
CREDITON
WAR MEMORIAL
World War 1 &
2 - Detailed information
Compiled
and copyright © Paula & Dave Kennington 2006
The
memorial is located on Crediton High Street (A377) and takes the form
of an open sided shelter with a tiled roof with a tiled steeple; the
central stone is also octagonal and contains the names of those ho ided
on the 8 faces the lower set of names cover World War 1 and the upper
set World War 2. There are 136 names for the First World War and 40
for the Second World War, and one for Aden, all carved into stone tablets.
The unveiling ceremony took place on 16 May 1923.
Extract
from Exeter and Plymouth Gazette - Thursday 17 May 1923 - page
3:
WAR
MEMORIAL UNVEILING CEREMONY.
The
war memorial erected at Crediton to the memory of those who fail in
the war unveiled yesterday in the presence of a great concourse of
people by Field-Marshal Sir William R. Robertson, Bart., G.C.8., G.CM.G,
K.C.V.0., D.S.O. It takes the form, as has been already fully stated
in the “Gazette,” of an oak shelter, with stone centre-piece
and oak shingle roof. The centre-piece is in reality a cenotaph with
the names of the fallen carved in panels of Portland stone. Eight
massive oak pillars support the roof, which is finished with a simple
iron cross. The ground around the memorial is being prettily laid
out, and will subsequently have seats. The monument beans the inscription:—“Crediton
town and hamlets war memorial. For they died, 1915." And names
of the 137 men are recorded. In addition, a beautifully designed oak
tablet has been erected in the parish church bearing the names of
the fallen. The design for this was Mr. W. D. Caroe, M.A., architect
to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. People flocked into the town
yesterday from the surrounding neighbourhood by motor, cycle, train,
and on foot, and long before the hour fixed for the short service
in the parish church that building was filled. Mr. C. G. Church was
at the organ, and played suitable music. The Vicar (Preb. W. M. Smith-Dorrien)
was unable, unfortunately, owing to ill-health, take part in the proceedings,
much to his and the townspeople's regret and his place was taken by
the Rev. Bastow (senior curate), who conducted the service, the Rev.
P. J. Sykes (junior curate) being also present in addition to the
Bishop of Crediton. At 2.30 the Field-Marshal arrived from Shobrooke
Park in company with Sir John Shelley, Bart., and Lady Shelley and
the Right Hon. Geo. Lambert, M.P. and entered the church. Others present
included Sir Wm. and Lady Ferguson-Davie, Sir Laughland and Lady Mackinnon.
General Sir Arthur Gay, Sir James and Lady Owen, the Mayor and Mayoress
of Barnstaple, the Mayors of Bideford, Torrington, and Southmolton,
representatives of the V.A.D. Devon 56 (under Assistant Commandant
Hugo) and Devon 31 (Mr. Stanley Clarke), the Boy Scouts (Sgt. Wollacott),
ex-Service men (Lieut.-Col. H. M. Brake), pupils of the High School,
Grammar School, and Hayward's School. The band of the Depot Devon
Regt. was also present, while a guard of honour was provided by a
detachment from the same regiment.
AT
THE CHURCH.
The
proceedings in church were of an impressive character. After the entry
of the choir the Bishop and clergy proceeded to the tablet, where
the opening prayer was uttered by the Rev. Fraser Bastow. Following
the Lord's Prayer.
Lieut.-Col.
Montague, on behalf the War Memorial Committee, asked the Governors
of the church to accept the tablet as a memorial of those who had
sacrificed their lives for the good their fellows—the greatest
sacrifice that a man could be called upon to make. That was not the
occasion to make a speech, and he would content himself by asking
the Church Governors to accept the tablet as part of the memorial.
Mr
R Browne, as Warden of the Governors, formally accepted the tablet
and said it would be preserved among the most valuable records in
the church. The latter was rich in memorials, one of which they saw
in front them—that otf Sir Redvers Buller, the man who was the
soldiers' friend. "If," he said, “Sir Redvers were
alive to-day, he would be the first to give honour to these brave
men who sacrificed their lives, and, too, would think it an honour
that his memory was associated in that old parish church with those
who so nobly died for their country."
