Grave of Schneider Trophy Winner Henry Waghorn AFC
It took a while but I finally went through The Bourne in daylight yesterday, so stopped and took a look at Flight Lieutenant Waghorn's grave.
As was commented at the start of the thread, the graveyard is somewhat overgrown, however, given that according to the signs, the last burial was in 1967, this is not too surprising.
Flight Lieutenant Waghorn's grave is in good condition, albeit looking a bit empty without the eagle on the plinth and with a few weeds growing through the gravel. Some sympathetic tidying would help, but making it stand out from all the others may not be appreciated.
Unfortunately I was without camera and phone at the time, so no photos yet.
I found this on Youtube with some stills and film of the 1929 Race:
As was commented at the start of the thread, the graveyard is somewhat overgrown, however, given that according to the signs, the last burial was in 1967, this is not too surprising.
Flight Lieutenant Waghorn's grave is in good condition, albeit looking a bit empty without the eagle on the plinth and with a few weeds growing through the gravel. Some sympathetic tidying would help, but making it stand out from all the others may not be appreciated.
Unfortunately I was without camera and phone at the time, so no photos yet.
I found this on Youtube with some stills and film of the 1929 Race:
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Re Charlie One Six, June 2012 above. I knew Dave at Dartmouth and Culdrose and yes, he was related. Great guy. Lost touch after Culdrose - I finished Gannet training before he got his chopper wings.
Have tried intermittently for years to find him again, would appreciate any help available.
Have tried intermittently for years to find him again, would appreciate any help available.
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Re Charlie One Six, June 2012 above. I knew Dave at Dartmouth and Culdrose and yes, he was related. Great guy. Lost touch after Culdrose - I finished Gannet training before he got his chopper wings.
Have tried intermittently for years to find him again, would appreciate any help available.
Have tried intermittently for years to find him again, would appreciate any help available.
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Well, many thanks for trying. Still hoping.
When were you under training at Culdrose? I was there from May '64 until 849 Squadron decamped to Brawdy This included the farewell variety show, Mess Dinner and Flypast for Percy Gick.
Cheers, Mike
When were you under training at Culdrose? I was there from May '64 until 849 Squadron decamped to Brawdy This included the farewell variety show, Mess Dinner and Flypast for Percy Gick.
Cheers, Mike
GD - he got there first. We certainly had former Gannet Observers - Lofty Nash was my flt cdr for a while, but sure if any Gannet pilots - most were ex Sea Vixen and Scimitar
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OK, GOTTIT! Sorry, didn't immediately see 360 as Squadron.
No, I wasn't there but, as you say, several Gannet Obs were - notably Lofty Nash and "Oboe" Jones.
Getting slightly away from the Waghorn focus, but Lofty was an absolute gift to cartoonists in Squadron Line Books. I know the 849HQ one is in the Fleet Air Arm museum and I think Sea Your History has it on line.
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No, I wasn't there but, as you say, several Gannet Obs were - notably Lofty Nash and "Oboe" Jones.
Getting slightly away from the Waghorn focus, but Lofty was an absolute gift to cartoonists in Squadron Line Books. I know the 849HQ one is in the Fleet Air Arm museum and I think Sea Your History has it on line.
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Visited The Bourne yesterday, was unable to find the grave on first search. However the very helpful ladies in the office at the modern St Thomas' church have a full list with a hand-drawn map compiled by the West Surrey family history society in 1988. Thus armed with copies I returned, located the grave and gave it a bit of a tidy-up. I intend to keep an eye on it from time to time and will see if I can improve it despite not being a gardener!
