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We visited the Church and village on Anzac Day 2019. The CWGC staff were present at the Church, continuing their maintenance -and a great job they do too.
In 1918 and 1919 some of the Australian soldiers and nurses (who had survived the war ) died of the flu pandemic and are buried at Sutton Veny. And now, in 2021, we too, know about pandemic.
It was sobering to read about a Deloraine (Tasmania ) boy who lies there in Sutton Veny.
Herbert Bakes of Deloraine, joined the army in 1918, knowing full well the death tolls. There must be a story there. He was sent for training to fight on on the Western Front, arrived in England but died due to the flu’ and now lies in a green yard that looks a lot like the church yards of his original home town on the other side of the world.
What a wonderful job the people of Sutton Veny do in keeping this place in a great condition and especially with the history so beautifully kept.
written Remembrance day 2021.
In 1918 and 1919 some of the Australian soldiers and nurses (who had survived the war ) died of the flu pandemic and are buried at Sutton Veny. And now, in 2021, we too, know about pandemic.
It was sobering to read about a Deloraine (Tasmania ) boy who lies there in Sutton Veny.
Herbert Bakes of Deloraine, joined the army in 1918, knowing full well the death tolls. There must be a story there. He was sent for training to fight on on the Western Front, arrived in England but died due to the flu’ and now lies in a green yard that looks a lot like the church yards of his original home town on the other side of the world.
What a wonderful job the people of Sutton Veny do in keeping this place in a great condition and especially with the history so beautifully kept.
written Remembrance day 2021.