The
Bishop of Crediton then dedicated the tablet according to the following
formula:-— "In the faith of Jesus Christ we dedicate this
tablet to the honour and glory of God and in memory of the men of
this parish whose names are inscribed thereon and who gave their lives
for their country in this Great War, in the name the Father, and of
the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen.” The Bishop having offered
appropriate prayers, the hymn "O valiant hearts” was feelingly
sung.
Dr.
Trefusis, addressing the congregation as "Brethren and beloved,"
said they were gathered that afternoon that they might ever bear in
remembrance the young men who went from the parish at the call of
duty and with willing hearts face a foe that was proud and cruel.
They sacrificed all that they loved and cared for at the call of duty,
and that was itself a Christian act. It meant an act of self-sacrifice.
They went forth, then, not knowing what was to become of them in the
Great War, but in faith and trust that the prayers of their country
would go with them, and that the sympathy of every heart would be
beside in them the battlefield.
These
men went to skies that knit their hearts aright.
To fields that bred them brave
These saviours come not home to-night—
Themselves they could not save.
So
they were there to honour and to sympathise with the parents of the
young men in their sacrifices. The Bishop dwelt upon the virtue of
self-sacrifice, and said that the men who went forth knew, perhaps
not much of their religion and their God, out. He was merciful and
taught them His love even in the distant fields of battle. "But,"
said his Lordship, “great as was their sacrifice, remember that
those who have returned and are with us to-day have a still harder
task before them than those who gave their lives in full sacrifice.
You, too, have to continue the battle against wrong and sin, impurity
and wickedness on every side. It requires discipline, it, requires
encouragement from all around you, to go forward in your way of life
to uphold the standard of the cross— that standard which is
the great strength of our national life." It was, the Bishop
concluded, for them to gain the victory over what was low and wrong
and to lead their comrades forward in the truth and in the beauty
godliness; to live the joyous, true life of a real Christian.
Through
all the depths pain and loss
Sinks the plummet the Cross
But never yet abyss was found
Deeper than the Cross can sound.
That
cross, he said, bore bravely and manfully by every true Christian
was the power to make this world a better and happier world for them
to live in. But it was not this world only on which their minds were
fastened that day; they were thinking of the new world beyond, "for,"
said his Lordship, "we are one with them and they with us. So
let me you this text for your thoughts to-day 'Be thou faithful unto
death and I will give you the crown life.' "
TRIBUTE
GEN. BULLER.
Immediately
after the service the Field-Marshal led the procession to the memorial,
situated about 200 yards from the church gates. Here the guard of
honour was drawn up, flanked on one side by the ex- Service men. The
Field-Marshal having inspected the guard, the hymn “O God, our
help in ages past," announced by the Rev. S. E. Harper (representing
the Crediton Free Church Council) was sung to the accompaniment of
the band. Than followed the Lesson, Wisdom iii. read by the Rev. C.
E. Jewell (minister of the Unitarian Church and Hon. Secretary of
the war memorial).
Mr.
Lambert, who presided, said it was a peculiar privilege for him to
introduce a distinguished soldier: it would distasteful to him to
praise him, and presumptuous on his part to so. “But,"
said Mr. Lambert, “I have the honour of introducing to you Field-Marshal
Sir Wm. Robertson to unveil this war memorial—a memorial I pray
to God, to the last war waged by this country.”
Sir
William Robertson said when asked by their member to come to perform
the ceremony he at once consented, although he got many invitations
of that kind. But he wanted to come to Crediton for two reasons. In
the first place to pay tribute to the work a great soldier, about
whom he used to hear a great deal when he was a younger man —he
referred to their distinguished townsman, the late Gen. Sir Redvers
Buller, who served his country so well and so long, who brought great
credit to the county and to the town which belonged, and who enjoyed
quite remarkable degree —in adversity as well as in success—the
esteem and the confidence of the men whom he commanded. (Hear, hear.)
