Group Captain John Hemingway
March 24, 2025 Posted in: Uncategorised
Saint Patrick’s Cathedral Bell Ringers came together on Sunday afternoon, 23rd March to ring a Quarter Peal dedicated to Group Captain John “Paddy” Hemingway DFC AE, who passed away last week at the age of 105.Group Captain Hemingway was an Irish fighter pilot who served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War in the Battle of Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain, the Allied Invasion of Italy and the Invasion of Normandy. He was the last surviving airman of the Battle of Britain.
John Hemingway was also a past pupil of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral School and a chorister.
The Bell Ringers of Saint Patrick’s are delighted to celebrate the life of Group Captain Hemingway with this dedication.
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