In 1943, during the "Occupation", Philip Winter Le Sauteur went into the cow-stable and found a German Soldier in the act of taking one of his cows. He chased the man out brandishing a fork. Outside were two German Officers. The poor soldier was more frightened of Philip than of his officers and refused to re-enter the stable and face the enraged old man. The Germans moved off threatening punishment and on 28th December 1943, Philip Winter Le Sauteur was taken to court and was fined £10 and ordered to hand over the cow. Of course, he did neither and later the Germans returned to the farm and took a small cow which happened to be in the stable at the time. This poor heifer had already lost part of its tail when the stable door shut on it.

Philip Winter was dying at Easter time 1957 and all the family were asked to take the farewells of him. He lay in bed with his bedcap, complete with pompom on and just faded away in his usual dignified manner, but said to his son P.W. junior that "he did not want to go before his time"--- a rather defiant remark from a person of 92 years of age.

An occupation Memory by Olive Le Sauteur

The Lutheran Minister for the German Forces, rather a loud mouthed bullying type, ordered the Rector, John Valpy, to cancel our Sunday service so that he could have his Church Parade. Mr. Valpy was threatened (a nasty business in those days) but stood firmly and said that Sunday morning service had been held in Grouville Church for a thousand years, and he would not cancel what was the right of the Parishioners. A brave, dignified gentleman. The Minister pestered the Rector, but he stood firm (keeping in mind the threat of deportation) AND THE GERMANS HAD TO WAIT UNTIL WE HAD HAD OUR MATINS AT 11 O'CLOCK. I remember the German soldiers, some looking sheepish, outside the Church. No more was heard of Lutheran Services at 11 o'clock on Sunday mornings, Good for Rev. John Valpy, a courageous and upright man.

Reference: Tony and Angela Bellows

To be confirmed: Philip Winter Le Sauteur (1865-1957) who would not let the Germans grab his cow,  married Caroline Adelina LeVaufre in 1897. They had 8 children. One of these, Philip Winter Le Sauteur Junior, was born in 1900. In 1930, he married Olive Mary Beeney, born 1906. She could very well be the Olive Le Sauteur that told the above  story to Tony and Angela Bellows.