During 2013, I was walking through the Cemetery when I saw an elderly gentleman on his hands and knees
tending a grave in the old part of the Cemetery.

I walked over to him and asked him "was it a relative in the grave"
Very emotionally he said with tears running down his face
" It`s my sister, who was killed in 1941 while she was in the Army, and apart from me, nobody else in the village bothers to tend her grave"
He got up shook my hand and walked back to his car

From that moment I was determined to find out more about this young lady
My first port of call was the War Memorial by the Church to see if I could find her name
There were Eleven entries for WW2, and I researched every name to find only one female entry, that was
Katherine P Carr : killed in Action 1941 aged 21



This led me to Katherine Parkhill Carr aged 20 from OverHall Farm, Bures
Now very intrigued I sought to find any living relatives that may shed any light on how she lost her life.
Amazingly, Trevor Richards (dec) who lived in my road, attended Bures Primary School with her brother Cameron.
A search of the BT Telephone Directory revealed a C. Carr was living in Sudbury.

I made contact and he was absolutely thrilled, that someone after 73yrs had finally recognised the tragic loss of his sister.
Cameron also remembered Trevor very well.


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During 2014 I spent many hours talking to him about his family and their move from Scotland to East Anglia.
Cameron regularly visited the cemetery from the 1940`s until circa 2017.

One thing that was uppermost in his conversation with me, was long-term upkeep of his sisters grave.

I took it upon myself and assured him that I would look after Katherine`s grave, as long as I was able.

Unfortunately in 2018, I lost contact with Cameron.

Sadly, the British Legion have never recognised this as a war grave and since 2014, I have laid a wreath/tribute on Armistice Day each November. I also regularly clean the stonework and make sure the memorial is well presented. This fulfills my promise to Cameron. Photo dated 11th Nov 2020 Katherine's grave is located on the left side of the cemetery, as you enter by the gravel driveway.