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Lest We Forget From the parish of Wooburn, we honour: Alfred William Searles who died on 20th December 1916 Harold Yates who died on 1st January 1917 ProMac Locksmiths UK Ltd 24hr Emergency Service Commercial Locks & Security Residential Locksmith Service Burgled ? Locked Out ? Lost Keys ? Broken Keys ? We Can Help ! Safes Supplied & Fitted Security Grills, Roller Shutters and Bollards Supplied and Fitted or Repaired. Apology to readers of Hiya Bucks In the last issue of Hiya Bucks we inadvertently listed under ‘’Lest We Forget’ the name Charles Norris.The name should have been Charles Norris Collins This was pointed out to us by Wooburn resident Jon Dalton. Charles was a member of the Collins family who 100 years ago lived at No. 3 Prospect Cottages in Cores End. Charles, his brother Alfred, and father Ralph all served in the Army in world war one. Sergeant Charles N Collins was killed in action at the Western Front on November 13th 1916. Although he was reported missing shortly after the attack in which he was involved, it was not until 2 months later in January 1917 that his death was confirmed by his Company Sergeant Major. During the action his colleague Sergeant Young saw him struck by a bullet in the head and asked him if he thought he would live. Charles replied ‘’No Arthur, I am done’’. His body was never recovered. Moved House ?.......... New Door and Window Locks Supplied and Fitted. Double Glazed UPVC Locks Supplied and Fitted or Repaired. Full Key Cuttings Service at our Shop. Master Systems Installed. Free Estimates and Advice. Rapid Response Emergency Service. Chas Approved Contractor. Tel. [phone] Mob. [phone] Desborough Road, High Wycombe, Bucks. HP11 2QA Email: [email protected] www.promaclocksmiths.com Local Authority Approved Contractor. His brother Alfred was a Regular soldier, enlisting in 1910 and serving with the Kings Royal Rifle Corps in India. In WWI he was posted to the Machine Gun Corps. He died in action, having been wounded three times, and suffering from ‘Trench Feet’. As with Charles, a colleague saw him fall wounded during an action on March 21, 1918, but he (the colleague) was himself taken prisoner by the Germans, and so not able to report this until he was repatriated over a year later in July 1919. Again Alfred’s body was never recovered. The brothers’ father Ralph survived the war. It is impossible to imagine the torment his wife Dorcas Tabitha Collins must have experienced during this time, her only comfort being her daughters. email: [email protected] | www.hiyabucks.com 39