air raid drills, room the WRVS ran the services canteen. with punishment being dealt out if the Ongar, like other towns and villages, headmaster felt these weren’t being adopted a ship during the “Warship taken seriously. Week” National Savings Campaign of An entry from the Junior School’s logbook notes 1941-1942. Ongar chose the “Kingston it was closed whilst staff helped with feeding and billeting refugees from the bombed areas of the Beryl”, which was taken up for war East End. Houses were found for most and after 4 service in 1939 becoming an anti- days the children were allowed back in but only after submarine trawler for the Western the school had been cleaned and disinfected by the Approaches Command in 1941. Sanitary Inspectors! During War Weapons Week in April The skies above were very busy as Ongar 1942, the children at the Junior School found itself between two major airfi elds, collected £82.12s.4d. in National Savings. It is also recorded that £255 was collected at the Senior School as a result of a concert put on by the staff and children. There was some bombing, mainly directed at North Weald airfi eld but only one direct hit, on 12 January 1945 when St James’ church was destroyed, and adjoining houses damaged. Luckily no one was killed. Butterfl y bombs were reported as being dropped in 1943. Shows Star Supply grocer 1939-1959 approx On 7 May 1945 the BBC announced schools would be closed for 3 days because of VE Day. On 8 May the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill broadcast at 3pm telling of the complete unconditional surrender of all the German forces to the allies, and the King broadcast on the radio at 9pm. Victory street parties took place and houses in the High Street were decorated in red, white and blue. For much more information and to discover the accounts of those living here during the war, please visit Ongar Millennium History Society’s exhibitions at and United Reformed Church.

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