CWGC :: Certificate 96035 Chaplain 4th Class The Rev. GEOFFREY GERVASE HOBSON MATTHEWS MiD. Royal Army Chaplains' Department Note: Name incorrectly spelt on Headstone
765243 Gunner George Frederick Hatcher attd. H.Q. 1st Div. Royal Artillery CWGC :: Certificate 27th May 1940 at Westoutre: On his return, BM found 2 Fd Regt halted and closed up in WESTOUTRE H.45. Before he could get them on the move they were bombed. Gnr Hatcher was wounded and evacuated. 5250168 Gunner Frank Henry Phipps, 98 (The Surrey and Sussex Yeomanry) Field Regt., Royal Artillery CWGC :: Certificate 805454 Gunner Edwin Race, Royal Artillery CWGC :: Certificate
From the same diary: On 5th April 1940 Capt. (Rev) Hobson-Matthews RAChD was attached to 1st Bn. KSLI.
BBC Radio 4 - Sunday, 80th Anniversary of Dunkirk; Forgiveness and Will Hajj Happen? Radio 4 - 7.10am Sunday 24th May 2020 - audio - 44mins - @ about 12.5mins in... 80th Anniversary of Dunkirk; Forgiveness and Will Hajj Happen? Sunday Dom Gervase Hobson-Matthews was a monk who trained and taught at the Benedictine run Downside Abbey. During WW2 he served as a chaplain to the 1st Artillery Division. He kept a diary that chronicled his experience helping troops to withdraw from the beaches of Dunkirk where he was killed in June 1940. Days before his death, he rejected an opportunity to return home. To mark the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Dunkirk the Abbey’s Director of Heritage Dr Simon Johnson tells us about Dom Gervase’s courage and martyrdom through archive and extracts from Dom Gervase’s diary. The screenwriter and novelist Frank Cottrell-Boyce has written a new book for a bible study series called “How the Bible Can Help Us Understand Forgiveness”. He discusses the subject with Marina Cantacuzino, founder of the Forgiveness Project, which collates powerful stories of forgiveness from around the world. The Saudi authorities have yet to officially cancel this year’s Hajj. Whilst the Muslim world has been celebrating Ramadan, they have not had to make this difficult decision but after Eid everyone will be asking if the Great Mosque in Mecca can re-open at the end of July for the most important pilgrimage in Islam. Emily discusses the problem with Dr Carool Kersten, Reader in the Study of Islam & the Muslim World at King’s College London. Producers Carmel Lonergan Catherine Earlam Editor Christine Morgan
