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GB ARCHON 2913 PA51-06-02-1 · Item · 26 September 1952
Part of Our Lady and St Thomas of Canterbury Parish, Wymondham

Sub-heads: "Former captive priests officiate", "18th Division", "From Sumatra"; 2 columns: #1 280mm, #2 90mm.
Provides the background to the priests and the decision t build the church. A memorial to Far East PoWs (FEPOWs); 25,000 names recorded in the memorial book. Fr Cowin raised funds for the church. Designed by Donovan Purcell. Reredos designed and painted by Mr John Hensher. Side chapel fabricated for materials from the old church, which was itself a converted stable. Names those leading the ceremony and sketches out some individuals' own backgrounds.

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