The Peacock Cookson Memorial is restored

On Saturday, 9th November 2024, The Starcross History Society met in St Paul's Church to look at the memorials and monuments in the Church and Churchyard. 

2 videos were shown:

Starcross Church and Churchyard...

by Boots McTee

and

Captain Peacock and The Swan of the Exe

from Burn the Curtain outdoor theatre company.

The descendants of Captain George Peacock have generously paid for the restoration of the pink marble family monument, which is poignant with its broken cross to remind us of Lieutenant Christopher Denys Peacock Cookson, who was killed in action aged 22, on 1st November 1944, at Westkapelle, Walcheren, and was buried at sea.

Reverend Patrick E Parkes officiated at the ceremony to commemorate the restoration, and Members of the Starcross Royal British Legion were the Standard Bearers. Everyone was deeply moved when the bugler played The Last Post, The Standard was lowered, and after the short sermon, The Standard was raised  to the sound of The Reveille