Kenneth Charles VEARNCOMBE DSM

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  Death Notes:

Cause of Death: Ischaemic heart disease.

Kenneth had just been moved to a home, as he could no longer cope alone. On his first day there, he said he thought he would like it very much. As he was being wheeled to bed for the first night, he slumped forward and was gone.

The home was Molescroft Court, 30 Molescroft Road, Beverley.

  Burial Notes:

At Kenneth's request, he was cremated without a memorial and his ashes scattered in the cramatorium gardens.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Decoration: Distinguished Service Medal, 1943, Gold Coast, Africa. Kenneth was awarded the DSM for service on the African Gold Coast on Royal Navy Motor Patrol Boats. He would not discuss the reasons. He was known to have served on HMS Greyhound and HMS Chrysanthemum, amongst other vessels and served from the Mediterranean to Burma, where he won trophys for boxing in the Burma Police in 1928.

• Residence, 2004, 39 Watts Road, Beverley, W. Yorkshire.

Kenneth married Kathleen Mabel BILTON on 15 Feb 1943 in Beverley, E. Yorkshire. (Kathleen Mabel BILTON was born on 9 Jul 1916 in Kingston upon Hull, E Yorkshire and died on 13 Sep 1991 in Beverley, E. Yorkshire.)