As some of them might know, the legend of his memorial in Winchester
Cathedral was: “A great leader beloved by his men.'' The valuable
reforms made in the Army by Sir Redvers Buller and Sir Evelyn Wood
in the 80's and 90’s, under the guidance of Lord Wolseley, securely
laid the foundations of the successes we were to win in the Great
War. The second reason why he was glad to come was that it was both
a privilege and a duty to join with them showing honour to those men
who fell in the Great War. "And,” said the Field-Marshal,
“none of us ought to forget, and will not forget, the larger
number of men who went out and lived to come back, because they, too,
did their duty, although not called upon to give their lives. Many
have returned as you know, broken in health, maimed for life, probably
blind; many of them, too, as you know, find a great difficulty in
obtaining a livelihood for themselves and their families. Now, I shall
not attempt to describe what this County of Devonshire did in the
war—at the front and at home—women as well as men. It
is well-known to you, but I will recall that besides the men who went
into the Navy, the Air Force, and the different branches the Army,
the county provided 16 battalions from the old regiment—the
old 11th Foot regiment—a regiment with which I first served
35 years ago in the Punjaub, afterwards on the North-West Frontier,
and later still in South Africa, where your regiment distinguished
itself so greatly inside and outside of Ladysmith. And now you have
a greater cause than ever to be proud of what your men did in the
last war. Some of your battalions, one or more, served in every theatre
of operation— France, Italy, Macedonia. Gallipoli, Palestine,
Mesopotamia, and Egypt. They also shared in most of the great battles
on the Western Front —Mons, Aisne, Ypres. Loos, Neuve Chapelle,
the Marne, Somme, Cambria—and so I could go on—names familiar
to you all.”
A
GREAT SACRIFICE.
"And
then there was that great sacrifice of the Second Battalion in May,
1918, when fighting with the French Army. You went into the battle
on the 28th May, I think, and came out on the 31st with one officer,
one sergeant, and 20 men. Now, in front of an achievement like that
all one can do is to bow the head and keep silence. We have heard
in the war, and since war, about what the troops of the Dominions
did—Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and London—and they deserve
every word said about them; but we may well have heard more of what
we owe the county regiments for what they did—regiments which
well upheld the reputation they had won and which for 250 years or
more had been the mainstay of our national security, and which, moreover,
this fine regiment of yours may fairly be said to be second to none.
What you did in the war is well shown by that long list of names on
the tablet that the Bishop has just dedicated. That list speaks with
far greater eloquence about your men than I could do. You knew these
men; you knew them from their infancy, many of you. You remember them
going out—when they went and how they went—and I am sure
there is some sad memories passing through the minds of many of you
standing here to-day. But may suggest that this can also be a day
of great pride and gratitude, at these men of yours—that they
were forthcoming in the hour of the country's need. These men well
upheld the regimental motto, which I daresay these men here know—the
motto: 'Ever Faithful.’ These men were very faithful—they
were faithful even unto death. And you have done well to put this
memorial here. It will stand as an abiding testimony to the great
sacrifice that they made, and we may hope, and I think we may believe,
that the remembrance of their sacrifice and their patriotism and devotion
to duty will live as long in the history of your town as the name
of shall Crediton shall endure."
Sir
William then unveiled the memorial, “which you have placed here
to the memory of the men who in the Great War gave for their country
and for their homes here in Crediton everything that men have to give—their
lives." The guard honour meanwhile presented arms. Then, after
a moment's pause, Sir William saluted the memorial and laid a palm
wreath at its foot. Other tokens of love and affection were laid by
relatives and friends and associations. These included handsome tributes
from the Crediton District Constitutional Club in the form of the
Union Jack, the Mayor and townspeople of Boulogne (laid by ex-Sergeant
Gearing), the Rugby Football Club (Mr. W. J. Discombe, Secretary),
and the inhabitants of Bideford (the Mayor Bideford, Mr. H. W. Huxham).
Prayers were offered by the Rev. F. Bastow, after which the Bishop
Crediton dedicated the memorial.
FREE
OF DEBT.
Lieut.-Col.
