John Evans-Pughe in Thessaloniki - 20 November, 1947
from Letters of the Evans-Pughe family:
TO: The Rev. J and Mrs. Evans-Pughe, Tovil Vicarage, Maidstone, Kent
FROM: John Evans-Pughe, 14073964 l/Cpl Evans Pughe, S.I.C. c/o A.P.O SALONIKA
DATE: November 20 1947
…It’s just 1 o’clock now and we’re just listening to the commentary on the Wedding (of Princess Elizabeth and Philip, Duke of Edinburgh). We get the B.B.C. European service very well here at all times of the day. It’s also dinner time now so I shall stop now, and perhaps write more after dinner…
…The time is now just … more >>
John Evans-Pughe, Letters of the Evans-Pughe family. In Private papers of the Evans-Pughe family. https://led.kmi.open.ac.uk/entity/lexp/1442318623099 accessed: 18 November, 2024 (Contributed by Christine Evans-Pughe)
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God Save the King
written by Gerhard, Baron von Bunsen |
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| Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ | performed by Choir of Westminster Abbey |
Experience Information
| Date/Time | 20 November, 1947 |
| Medium | broadcast |
| Listening Environment | in the company of others |
Notes
John Evans-Pughe (1925 to 1996) was a chorister (with his younger brother Tom) at the choir of the College of St Nicholas, Chislehurst, under Sir Sydney Nicholson and later a music scholar at Kings School Canterbury, Kent. The St Nicholas choir was recorded for many BBC broadcasts and for Columbia Records. A Columbia recording in 1939 featuring John Evans-Pughe and Michael Lumb as treble soloists singing O Lovely Peace (Handel) and Brother James’ Air (arr. Jacob) was a best seller. John did National Service in Egypt and Greece, and then studied science at Trinity College, Dublin. He went on to became an electronics engineer for Marconi Space and Defence Systems, continuing with music in his spare time.