Highlighting the Heroic Action of Corporal York Richard Lance Keeble The heroic action of Corporal Alvin York, who single-handedly captured 132 German troops and killed 25 in a desperate fire-fight in the Argonne Forest in October 1918, was the subject of a fascinating talk in St Martin’s Church, Withcall, on 28 August 2025, by Grimsby-based […]
As given by Peter Bray, son-in-law, at Henry’s funeral at the Church of St. Martin, Withcall, on 19 September 2023. It is my honour and privilege on this sad day to say a few words about an incredible man. However, before I make a start I would like to say thanks, on behalf of my […]
Richard Lance Keeble Withcall is a Lincolnshire Wolds village situated in a secluded valley five miles south west of Louth and fifteen miles from the sea. The surrounding hills rise to 550ft and, at nearby Normandby le Wold, are the highest land on the east coast north of Dover and up to Yorkshire. The Wolds […]
Details on the history of Withcall, from earliest Roman times, will appear here in due course