Montague, on behalf of the Memorial Committee, formally presented
the memorial to the Urban Council to be safeguarded and kept by that
authority for all time. He explained the history of the scheme from
its inception, and said that, while there was difficultly in raising
the large sum of money required, the Committee had, by sticking to
it, succeeded, and he was proud to say that the monument was now practically
free from debt. (Hear, hear.) For that thought a great debt of gratitude
was due to the Rev. C. E. Jewell. Without his perseverance he thought
the Committee would have given up. But the Committee had stood by
him, with the result now observable. He thanked the architect (Mr.
Bligh Bond) for the beautiful design, Mr. Faulkner, who carried it
out, and the workmen, and emphasised the durability the memorial,
remarking that for centuries to come posterity would be able to admire
it and read the names of the mighty dead upon it. Col. Montague then
formally handed over the deed of the site.
Mr.
W. Adams, J.P. (Chairman of the Urban Council) accepted the memorial
and the deeds relating to it. He was voicing the feeling of the town
in expressing warm appreciation for the great effort the Committee
had made in raising the memorial, and congratulated the members that
not only had they completed the work, but that it was almost free
of debt. The speaker thought that, notwithstanding all the disappointments
that came as a result of war, there still existed in the minds of
the people those fine ideals that led their young men to rise as one
in 1914 to resist the foe and save the country. The principles of
justice, freedom, and of love home and country he seemed to see existing
in the minds of the people in the erection of memorials for the dead.
He trusted that the present generation and the generations to come,
when they passed the memorial, would not only remember the heroism
and the sacrifice, and all that meant victory, but, at the time, would
remember what those sacrifices had kept for them —-honour, home,
country, freedom, and all the things that were dear to them as Englishmen.
In accepting the memorial the Council also accepted the responsibility
of taking care of it and in holding it in full gratitude and deep
reverence and in remembrance of what the men had done for them. (Applause.).
BOULOGNE'S
TRIBUTE.
Mr.
Frank Clarke, M.A. (headmaster of Queen Elisabeth's Grammar School),
moved a vote of thanks Field-Marshal Sir William Robertson, and said
that, while he would not desire anything said in praise of him on
that occasion, it would be ungracious were they not to offer him their
sincere thanks for coming to perform the ceremony. The memorial was
one that for beauty of design and grace would certainly be deemed
worthy to rank with the best examples of mediaeval art. (Hear, hear.)
It was fitting that, it should have been unveiled by one who was not
only a distinguished public servant, but also a fellow worker of that
great soldier whose memory was still so much cherished in that district.
(Applause.)
Mr.
Seymour Pope seconded the motion, which was carried, at the Chairman's
suggestion, by the assembly bowing in solemn silence.
The
Bishop pronounced the Blessing, after which a verse of the National
Anthem was sung Then the "Last Post” was sounded, followed
by the inspiring notes of the "Reveille."
Accompanying
the tribute from Boulogne, which was laid on the memorial, was the
following letter sent to Mr. T. W. Gearing from the Mayor of Boulogne,
France:—
“I
hasten to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 24th April.
The Municipality of Boulogne gives itself the pleasure, which it feels
only a duty, to deposit a wreath on the memorial monument erected
in honour of the glorious soldiers of Crediton who died in defence
of the right. By reason of the impossibility in which I and my colleagues
of the municipal authority find ourselves of assisting at your patriotic
ceremony, I shall be grateful if you will place a wreath, to which
you can easily attach tie tricolour ribbon that 1 will send you by
post, with the inscription, 'Homage from the town Bofoulogne-on-Sea.'
Kindly accept, sir, the assurance of my very distinguished consideration."
rung tester.
The
bells were rung later in the afternoon.
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Crediton
Town and Hamlets War Memorial 1914-1919.
For us they died.
