The West Clandon Branch was first established in 1931 By Col Cecil Ince.
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- Cecil Ince opened the branch in 1931.
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- Club first opened on Sat 15th Oct 1966
- It cost £8,000, was conceived by branch in 1963, but only put in the plans that February.
- It was opened by Rev Peter Taylor, Earl of Onslow, and Cecil Ince’s widow.
- 300 people attended, including Lord and Lady Watkinson, Sir Austen and Lady Henderson, Major Richard Ince (Cecil’s son), Mrs G. Laccohee (Women section chairperson), Mr. E Marquis (secretary of men’s section), Major M. P. Pearson (branch chairman), Mr. A. H. Squires (Branch secretary).
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Branch History
The Royal British Legion is Britain’s premier charity caring for the needs and welfare of our ex-service men and women and their families, and is epitomised by The Poppy Appeal each Remembrance tide. The Legion lobbies Ministers and Government departments for improved pensions and conditions, as well as providing free legal advice for our ex-service community, and runs several homes for the less fortunate of its members.
The Royal British Legion (RBL) is financed by its members’ annual affiliation fees, donations, legacies, bequests and proceeds of the annual ‘Poppy Appeal’.
Here in West Clandon we have an active Branch, Women’s Section and Club and it is our aim to provide a social heart to our village and the local community.
Cecil William Gason Ince O.B.E. M.C.
Direct descendant of William the Conqueror (29 gen).
Early Life
- Birth – Aug 1st, 1888, in Wakefield, Yorkshire, West Riding
- Parents – Henry G Ince and Margaret Ince, and siblings Henry M Ince, Douglas E Ince and Norman S Ince.
- Married to Francis Marian Ince (nee Phayre)
- Children Anthony Phayre Gason Ince (1923-1944) and Richard Henry Ince (1916-unknown)
- Commissioned on Christmas Day 1909.
- Promoted to Lieutenant 15th Nov 1913.
WW1
- Promoted to Captain on 10th June 1915
- Lieutenant Cecil William Gason Ince (1888–1966) was the Adjutant of the 2nd Battalion of the Duke of Wellington’s Regiment (West Riding Regiment).
- He wrote an anonymous report on the first four days of the Battle of Hill (17–20 April 1915), which was published in The Times on 24 April 1915.
- Ince was wounded on Hill 60 on 18 April 1915.
- Given the Military Cross on 14th January 1916
Post WW1
- Promoted to Brevetted Major on 3rd June 1919
- Promoted to full Major on 1st April 1921 and retired as local Lieutenant-Colonel.
- Awarded an OBE 1935
Medals
- M.C. – Awarded 14 January 1916 for gallantry in World War I.
- 1914–15 Star - For active service in a theatre of war between 5 August 1914 and 31 December 1915.
- British War Medal – For service overseas during WWI.
- Victory Medal – Companion medal to the War Medal, for all who served in a theatre of war.
- O.B.E. – Appointed Officer of the Order in the 1935 King’s Birthday Honours (London Gazette, 3 June 1935).
- King George V Silver Jubilee Medal (1935) – Issued to mark the 25th anniversary of the King’s reign.
