He continued to help with the Sunday school. Mrs Ruby Jay remembers: “All of us children up at the Green went to Sunday School at 2o’clock taken by Mr Lampard. Afterwards he used to take us for a walk in the woods to look at the flowers or to gather nuts in season”.


The Chapel closed in 1966 but he continued to take an interest in the Church until his death in 1973, the service taken by the Reverend Edith Young, last pastor of the United Reformed Church at the other end of the village and the writer of the “Histroy of East Knoyle School” where so much of this invaluble information about the war has come from.


Above -The Lampard Family in 1914 Henry, Reginald in Marine Uniform, Mabel (daughter) and Eleanor.


Left - Reginald Lampard in 1956 at a wedding with his wife Elsie.


Thomas George Hyde Born 1877 - Died December 1952.


Orginally from Bedfordshire but probably moved to East Knoyle as a Game-keeper employed on one of the Estates. He was married to Annie Harriet (Sanger) and they had two children, Cyril and Alice and they lived at Upton Cottage. Their son Cyril went to the village school.


Thomas joined the war on 19th October 1916 and may have been called up. He went to Devizes to sign up at the age of 30 years and 10 months. He joined the Labour Corps and his registration number was 84235 141.


He served in France for 157 days reaching the rank of Lance Corporal on 18th January 1918. Tim (Hyde) his great grandson believes that he looked after the horses at the front because of his experience.


We can see Thomas’ Enrolment Record showing that he passed his medical. He stood at 5ft 6.5 inches and was passed fit to serve. He was demobilized to Fovant on 26th March 1919 and was awarded the Victory medal.


Thomas’ son Cyril at East Knoyle School 1909 front row 2nd left


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