ADAMS |
Edward |
Private
171583, 3rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry. Died 1 January 1918. Aged
56. Born 12 February 1871 in Crediton, Devon. Eldest son of the
late Richard and Mary Adams, of Crediton, Devon, England; husband
of Agnes Adams, of 13, Burgess Avenue, Toronto, Ontario. Carrier
by trade. Passed fit 1 August 1915 at Toronto, attested at Toronto
11 August 1915, aged 44 [CWGC states he was 56 when he died], height
5 feet 4½ inches, girth 34 inches, fair complexion, blue
eyes, fair hair. Buried North-East of Church in CREDITON (HOLY CROSS)
CHURCHYARD, Devon. National Archives of Canada Accession Reference:
RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 25 - 18 |
AUBER |
Charles
St. Lo |
Second
Lieutenant, 4th (Wessex) Brigade, Royal Artillery. Killed in action
29 October 1916. Aged 21. Son of Lewis Edmund St. Lo. Auber and
Louisa Jane Auber, of Westholme, Crediton, Devon. Baptised 5 November
1895 in Crediton. In the 1911 census he was the son of Lewis Edmund
St Lo and Louisa Jane Auber, aged 15, at school, born Crediton,
resident 5 Searle Street, Crediton Town, Devon. Buried in MAROEUIL
BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot III. Row J. Grave
13. |
BACKWELL |
W |
No
further information currently available |
BAKER |
Edwin
James |
Private
22131, 2/4th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Killed in action 9
April 1918. Aged 29. Born Shobrooke, Devon, enlisted Exeter, resident
Crediton. Son of Sarah Baker, of 10, Threshers Rd., Crediton, Devon,
and the late William Baker. Formerly 3306, Royal Devon Yeomanry.
No known grave. Commemorated on JERUSALEM MEMORIAL, Israel and Palestine
(including Gaza). Panel 30. |
BERE |
O
A |
No
further information currently available |
BERE |
S
E |
No
further information currently available |
BERRY |
W |
No
further information currently available |
BLATCHFORD |
Leslie
William |
Private
20542, 6th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Killed in action 27
August 1918. Aged 19. Born Somerset, enlisted Exeter, resident Crediton.
Son of Hannah J. Blatchford, of 11, Exeter Rd., Crediton, Devon,
and the late William Henry Blatchford (Australian Imperial Forces),
who also fell (see below). No known grave. Commemorated on VIS-EN-ARTOIS
MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 7. |
BLATCHFORD |
William
Henry |
Australian
Imperial Forces |
BODDY |
Percy |
Gunner
226874, "A" Battery, 93rd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery.
Killed in action 29 October 1917. Aged 27. Born Crediton, enlisted
Exeter. Son of William and Anne Boddy, of 5, Dean St., Crediton;
husband of Edith Emily Boddy, of 7, Threshers Rd., Crediton, Devon.
No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 4 to 6 and 162. |
BODY |
G
T |
No
further information currently available |
BORNE |
Alexander
John |
Private
70885, 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Died 9 January 1919.
Aged 19. Son of Richard John and Emily Ann Borne, of "Glenthorne,"
Crediton. In the 1911 census he was aged 12, born Wimbledon, Surrey,
at school, son of Richard John and Emily Ann Borne, resident 29
Exeter Road Crediton Devon, Crediton Town, Devon. Buried In South-East
corner of CREDITON (HOLY CROSS) CHURCHYARD, Devon. |
BREALY |
William
[Henry John] |
Private
14389, 8th (Service) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Killed in action
25 September 1915. Aged 19. Born Crediton, enlisted Exeter. Son
of John and Jessie Brealy, of Batten Court, Fore St., Cullompton,
Devon. No known grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais,
Framce/ Panel 35 to 37. |
BUBEAR |
Walter
George |
Private
241313, 1st Battalion, Queen's OWn (Royal West Kent Regiment). Killed
in action 29 August 1918.BAged 24. Born Bideford, Devon, enlisted
Exeter, resident Crediton. Son of Mrs. Mary Jane Bubear, of Shobrooke,
Crediton, Devon. His brother William, also fell (see below). No
known grave. Commemorated on VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais,
France. Panel 7. |
BUBEAR |
William |
Private
27097, 15th (Service) Battalion, Hampshire Regiment. Killed in action
20 September 1917.Aged 29. Born and resident Crediton, enlisted
Exeter. Son of Mrs. Mary Jane Bubear. His brother, Walter George,
also fell (see above). Formerly 21666, Devonshire Yeomanry. No known
grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Panel 88 to 90. |
BURRIDGE |
Bert |
[Transcribed
as F BURRIDGE] Rifleman 10459, 4th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle
Corps. Died in United Kingdom 7 February 1915. Aged 22. Born Crediton,
enlisted Newton Abbot. Son of Charles James and Elizabeth Burridge,
of 22 Fairfield Terrace, Newton Abbot. Buried in WOLBOROUGH (ST.
