My God and my All ... Deus Meus et Omnia.
At the outbreak of World War Two .......... Father Camillus GRUGEON went into the RAF as a chaplain in the Chaplains Branch
The announcement for Rev. Joseph GRUGEON (76547) - And he resigned from the reserve list in 1954 with the same rank of Squadron Leader
Trying to establish exactly where he served has been extremely difficult, especially as there are no leads that one would follow for aircrew - I've been lucky to get these records - they are not as detailed as the full records of service held by the MOD but I think the following details of postings are wonderful.
C J Grugeon
Cranwell 11 Dec 1939
Morecambe 29 Jan 1940
Arbroath 18 Jun 1942
Middle East (HQ) 15 Dec 1942 (Arrived? 20 Jan 1943)
UK after 8 Apr 1946 embarked 29 Mar 1946
Released 24 Jun 1946
Father John Capistran MORAN went into the RAF as a chaplain also
The undermentioned are granted commissions for the duration of hostilities with the relative rank of Squadron Leader, 11th Dec. 1939 -
The Rev. John Capistran MORAN (76555)
J C Moran
Henlow 15 Dec 1939
Western Desert May 1941
Takoradi February 1942
to Lagos, pending relief
embarked Takoradi 11 Aug 1943
arrived UK Sep 1943
Bottesford 2 Oct 1943
Padgate 25 Oct 1943
Blackpool 4 Dec 1944
Weeton 10 Dec 1945
Kirkham 30 Jan 1946
Weeton 18 Feb 1946
Released 17 Jun 1946
After the war Father John Capistran was in Liverpool for a while .... an old parishioner remembers .....
"The Franciscan Order at one time staffed the Parish of St Mary of the Angels Fox St until they handed the parish over to Archbishop Derek Worlock. I remember attending the St Anthony Devotions each Tuesday evening the late Father John Capistran OFM was the regular priest who organised the Devotions
St Anthony of Padua at Mossley Hill is also run by the Conventual Franciscans and each Tuesday up to date have the Novena and veneration of the saints relic - the service is not as good in the way how Father John Capistran performed it but the same principle being the Novena and being blessed by the relic - I can remember some other Friars at Fox St ....... Father Leopold, Fr Walter, Fr Dominic Devas OFM OBE, Fr Romauld and everyone remembers Father Felix who was noted with his familiar beard and looked like St Francis of Assisi - there were also a couple of brothers who ran the Friary and other tasks.You could go any time of the day and ring the bell at the side of the church requesting a priest to hear your confession and you felt that you had really been to confession - as I find the religious orders have that magic - they way they do their ministry - I will always remember all those who were involved with the Franciscan Friary Fox St ............ Pax et Bonum "
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