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You can change your cookie settings at any time Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports the grave of Corporal (Cpl) Frederick Herbert Skinner of 11th Battalion The rededication service took place at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s (CWGC) Nieppe-Bois (Rue-du-Bois) British Cemetery and was attended by his family having travelled from Bermuda The service was organised by the MOD’s Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre (JCCC) and was supported by serving soldiers of The Yorkshire Regiment and The Royal Welsh originally from Ipswich and travelled from his home in Bermuda to attend the rededication service “We would like to say a huge thank you to the CWGC and all of those who helped to identify Frederick’s final resting place to all those who arranged and participated in the rededication to make this such a special day so it was an incredible experience when we discovered that he had been found It was an immense privilege to join with others to pay respect give thanks for his sacrifice and witness the farewell he so richly deserved His grave can now be visited by members of our family to ensure he is never forgotten.” The final resting place of Cpl Skinner came to light after a researcher submitted evidence to CWGC suggesting that the man buried in the grave was likely to be him it was confirmed by MOD JCCC following completion of their adjudication process that this was indeed his final resting place The service was conducted by the Reverend Ben Norton CF Chaplain to 4th Battalion The Yorkshire Regiment as we lay him to rest and commend him to God continue his story by embracing these truths for ourselves and making sure that we continue his story in building a better world for the generations to come.” Cpl Skinner was killed on 25 June 1918 aged 26 whilst in positions around Nieppe Bois He was buried in Nieppe Bois (Rue-du-Bois) British Cemetery but the marker over his grave was damaged and the identity of the soldier in the grave could not be determined Cpl Skinner was commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial “The Commission is honoured to be able to support the rededication of Corporal Frederick Herbert Skinner’s grave in Nieppe-Bois (Rue-Du-Bois) British Cemetery now marked with a headstone bearing his name His family chose to reflect the sacrifice of this young man for his nation with the patriotic music of ‘Land of Hope and Glory’ This ceremony is an opportunity for us to renew our commitment to care for his grave and those of his comrades Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details Sign up for our daily Newsletter and stay up to date with all the latest news You are receiving this pop-up because this is the first time you are visiting our site You are using software which is blocking our advertisements (adblocker) we are relying on revenues from our banners So please disable your adblocker and reload the page to continue using this site.Thanks a leader on the international lighting market for the Food&Fashion Retail sector For the lighting of the stores in Wattrelos Imoon has created sales areas where lighting plays a strategic role A result obtained thanks to the qualified advice of the internal team of lighting designers who took care of each phase of the project and created personalized solutions thanks to the Makris brand explains that “the collaboration with one of the most important national supermarket chains proves once again that our well-established competence in lighting has made the difference in the choice of a partner by the E.Leclerc stores our advice is presented in the form of a proposal that integrates the selection of the best adapted products (whatever the requirements and constraints) as well as a complete range of services from the conception of the project to the final adjustment of the installation.” the synergy between Imoon’s technological solutions and the personalized design solutions of the Makris brand accompanies Interstore | Schweitzer for the design of the E.Leclerc store of 6,500 m² The main theme for the lighting of the store is a combination of light beams to highlight the items on the shelves and in the fresh produce aisles Imoon has found a solution to the building’s characteristics by installing the HB suspension thanks to its luminous flux that can reach 27,000 lumen The chosen reflectors offer an additional guarantee for optimal visual comfort and also ensure substantial energy saving E.Leclerc in CarvinThe E.Leclerc store in Carvin is the result of an integrated and coordinated design For the makeover of the existing space and the expansion of the facilities the Imoon team took care of the lighting design of the entire store storage area and outside parking lot to the drive store a Venere Pro P projector with various special LED lights designed to meet the specific requirements of the retail sector Bailleul and NieppeA solution for each specific need: in the two stores of Bailleul and Nieppe Imoon was able to interpret the manager’s requests with customized solutions states that “E.Leclerc asked for the creation of a new design where lighting could create a welcoming atmosphere while respecting the identity