Tag: British Legion
British Legion runs through this selection from the Rye’s Own archive, linking individual reports and recollections into a broader picture of local life. Stories such as “Joan Camier”, “John Buss”, and “Old Fisherman of Rye” give the collection its range and its distinctly local texture. The result is less a formal history than a lively bundle of evidence, voices and remembered moments from the magazine’s pages.
Old Fisherman of Rye
Mr. Jacob “Shad” Gibbs 1865-1956
By Julie Brett (Ditcher) Great Granddaughter
Jacob was born in 1865 in Rye, his father and four brothers were all from Rye and were all fishermen as he was to become at the age of 11. From 1888-1890 he served as mate under skipper W. Bourne on the trawler S.S.Pionerre and from 1893-1897 he was the third hand under Master J.M. Breeds on the S.S.Crusader. Continue reading Old Fisherman of Rye
Joan Camier
From Rye’s Own April 2010
Motor Cycles and Movie Films were her Passion
1925 – 2010
By Jim Hollands
It was with great sadness that I learned of the death of Joan Camier. I spoke to her last outside Magdala House in 2008 before she moved to Nothiam to live with, and be looked after, by her son Michael and his wife Angela. Continue reading Joan Camier
John Buss
It is with great sadness we report the death of John Buss who passed away at the Conquest Hospital on 13 August. Continue reading John Buss
Rye’s Own April 1966 Bits
Artisans Dine
A hundred Golfers and guests spent a pleasant evening at the Annual Dinner and Dance of the Rye Artisans Golf Club, which was held at the George Hotel on Friday. The guests included prominent members of the Rye Golf Club.
