Reepham Benefice
Reepham Benefice is launching an international appeal to all those who have the key to the details, the human stories and the memories, behind the hundreds of names recorded on war memorials throughout the 5 churches of the Reepham Benefice.
WWI Memorial in St Michael’s Church
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Time is passing on ever rapidly and before long it may well be the case that generations to come will not know anything of the men who gave their lives, paying the ultimate sacrifice in two World Wars, so that we may have our today. This is why we are launching our appeal - to rediscover the people behind the names on our war memorials.
This project was begun in the summer of 2008 and has already been successful in rediscovering the lives of three of the men remembered on the memorial in St Michael's Chancel, the Barber brothers who were born and lived in Reepham before joining up for the war effort in 1915. Thanks to Sally Barber, the grand-daughter of L/Cpl Leonard Henry Barber, we are now able to begin building a lasting record of photographs and memories on this website.
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Before joining the war Leonard was a coachman, marrying Phyllis Allen in 1915. While Leonard’s body was never recovered, we have pieced together, through research and discussions with the family, the possible events that led up to his death. Explore for yourself the story of one man’s sacrifice and see the documents that tell a story of their own. more>
Lieutenant Lynton White was born in Salle on May 5th 1886. The son of Sir Woolmer Rudolph Donati White (High Sherif of Norfolk) of Salle Park Estate. Lynton joined the army in 1905. He died in the first 2 weeks of WWI, at the Battle of Nery on Sept 4th 1914. more>
