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In this month's delayed episode, Col Andy Taylor and Rev Paul Roberts take a walk out to Hoarwithy, between Hereford and Ross-on-Wye on the banks of the river Wye. The impressive Byzantine / Romanesque / Tuscan beauty of St Catherine's Church catches their eye and they explore then local men commemorated on the War Memorial there.
The great great uncle of regular listener Steve Parkes was one on those commemorated here. George Edwards of the Herefordshire Regiment is buried in St Catherine's Churchyard and in 2018 a service was held to rededicate his repaired headstone. George was wounded at Gallipoli and in Palestine and died of wounds in Bristol. Other men Andy and Paul look into include 61 year old Royal Naval Reserve officer Ernest Baker, who died in September 1945.
The next port of call is the New Harp Inn below the church in the centre of the village. In 1908 the newly formed Herefordshire Regiment of the Territorial Force camped behind the pub as part of a recruiting drive. The men repaired to the New Harp and managed to drink the pub dry. A contemporary newspaper account reports that a fracas ensued and several windows were broken, which had to be paid for by the Regiment.
Despite their best efforts Paul and Andy weren't able to repeat this feat!
For more information about the Operation Blackout - last mission of WW2 - at Hereford Town Hall on 17th May 2025 at 6.30pm, click here:
https://herefordshirelightinfantrymuseum.com/events/op-blackout-presentation/
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Theme Tune - The Lincolnshire Poacher, performed by the outstanding Haverhill Silver Band.
This podcast generously supported by the Army Museums Ogilby Trust.
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In this month's delayed episode, Col Andy Taylor and Rev Paul Roberts take a walk out to Hoarwithy, between Hereford and Ross-on-Wye on the banks of the river Wye. The impressive Byzantine / Romanesque / Tuscan beauty of St Catherine's Church catches their eye and they explore then local men commemorated on the War Memorial there.
The great great uncle of regular listener Steve Parkes was one on those commemorated here. George Edwards of the Herefordshire Regiment is buried in St Catherine's Churchyard and in 2018 a service was held to rededicate his repaired headstone. George was wounded at Gallipoli and in Palestine and died of wounds in Bristol. Other men Andy and Paul look into include 61 year old Royal Naval Reserve officer Ernest Baker, who died in September 1945.
The next port of call is the New Harp Inn below the church in the centre of the village. In 1908 the newly formed Herefordshire Regiment of the Territorial Force camped behind the pub as part of a recruiting drive. The men repaired to the New Harp and managed to drink the pub dry. A contemporary newspaper account reports that a fracas ensued and several windows were broken, which had to be paid for by the Regiment.
Despite their best efforts Paul and Andy weren't able to repeat this feat!
For more information about the Operation Blackout - last mission of WW2 - at Hereford Town Hall on 17th May 2025 at 6.30pm, click here:
https://herefordshirelightinfantrymuseum.com/events/op-blackout-presentation/
Support the show
If you like what you hear, don't forget to like and subscribe to help us reach a wider audience.
Visit our website - Herefordshire Light Infantry Museum; follow us on Facebook Herefordshire Regimental Museum | Facebook or visit our Youtube channel Herefordshire Regimental Museum - YouTube.
Support the Museum? Become a Patreon supporter or a Become a Friend
Theme Tune - The Lincolnshire Poacher, performed by the outstanding Haverhill Silver Band.
This podcast generously supported by the Army Museums Ogilby Trust.