Burwash, Burwash Common and Burwash Weald
Royal British Legion - Burwash Branch - established 1921
Officers for the year 1st October 2011 to 31st September 2012
President: Mr E F M Le-Besque TD
Chairman: Sir Frank Sanderson Bt OBE
Service Secretary: Mr E F M Le-Besque TD
Standard Bearer: Mr G G Lucas
Hon. Treasurer: Lady Sanderson
Hon. Secretary: Dr. B Burnett D.Phil
Dumbledore
Heathfield Road
Burwash Weald
Etchingham
TN19 7LA
Tel: 01435 882289Meetings this year, Monday: March 14th June 20th AGM November 28th
Biennial Pilgrimage
The Pilgrimage to Burwash village war graves in France that was arranged for May 24th has now been rearranged for Tuesday 27th September.
See attached pdf below - apart from the change of date all other details remain unchanged. We need at least 42 travellers. Depart from the Bear car park at 0600, return around 2200. Travel by Hams coach (more leg room) and Eurotunnel.
Price £82 per person to cover all travel, breakfast, a three course lunch and wine. A short Service of Remembrance will be held at a ‘Burwash’ cemetery conducted by the Rev. Stephen France.
If you are interested please contact Frank Sanderson on 01435 882345, sanderson@grandturzel.com also please pass this information on to others.
Cheques payable to Frank Sanderson, Grandturzel Farm, Burwash TN19 7DE
Any profit to Shirley Viney for parcels to our Service men and women in Afghanistan.
General
The Burwash Branch of the Royal British Legion has around 60 members and concentrates on the annual Poppy collection, the Remembrance Sunday service in the Parish Church and supporting the Legion in their works to assist Ex-Servicemen, especially in this time of war.
Although very interested in the High Street memorial, this is owned by the Parish Council. The lantern in the top of the memorial is lit on the anniversary of the death of each Burwash (including Burwash Common and Burwash Weald) man or woman listed on the Commonwealth War Graves Commission register.
Quarterly meetings and an AGM in early October are held, usually in the Rose and Crown pub and notices of these meetings should be on the Legion notice board outside Jarvis the butchers in the High Street, if it has not been vandalised.
The Burwash Roll of Honour was prepared for the Parish Council by a member of the Branch and contains the names of 135 Burwash dead from the Great War and 29 dead from the Second World War plus 2 officially listed Civilian War Dead. For a village of no more than 3,000 inhabitants, this was a truly terrible loss. 500 Burwash men enlisted in the Great War and 37% died.
All are welcome to become members of the Branch, the only requirement is that you support the aims of the Legion in their vital work in assisting Ex-Service men and women and their families and furthering Remembrance of those who served in the past.
Local records of service
War Memorial Lantern Dates of Death
Other useful links
There are many other useful websites you can visit:
The Sussex County Branch Royal British Legion click here
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission click here
The Armed Forces Memorial click here
The Thiepval Visitor Centre click here
Great War Cemeteries in France and Belgium click here