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Son of: |
Thomas John Rider |
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Margaret Adelaide Dundas
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born on: |
o 1881, Nottinghamshire |
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† Friday 11 September 1959 as a result of falling from his horse
whilst hunting with the Ludlow pack |
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Occupations: |
Vicar of St. Mary's, Caynham, Shropshire 1926-59
Awarded the Military Cross for bravery in action on the Somme |
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- Stella Harding
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The fine modem window in the south wall of St
Mary's Church is dedicated to the 'Hunting Parson', the Rev. James
Sidney Dundas Rider. At the age of 77 years he received fatal
injuries whilst hunting with the Ludlow pack at Bleathwood in 1959.
The Rev. Rider was a familiar and much loved figure in the village
and had served as chaplain to the Royal Air Force for five years
during the Second World War. Previously he had served as a chaplain
in France in the First World War where he was awarded the Military
Cross for bravery in action on the Somme. The window shows him
walking through the village, thumb stick in hand.
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