War Memorial in Elmsett church
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War Memorial in Elmsett church
Image: © Adrian S Pye Taken: 8 Apr 2015
The memorial names 11 men killed in Action in WW1. The lower plaque contains the names of 10 civilians killed. The following is from the webpage of Elmsett school: It was the 12th May 1941. Mr. Westren was cycling through the village on fire watch duty. Just after midnight the searchlights caught a German plane. The pilot was so scared of being shot down he dropped a 200lb bomb onto Elmsett. Mr.Westren was an eyewitness of this event. Once he had got over the shock of a bomb landing right in front of him, he looked up and saw a girls head emerge through the top of a thatched roof! Mr. Westren climbed onto the roof and saved her. He took her to the Rose and Crown. Unfortunately ten people died and eight houses were destroyed. http://www.elmsettschool.ik.org/news/11262255570.ikml
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