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CBC
2 days ago
- General
- CBC
Son of Newfoundland soldier retraces his father's footsteps – all the way to England
Ian Kelly's father was a member of the 59th (Newfoundland) Heavy Artillery Regiment Where once his father stood in 1941, last week Ian Kelly stood on the grounds of the Ashford School in Kent, England. The school across the Atlantic Ocean has a special connection to the 59th (Newfoundland) Heavy Artillery Regiment. Its students moved out temporarily in 1941 so it could serve as a barracks while the soldiers defended the coast of England during the Second World War. Kelly said his father Lewis Kelly was stationed there until 1943, where he was then sent to France, followed by Holland and Germany. "It's been an amazing experience… to walk in the footsteps of not only where my father's been, but the soldiers of the 59th who gave so much during the war," Kelly told CBC Radio's On the Go. More than 80 years later, the school is commemorating that connection. A monument to the regiment was erected near the old barracks and gun sites in 2024. It also celebrated its second Newfoundland Memorial Day on Saturday. "They intend to do this every year," said Kelly. Memorial Day in Newfoundland and Labrador falls on July 1. Kelly is currently touring the south of England with the help of Judith Holloway and the school's chaplain Rev. Richard Bellamy, who live in the area. "Judith just gets a tremendous amount of credit," said Kelly. "She is an amazing researcher." Holloway has been digging into Newfoundland's war history for several years now. It started when she found the headstone of Walter Pike, the only Newfoundlander buried in Ashford. He died while stationed at the school. "Although he was so far away from home, he wasn't forgotten," said Holloway. She found out Pike was a gunner with the 59th Regiment, and travelled to St. John's in 2019 to meet his brother Frank, who did not have the chance to visit the grave site in Kent. Holloway has launched a project with Bellamy called History Around Us, with Ashford School students working to locate people connected to the men who spent time on the very same grounds. "We're trying to help our young people to appreciate the sacrifices that were made in the interests of justice and peace in the European conflict," said Bellamy. "This story is close to home — you know — this is on our doorstep."
Yahoo
2 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Son of Newfoundland soldier retraces his father's footsteps – all the way to England
Where once his father stood in 1941, last week Ian Kelly stood on the grounds of the Ashford School in Kent, England. The school across the Atlantic Ocean has a special connection to the 59th (Newfoundland) Heavy Artillery Regiment. Its students moved out temporarily in 1941 so it could serve as a barracks while the soldiers defended the coast of England during the Second World War. Kelly said his father Lewis Kelly was stationed there until 1943, where he was then sent to France, followed by Holland and Germany. "It's been an amazing experience… to walk in the footsteps of not only where my father's been, but the soldiers of the 59th who gave so much during the war," Kelly told CBC Radio's On the Go. More than 80 years later, the school is commemorating that connection. A monument to the regiment was erected near the old barracks and gun sites in 2024. It also celebrated its second Newfoundland Memorial Day on Saturday. "They intend to do this every year," said Kelly. Memorial Day in Newfoundland and Labrador falls on July 1. Kelly is currently touring the south of England with the help of Judith Holloway and the school's chaplain Rev. Richard Bellamy, who live in the area. "Judith just gets a tremendous amount of credit," said Kelly. "She is an amazing researcher." Holloway has been digging into Newfoundland's war history for several years now. It started when she found the headstone of Walter Pike, the only Newfoundlander buried in Ashford. He died while stationed at the school. "Although he was so far away from home, he wasn't forgotten," said Holloway. She found out Pike was a gunner with the 59th Regiment, and travelled to St. John's in 2019 to meet his brother Frank, who did not have the chance to visit the grave site in Kent. Holloway has launched a project with Bellamy called History Around Us, with Ashford School students working to locate people connected to the men who spent time on the very same grounds. "We're trying to help our young people to appreciate the sacrifices that were made in the interests of justice and peace in the European conflict," said Bellamy. "This story is close to home — you know — this is on our doorstep." Download our to sign up for push alerts for CBC Newfoundland and Labrador. Sign up for our . Click .
BBC News
16-06-2025
- BBC News
Man jailed for agreeing to accept drugs via post on Isle of Man
A man who had cocaine and cannabis sent through the post to him when he was "sofa surfing" at a friend's house has been jailed for 10 package meant for Lewis Kelly was intercepted at the postal sorting office in Braddan on 14 Courthouse was told Kelly had agreed to accept the package, which contained cannabis with a street value of more than £50,000 and cannabis worth nearly £40,000, to pay off part of his own drug 25-year-old had also been caught with 58 wraps of cannabis at his partner's home two days earlier. The cannabis wraps, worth about £1,000, were found along with a set of scales and two grinders at the home of his partner on 12 October after police executed a warrant, the court was told.A fingerprint on one of the wraps matched to days later, the parcel, sent from Manchester and addressed to Louis Oakey at an address on Bircham Avenue in Ramsey, was intercepted by postal staff. 'Duped' Police visited the house and the man living there was arrested after searches were found on his phone relating to the delivery of packages from the UK to the the social security division confirmed Kelly also went be the name Oakey and used it when claiming disability living handed himself into police and admitted to making searches on the other man's mobile phone, claiming he had sold his pleaded guilty to the importation of cocaine, the importation of cannabis, and possession of cannabis with intent to defence advocate said he had a accrued a drug debt of between £15,000 and £20,000 and had thought the package would only contain Graeme Cook said the fact the other man had initially been arrested for the offences was an aggravating deemster said Kelly may have been "duped" by those sending the drugs to the island, but that did not induce "any sympathy from me".He said the island was trying to rid itself of drugs so long sentences were warranted. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
