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Pupils, parents, governors and staff gathered for Founder's Day at the College on Saturday 6 July. Speeches and the presentation of academic awards took place in the marquee after a moving service in the School's Chapel. The event concluded with the Year 13 leavers taking to the stage for one final time before heading out into the world beyond Mount Kelly. #FoundersDay
Olivia Skinner-Pelaz, unfortunately her time with us was cut short this season due to injury. We wish her all the best with her future endeavours as she returns to norfolk this summer. πͺππ»@MountKellyFooty@LivPelaz7
Pictured here is Willemien Rieken. She was only 9 years old when she first began laying flowers on the grave of William Edmond, a British soldier who fought and died to liberate her Dutch Village.
From the day he died, and for 75 years, she looked after his grave and kept his memory alive. During WWII, William served with the 1st Airborne Reconnaissance Squadron and took part in the Battle of Arnhem in the Netherlands.
Sadly, on September 17, 1944, he was shot in the back by a German sniper and fell to the ground. One of his comrades, Sgt David Christie, rushed to his aid, but nothing could be done to save William.
Seconds before dying, he said to David: "Tell my wife I love her." This British soldier was then buried at the Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery.
Willemien Rieken passed away in 2020. She was one of the last surviving Flower Children, young people who laid flowers at hundreds of graves of Allied casualties in a ceremony after the end of the war.
Niall Cherry, secretary of the Arnhem 1944 Fellowship, said: "She was one of the last surviving Dutch civilian links to the Battle of Arnhem. Willemien was a lovely lady who tended to the grave of Trooper Edmund for many years. She will be sadly missed."