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| Forenames: | John A |
| Surname: | Acres |
| Date of Birth: | December 4, 1921 |
| Place of birth: | Newmarket, Suffolk |
| Trade or profession: | Mens' Wear Salesman |
| Began ringing: | 1938 |
| at: | All Saints, Newmarket |
| First peal: | January 2, 1939 |
| Method: | Plain Bob Major (hand-bells) |
| Tower: | Saffron Walden, Essex |
| Other towers: | Leicester Cathedral from 1953 |
| CC offices held: | |
| Society offices held: | Deputy Ringing master of Leicester cathedral 1956-62. Peal Secretary, Leicester Diocesan Guild 1960-64 |
| Notable performances: | Many including 10,800 Plain Bob Royal, 2nd May 1948. (the record length) also many 'firsts' on handbells. A most proficient ringer on all numbers of bells, tower and hand. He rang 710 peals for the L.D.G. |
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| Date of death: | March 18, 1981 |
| Age: | 59 |
| Where buried: | Funeral at Newmarket |
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Peals and Quarters
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| Handbell peals rung | |
| Total peals rung | 808 |
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| Handbell peals conducted | |
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Societies represented
| 1962 | Society Representative | Leicester Diocesan Guild | |
| 1962 | Unknown | | Central Council of Church Bellringers |
| 1963 | Society Representative | Leicester Diocesan Guild | |
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