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| Husband: | Philip Edmund SHARLAND (1935-2018) | |
| Wife: | LIVING | |
| Children: | LIVING | |
| LIVING | ||
| Name: | Philip Edmund SHARLAND | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | Frederick John SHARLAND (1908-1973) | |
| Mother: | Kathleen Margery PARTRIDGE (1902-1956) | |
| Birth | 9 Jan 1935 | Dunsford, Devon, England |
| Occupation | 29 Sep 1939 (age 4) | Record Closed; St Thomas, Exeter, England1 |
| Census | 29 Sep 1939 (age 4) | St Thomas, Devon, England2 |
| Hayes, New Buildings | ||
| Occupation | 29 Sep 1939 (age 4) | Closed Record; St Thomas, Devon, England2 |
| Residence | frm 2003 to 2010 (age 67-75) | Dunsford, Devon, England |
| 9 Leaside | ||
| Death | 20 May 2018 (age 83) | Exeter, Devon, England |
| Exeter and District Hospice | ||
| Name: | LIVING | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | - | |
| Mother: | - | |
| Name: | LIVING | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Spouse: | LIVING | |
| Name: | LIVING | |
| Sex: | Male | |
Obituary - Philip Edmund (Dick) Sharland
Copy of an Obituary published in the Devon Association of Ringers online magazine July/August 2018
Somehow, very early in his life, Philip was given the nickname of Dick which we all used at home although he was known as Philip at work. Dick was born in Dunsford on 9th January 1935. He enjoyed a happy and carefree childhood together with his siblings,eldest brother Ray, younger brother Maurice and even younger sister Christine, all living on a small farm with hard working and loving parents.
In the almost car free days of the post war 1940s we would play cricket on the road outside of our home. Two five gallon oil drums which served as stumps were easily removed if a passing car interrupted play. One summer evening, when bad light would have stopped play at Lords, Dick bowled a ball which he caught but found to everyones great surprise that, instead of the ball, he had caught a swift. Now, we had always been told that swifts never land on the ground because their legs are too short to allow them to take off. So we were presented with a unique opportunity to prove (or disprove) this. The result was that after being placed on the road it travelled some 20 or 30 yards, flapping frantically, until it eventually took off. Another lesson learnt. Dick left school at 15; he was not an academic so he worked locally as a farm labourer before he volunteered to join the Royal Air Force where he trained as an aircraft mechanic, stationed for most of his time at RAF St Mawgan.
Dick learnt to ring when he left school. He became part of the Dunsford B team and we had some great times competing firstly with our own more senior team then on to local competitions. In the early days, Percy Pester (later of Colaton Raleigh), who had learnt at the same time as Dick, was our tenor man. We had numerous excursions to other towers for practice, travelling in an Austin 16 taxi owned and driven by a local man, also a bell ringer. Coming home with rousing harmonious renderings of Lead kindly light etc. emanating from the back of the taxi was great fun. He had a variety of jobs before joining the GPO (later British Telecom) where for many years he worked on the external network of the telephone system until his retirement.
His hobbies and interests were numerous Exeter City Football supporter being high on the list. He loved to tread the boards in the village pantomimes. In fact, someone said that they thought he was the best Dame that Dunsford ever had! His difficulty in learning lines was always a joke,but he had a wonderful rapport with his audience! Gardening gave him a lot of pleasure especially in retirement. He loved to grow a variety of tomatoes in his greenhouse which was odd as he didnt like them himself! Dick was deeply involved with the fund raising and rehanging of the Dunsford bells in 1978. He was an enthusiastic and dependable Dunsford bell ringer for over 60 years, having to give up due to ill health in 2012. He was always good company with a fund of witty stories which he loved to tell. He will be greatly missed both by family and friends.
Bye brother
Maurice Sharland
| 1 | Text From Source: Name of person,Status,Gender,Birthdate,Condition,Occupation,Comments Frederick Sharland,,M,18 Jan 1908,M,Agricultural Farmer, Kathleen Margery Sharland,,F,17 Oct 1903,M,Household duties unpaid, Raymond Frederick William Sharland,,M,1931,S,Record Closed,Record Closed Philp Edmund Sharland,,M,1935,S,Record Closed,Record Closed Maurice William Sharland,,M,1938,S,Record Closed,Record Closed |
| 2 | Text From Source: Name of person,Status,Gender,Birthdate,Condition,Occupation,Comments Frederick Sharland,,M,18 Jan 1908,M,Agricultural Farmer, Kathleen Margery Sharland,,F,17 Oct 1902,M,Household duties unpaid, Raymond Frederick William Sharland,,M,1931,S,Closed Record,Closed Record Philp Edmund Sharland,,M,1935,S,Closed Record,Closed Record Maurice William Sharland,,M,1938,S,Closed Record,Closed Record William Edmond Partridge,,M,23 Mar 1860,W,Agricultural Farmer Retired, Kate E Radford,,F,24 Mar 1924,S,Shop assistant unemployed, Kathleen's dob in the census return was incorrectly recorded as 17 Oct 1903. |