This interesting piece has come about during David Hughes research into the proposed new war memorial for Upchurch.
Shot down over Kent he crash landed at Bayford Marsh about a mile from Upchurch village. Rev. W.J. Wright went to the crash site and reported back to Corbett’s home church, also called St Mary’s in Oak Bay, Victoria British Columbia, Canada.
After the war, his family commissioned a stain glass window in Oak Bay and for many years a bouquet of red roses was placed under the window. Since local family members have died, a parishioner continues the Remembrance Day memory with a single red rose.
After the war, his family commissioned a stain glass window in Oak Bay and for many years a bouquet of red roses was placed under the window. Since local family members have died, a parishioner continues the Remembrance Day memory with a single red rose.
Thanks to the Times Colonist newspaper for the image of the window.
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