b'My Memories of Tony Metcalfe, 1944-1972Tony Megginson (as told to Irene Megginson)Members of the 1st Bn. Coldstream Guards fire a farewell salute over the grave of Tony MetcalfeITony Metcalfe left school at 15, and worked for first met Tony when aged 13. My family moved to Cot Nab Farm at the top of Garrowby Hill, and I wentArthur Beaulah, as his father was then working at to the village school in Bishop Wilton for one term.Wareham Farm. By then the Metcalfes also had a Tony Metcalfe lived in part of the house at Wold Farmdaughter called Eunice. Thinking that agriculture had high above the village. Arthur Beaulah farmed Woldlittle to offer in the way of a career, Tony joined the Farm, and had recently increased his acreage whenArmy when he was 18. A tall, good-looking boy, he Mr Longhorn (also called Arthur) had been offered thebecame a Coldstream Guard, rising to the rank of tenancy of South Wold instead of sharing Wold Farm.Sergeant.This meant a wing of the farmhouse was availableWhen he came home on leave we kept in touch, as a tied cottage for a farm worker, in this case Mrand I visited him in Wiltshire; on his marriage to Stanley Metcalfe, his wife and sons Tony and Andrew. Linda in 1965 I went to their Windsor wedding with I became good friends with Tony, and also withMartin and Mark Stringer, Robert Sefton and Edward Edward Beaulah, who was a year younger, and atBeaulah, and acted as Best Man. Later when I had that time boarding at a prep school near Bridlingtonmarried Pam, we stayed with Tony and Linda as part called Marton Hall. Tony and I shared hobbies likeof a holidaythey then lived in Tidworth.electric trains, exploring the countryside and taking aIn August 1972 it was a great shock to me, as youthful interest in farming. After a term at the villageto many others, to hear the news that Tony had schoolwhich seemed so small compared with abeen killed. He was shot by a snipers bullet while Secondary Modern in BridlingtonI transferred toserving with his regiment in Northern Ireland. He the recently built school in Market Weighton; our nearwas the first soldier to die in this former no go area neighbour John Stringer wanted his son Martin toin Londonderrys Creggan district, since the armys leave boarding school in the Midlands, so he thoughtOperation Motorman a month previously.up the idea (approved of by my Dad) of the pair of usThe funeral service in St Ediths church was very going by bike to Pock Station, and then taking a trainimpressive. Linda Metcalfe had felt that Tony would to Market Weighton. This worked well, but was hardhave wished to be buried in his home village. The work coming home, until we were bought mo-peds onVicar was the Reverend Hugh Bates, and the fact that reaching the age of 16, which meant that the last yearSergeant Metcalfe was to be given full military honours was easier! for his funeral involved great organisation. The Village 84 BULLETIN 6'