It was with great sadness that the village learned of
the death of Mr E.L. Vaughan on 8th February 1940. He had been a great benefactor with his gift of
the land on which stands the Village Hall. Over the years he had given his
support to many village activities. Highly prized by the recipients were the
illustrated copy of the New Testament he presented to each confirmation
candidate after the ceremony. To his memory a plaque, erected by the Village
Hall Committee, was unveiled on March 2nd. 1942. The unveiling by Mr Hope-Jones
attracted a large gathering to whom Mrs Vaughan expressed her thanks for their
words of appreciation of her husband.
The plaque and photograph to Mr Vaughan is located in
the village hall.
February 25th.
To maximize the use of daylight hours, clocks were
advanced one hour of GMT for the duration of the war and two hours ahead during
the summer months. This re-adjustment of daylight hours allowed farmers to
harvest late into the evening, whilst during winter months school children returned
home from school in daylight.
This is an extract from Round and About Eton Wick: 1939 - 1945. The book was researched, written and published in 2001 by John Denham.
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