Post by Les on Jun 29, 2007 16:53:59 GMT
For some time it was noticed that the stone lying over the grave of Major General Edward Bell VC, CB, in St Mary's Churchyard, Kempsey, Worcestershire, had been deteriorating badly. Therefore, a project to rectify this problem was raised. It is thanks to the efforts of the Midlands Freemasons that Edward Bell's grave has now been completely restored.
At noon on Tuesday, 26th June 2007, a ceremony was held to re-consecrate the ground in which Edward Bell is buried. The service was taken by the Rev John Guy, Masonic chaplain for Malvern, and in attendance were representatives of the sucessor regiment of the 23rd, the Royal Welch Fusiliers. The great granddaughter of Edward Bell VC also attended the ceremony, where it was revealed that Bell's brother Montague died in the Crimea, succumbing to cholera that swept the battlefields.
above courtesy of www.victoriacross.org.uk
At noon on Tuesday, 26th June 2007, a ceremony was held to re-consecrate the ground in which Edward Bell is buried. The service was taken by the Rev John Guy, Masonic chaplain for Malvern, and in attendance were representatives of the sucessor regiment of the 23rd, the Royal Welch Fusiliers. The great granddaughter of Edward Bell VC also attended the ceremony, where it was revealed that Bell's brother Montague died in the Crimea, succumbing to cholera that swept the battlefields.
above courtesy of www.victoriacross.org.uk