ll who hold the Burma Star for services in the 2nd World War are now in their 80’s
so the timehas come to lay up the Standard.As the congregation of Burma veterans, their families and supporters sang O God, Our help in ages past, the Standard was solemnly paraded up the centre aisle, there to be received by the
Revd Peter Tremelling.

A Burma Star member then said:
“Reverend Sir, I ask you to receivethis Standard for safe keeping in the House
of God until such time as it shall pass to dust like those whose courage and devotion are enshrined in its history.”

In his address, the Rector quoted from the opening hymn:Time; like and ever-flowing
stream bears all its sons away,than fly
forgotten... and hoped that some of the
personal stories from theBurma Campaign
would not beforgotten, but rather recorded
for future generations. Stories like that of
Ronnie Roberts, who waswounded and taken to the relative safety of the hill
country where a Cornish couple aided
his recovery by making him a Pasty.
Ronnie was always proud that he’d had a Cornish Pasty in Burma!

The Standard will henceforth hang from the
South wall of the Parish Church.

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