of the brand for maximal visual comfort and energy saving which we met by opting for a specific lighting for each type of space while preserving some elements of continuity.” For more information:Imoon srlPhone: +39/02/89515533-215www.imoon.it  FreshPublishers © 2005-2025 FreshPlaza.com WelCom April 2017 Feature Sharron Cole On 8 June this year commemorative services will be held in Messines to mark the centenary of the death of army chaplain and Petone Parish Priest He was killed while burying the dead during the Battle of Messines in World War I Planning for the services began three years ago when representatives of the New Zealand Pilgrimage Trust in Belgium started the development of an app for the Messines battlefield They contacted Sacred Heart in Petone to find out more about Fr McMenamin and learned despite the almost 100 years since his death Fr McMenamin is remembered in a number of ways in Petone His photo stands in front of the altar at Anzac Day services; his engraved chalice given to him by parishioners when he went overseas and returned to the parish after his death is used every Sunday; and the stained-glass window dedicated to his memory is situated behind the altar James McMenamin was born in Whanganui in 1874 but his family later moved to the Hutt He and his brother William had a tailor’s shop on High St and James played cricket for the Waiwhetu Cricket Club Fr McMenemin landed at Anzac Cove with NZ Expeditionary Force James was in the first intake of seminarians at Holy Cross seminary and he was ordained by Bishop Verdon in 1909 he was appointed Parish Priest of Sacred Heart Petone Fr McMenamin enlisted for service as an army chaplain in August 1914 and went overseas with the NZ Expeditionary Force He went ashore at Gallipoli early on the first day of the landings and during his time ministering to troops in the terrible conditions he became greatly respected and admired by all soldiers His health suffered terribly and he spent some weeks recuperating in Egypt before returning to Gallipoli When he was invalided home in October 1915 his enlistment weight of 67kg had dropped to less than 44kg After a period of recuperation in New Zealand Fr McMenamin returned to England where he spent the rest of 1916 as a chaplain in New Zealand military hospitals attached to 2nd Battalion on the Canterbury Regiment He was killed by an exploding shell while burying the dead during the Battle of Messines on 8 June His death is recorded on memorials as 9 June because that is the date his family was given Commanding Officer of the Canterbury Regiment wrote: ‘Whilst engaged in these last solemn rites of the battlefield unsurpassable courage and kindly disposition who showed to perfection that shrewd judgment tempered by charity of men and things characteristic of the best type of Roman Catholic priest.’ Fr McMenamin was initially buried in Messines but was later reinterred in the curé’s vault in Nieppe That is the reason there will be two services to honour him on 8 June this year two Requiem Masses were held for him ‒ one celebrated by Archbishop O’Shea in the basilica on Hill St and the second at Sacred Heart Church in Petone The parish wanted to commemorate Fr McMenamin’s great courage and service in a very tangible way and the second Sacred Heart Church opened in 1934 by Archbishop Francis Redwood Archbishop Redwood described Fr McMenamin as ‘a great hero and a great Christian who died discharging his duties as a priest’ The memorial stained-glass window originally commissioned for the former brick church now sits behind the altar in Petone’s present Sacred Heart Church Stained glass window dedicated to Fr McMenamin now sits behind the altar in Petone’s present Sacred Heart Church The memorial window was originally commissioned for the former brick church and opened by Archbishop Francis Redwood who described Fr McMenamin as a ‘great hero and a great Christian who died discharging his duties as a priest’ The organisers of the Messines commemorations requested that Fr McMenamin’s chalice go back to Belgium to be used during the services on the anniversary of his death this year and to be on display at the Messines museum during the commemorative activities The parish has agreed and the chalice will go to Belgium under the protection of the diplomatic service in May are making a carrying case of native timber for the chalice They will present the case at a special Sunday Mass at 9.30am The chalice will be handed over to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade with special blessings for its safe passage and return to New Zealand ‒ a journey that it made more than 100 years ago The New Zealand Defence Force will be represented at the Mass on 21 May by Chaplain Roger Black and Anthony Hawes After three years of communications with the Belgian organisers and research and planning in New Zealand it will be poignant and memorable to see a priest of our Archdiocese honoured in this way Petone parishioner Sharron Cole and her husband Richard will attend the services in Messines in June The commemorative Mass for Fr McMenamin at Sacred Heart Church in Petone will be at 7pm on Thursday 8 June Editor: Annette Scullion Ph: 04 496 1712
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