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Saturday 8 November 1941 – Francis Wheeler and Doris Haynes rescue man from burning plane

RESCUED CREWS OF BURNING ‘PLANES

The bravery of a Badsey, near Evesham, market gardener and his 26 years old daughter in rescuing an airman from a blazing ‘plane, which crashed in adjoining ground, has been officially recognised by the King.

His Majesty has been pleased to give orders for the publication in The London Gazette of the names of Francis Robert Wheeler of 33 Synehurst, Badsey, and his daughter, Mrs Doris May Haynes of 17 Council Houses, Cow Honeybourne, as having received an expression of commendation for their brave conduct.

SUTTON, George Joseph (1882-1964) – and family of Wickhamford

George Sutton was born on 29th December 1882 in Bengeworth, Evesham, the son of David Sutton, a market gardener, and his wife Louisa. In 1906, George married an Evesham girl, Annie Marie Cook, at St Peters Church, Bengeworth and sometime between his marriage and the 1911 census George moved to what is now 95 Pitchers Hill.  This detached house that was part of the Wickhamford Estate, owned by the Trustees of J.P.L Lord, and is now occupied by the Cats Protection League. 

JOSEPH, Max (1910-1982) and SAMUEL, Harold (1912-1987) – WWII occupants of The Ridge, Knowle Hill

The Ridge, a house on Knowle Hill, is located within Wickhamford parish, but its access in on the Badsey to Evesham road, which is outside of the parish boundary.  The 1939 Electoral Roll gives the occupants as John and Lilian Little, but by the time that the 1939 Register was drawn up, at the outbreak of the Second World War, they had moved to Watford.

TAYLOR, Robert (1849-1928) and family – of Elm Farm and Rosebank, a photographic archive

Robert Taylor (b. 1849) and his wife, Sarah Kate (née Wood), lived at The Elms, Manor Road, Wickhamford, at the time of the 1891 census.  This property is now called ‘Elm Farm’.  By 1901, they had moved to Whitechapel Farm in the parish of Childswickham, but only about 100 yds outside of the Wickhamford boundary, on the Broadway Road, just past the turn to Murcot.  In 1911, they were back within Wickhamford parish at a cottage now called ‘Rosebank’, on Pitchers Hill.

Monday 18 October 1976 – Philip Hall killed in a car crash on Badsey Road

Firemen called as two die in head-on crash near Evesham

Firemen had to be called to free four people from the wreckage of two cars in which two men died on the outskirts of Evesham yesterday.

The cars crashed head-on half a mile outside Evesham on the main road to Badsey.  The dead men were later named as Peter John Cornish, aged 27, an unmarried builder’s labourer of Littleworth Street, Evesham, and Philip Hall, 26-year-old father of a girl of Bretforton Road, Badsey.

July 1971 – Village History

A most interesting exhibition was held in May at the Meeting House, Badsey, depicting past and present life in Badsey and Aldington.  The exhibits consisted of old documents and village maps; an excellent display of Victorian dresses and nursery items; photographs of some village personalities, local views, old farm and garden implements, together with many other items of interest.  The exhibition was open for two days and was organised by the St John Ambulance Brigade; it realised £12 for the Brigade’s Badsey Division.

March 1917 – Deaths of William Cox, Wilfred Edgar Cox and Frank Cox

Our record last month of the burial of father and son at the same time was probably unique in the annals of Wickhamford.  If so, such melancholy distinction is soon forfeited as we have a similar event to chronicle this month.  Mrs Cox, whose present bereavement is accentuated by the fact that she lost a son (one of the six she has given to the army) at Salonika only seven months ago, has been the recipient of many messages and acts of sympathy for which she desires to express her gratitude.  There would seem to be little doubt that Mr Cox met his death by being knocked down

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