BarbaraG Posted 11 April , 2023 Share Posted 11 April , 2023 Not sure where to post this enquiry for Percy L Hooson (Rev) but interested to learn a little more about him. He is mentioned in a news item regarding a Crucifix being returned to Doingt near Amiens. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-65201597 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark1959 Posted 11 April , 2023 Share Posted 11 April , 2023 Percy Lane Hooson. Lived to be 97. 1872-1969 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunner 87 Posted 11 April , 2023 Share Posted 11 April , 2023 (edited) A coupe of clips recording the Reverend heading to France and returning. Grantham Journal 17th March 1917 and 1st September 1917. Edited 11 April , 2023 by Gunner 87 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark1959 Posted 12 April , 2023 Share Posted 12 April , 2023 This timeline is supported by medal roll that says April to Aug 1917 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraG Posted 12 April , 2023 Author Share Posted 12 April , 2023 (edited) Thank you. Would the Church Army have been an independent organisation? I notice that there is a note on the MIC next to British Medal - Civilian. Edited 12 April , 2023 by BarbaraG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin kenf48 Posted 12 April , 2023 Admin Share Posted 12 April , 2023 2 hours ago, BarbaraG said: Thank you. Would the Church Army have been an independent organisation? I notice that there is a note on the MIC next to British Medal - Civilian. An evangelical organisation, it provided comfort and recreation for the troops. Its main activities were in rest areas behind the lines in all theatres of war similar to that of the activities of the better known YMCA. https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/other-aspects-of-order-of-battle/ymca-british-volunteer-organisations-1914-1918/ https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/13509 The Rev. Hooson was not a Military Chaplain as described in the original linked report but was awarded the BWM, as a civilian. Members of the Church Army who served as Chaplains were awarded the Victory Medal, which he appears to be querying on the Medal Index Card. Can't see that it was issued to him. The Ancestry Roll indexes him (incorrectly) as RAOC Image from Ancestry The Church Army has an online account of their activities in both World Wars. Quite a character if you have access to the British Newspaper Archive, there is an extensive biography published on the 18th June 1965 in the Stamford Mercury when he was aged 93, although it does not mention his war service. I does mention he was chaplain to Easton and Wittering aerodromes during the war. It notes he moved to Tinwell in 1932. There are also a number of accounts concerning a trip to the United States to re-inter the body of an air cadet killed whilst training in the UK. The Rev. Hooson officiated at the original funeral at Easton and the boy's wealthy father invited him to attend the new funeral. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraG Posted 12 April , 2023 Author Share Posted 12 April , 2023 Sincere thanks for your interesting and informative reply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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