A bomb disposal expert who defused a device on Burnham-On-Sea beach during World War II was welcomed back to the town on Thursday (June 19th) by the Mayor and Mayoress.
Albert Holmes, 83, was officially thanked for his work by Cllr Peter Clayton and Mayoress Jo Burridge at a function in Burnham and Highbridge Town Council’s chambers in Jaycroft Road.
Eileen Shaw, Town Clerk, told Burnham-On-Sea.com: “Mr Holmes wrote to us recently recalling how in the 1940s when he was attached to the Bomb Disposal Squad he’d defused a large device on the town’s beach.”
“His work went largely unnoticed and because he said he’d like to return to the town, we also arranged a visit with the Mayor and Mayoress, who were both very interested to hear his experiences.”
