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Times -Advocate, June 15, 1994 (T l ]► 1 T'' j[TY
D -Day
relic
now in
Lucan
LUCAN - On the eve of the 50th
anniversary of the D Day invasion
of Normandy, Holy Trinity Angli-
can Church in Lucanreceived a
crucifix which came from a church
taken during the invasion.
In making the presentation, Rev.
Bruce Pocock said, "It is my pleas-
ure to present this damaged crucifix
to this church's safekeeping, as a
memorial to all the men and wom-
en who died in the two great wars,
but especially to Rev. Ted Brain
M.C. and all the chaplains who
served and died in the service of
their Lord and country in all the
wars of this Dominion of Canada."
Rev. Brain was a chaplain with
the Stormont, Dundas and Glengar-
ry Regiment during World War II.
He and his regiment were part of
the battle for Normandy and then
on through the coastal lands of
France, Belgium and Holland.
They saw a great deal of action
throughout that campaign. Many of
the regiment were killed or wound-
ed including Rev. Brain who only
just survived his injuries.
During one of the engagements,
the enemy had hidden themselves
in a church and were using it as an
observation post and a gun em-
placement. In the course of the fire -
fight, the church was not only taken
but it was completely destroyed.
A soldier who was part of the
capture rescued the cross, but it
was badly damaged by the fire. The
arms had been burned off, and the
rest of the crucifix was badly
charred.
With loving care the soldier cut
away the charred wood, and re-
shaped the Christ to a recognizable
form. At the end of the war, the
cross was given to chaplain Brain
as a token of appreciation for all he
had done for that soldier and his
comrades of the regiment through-
out the conflict.
While Rev. Pocock was a Curate
at Bishop Cronyn Memorial, Rev.
Brain served as an honorary assist-
ant and was a much loved mentor
and counsellor.
Pocock says, "Shortly after I ar-
rived at Cronyn, we learned that
Rev. Brain had terminal cancer,
and the student now became his
minister and fellow traveler as he
went through those difficult days of
dying. Before his death, he instruct-
ed his wife Mary Joan to give the
crucifix to his former student be-
cause he would know what to do
with it."
The Lucan minister continued,
"For about 12 years 1 did not know
what to do with it. But on this eve
of the 50th anniversary of D Day, I
believe it is time to bring the cruci-
fix back into a church of God
where it was originally placed in
some unknown French church by
some unknown French craftsman."
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STEA+Eu TOWNSHIP
NOTICE OF
STREET RE-
NAMING IN THE
POLICE VILLAGE
OF CREDITON,
TOWNSHIP OF
STEPHEN
By authority of the Municipal
Act, R.S.O. 1990 Chapter 302,
Section 210 (111)
TAKE NOTICE that the
.runcil of the rlbwnship of
Stephen intends to pass a by-
law on Tuesday, July 5, 1994,
to rename the following
streets in the Police Village of
Crediton.
Street A to Eilber Street
Street B to Guettinger Street
AND FURTHER TAKE
NOTICE that Council shall
hear any person who claims
that he will be adversely
affected by the by-law and
who applies to be heard by
Council.
Written appeals should be
received by the undersigned
by Tuesday, June 28, 1994 and
appellant are to attend the
earing set at 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday July 5, 1994 in 'the
Council Chambers.
Larry R. Brown
Administrator
Twnship of Stephen
Lucan Legion comrade Sid
Daley (left), Holy Trinity An-
glican Church warden Bob
Davis, and rector Rev.
Bruce Pocock view the cru-
cifix presented to the
church by Pocock. It came
from a burned out church
on the Normandy coast af-
ter the D -Day invasion 50
years ago.
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