In Memory - 100 Year Old Serviceman Honoured in Gregory Town; Passes soon after

mour, married to Mr. Neymour for the past 69 years, on the Thursday expressed her pride for her husband’s milestone, and appreciation for all the love shown by friends who stopped in to share their birthday greetings.

World War II veteran, Mr. Jeremiah Neymour, of Gregory Town, Central Eleuthera, who celebrated his 100th birthday on Thursday, January 19th, 2023, passed away late on Sunday evening, January 22nd - just a few days later.

Before he passed, the celebration on his 100th birthday was a sizeable one, with community members, family friends, and even a class of students from the local primary school, stop- ping in to wish him a happy birthday. As the oldest registered living Bahamian World War II veteran on his 100th birthday, representatives from the Bahamas Branch of the British Legion - Adena Munroe-Charlow, and Vanessa Jones from the British High Commission in New Providence, also made a special trip to Gregory Town, to celebrate with Mr. Neymour and his wife.

83 year-old Mrs. Yvonne Ney-

Shown: (Caption) - Jeremiah Neymour proudly displaying his WWII medallion in a 2016 photo to accompany his Eleutheran Newspaper Profile. (Top) Primary students from the Gregory Town Primary school joined in singing happy birthday, as World War II veteran, Mr. Jeremiah Neymour turned 100-years-old. (Second) - Central Eleuthera Administrator Earl Campbell, MP Petty’s wife, Mrs. Ocilia Petty, Adena Munroe-Charlow, from the Bahamas Branch of the British Legion, and Vanessa Jones from the British High Commission stand next to the ceremonial cake, cut in celebration of Mr. Neymour’s monumental milestone on the day.