MARY) CHURCHYARD, Devon. |
BURRIDGE |
Ernest
William |
Private
265775, 1/6th Battalion, Welsh Regiment. Died of wounds 27 October
1917. Aged 29. Born Crediton, enlisted Swansea, resident Pontardulais,
Glamorganshire. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Burridge; husband of Lydia A.
M. Burridge, of 1, Wernbwll, Hendy, Pontardulais, Glam. Native of
Crediton. Buried in DOZINGHEM MILITARY CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Plot XII. Row C. Grave 4. |
CANN |
Fredrick
aka Fred |
Private
8974. 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Killed in action 1 July
1916. Aged 23. Born and resident Crediton, enlisted Exeter. Son
of Samuel Cann, of 3, East St., Crediton, Devon. No known grave.
Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face
1 C |
CHAMBERLAIN |
William
Henry |
Private
40315, 4th Battalion, Worcetsershire Regiment. Died of wounds 3
January 1917. Aged 24. Born and resident Crediton, enlisted Exeter.
Son of William and Eliza Chamberlain, of Crediton, Devon. Buried
in ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot XX. Row
O. Grave 3A. |
CHARLTON |
W |
No
further information currently available |
COLES |
Percy
James |
Private
4445, 9th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment. Killed in action 1 September
1916. Aged 22. Born Crediton, enlisted KIngston-on-THames, Surrey.
Son of James and Mary Ann Coles, of 28, Dean St., Crediton, Devon.
No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France.
Pier and Face 6 B and 6 C. |
COLES
|
Robert |
Lance
Corporal 7043, 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards. Died 18 September
1914. Aged 27. Son of William and Emma Coles. Born at Crediton,
Devon. Buried in VAILLY BRITISH CEMETERY, Aisne, France. Plot I.
Row C. Grave 15. |
COLWILL |
W
J |
No
further information currently available |
CONIBEAR |
William
George [Carpenter] |
[Spelt
CONABEER on memorial] Private 16821, 9th (Service) Battalion, Devonshire
Regiment. Died of wounds 27 August 1916. Aged 21. Born (1893) and
resident St Brannocks Road, Ilfracombe, enlisted Barnstaple. Son
of George Edward and Marian Conibear, of Ilfracombe, Devon. Enlisted
29 January 1916. Worked as apprentice joiner in Ilfracombe before
enlistment. Buried in BOIS-GUILLAUME COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Seine-Maritime,
France. Plot I. Row D. Grave 1. |
COOPER |
George |
Private
41634, 7/8th Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Killed in
action 16 August 1917. Aged 19Born Crediton, enlisted Exeter. Son
of Mrs. Bessie Cooper, of Court St., Moretonhampstead, Devon. No
known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 70 to 72. |
COURTNEY |
James |
[Spelt
COURTNAY on memoirial] Private 8100, 1st Battalion, Devonshire Regiment.
Killed in action 29 April 1915. Born and enlisted Crediton. No known
grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 21. |
CROSSMAN |
G |
No
further information currently available |
DARCH |
W |
No
further information currently available |
DAVIE |
Henry
William [Wilson] |
Surgeon
(Vet), Army Veterinary Corps. Died 23 November 1915. Husband of
M. E. Davie, of The Green, Crediton, Devon. Buried in NEWPORT NEWS
(GREEN LAWN) CEMETERY, Virginia, United States of America. Old Single
Section, Grave 3134. |
DELVE |
John |
Corporal
28669, "X" 4th Trench Mortar Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery.
Died 8 April 1917. Aged 27. Son of Esau John and Lucy Delve, of
16, Park St., Crediton, Devon. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS
MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 1. |
DODDRIDGE |
William
Sargent |
Gunner
172126, 270th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died 13 January
1919. Aged 26. Son of William and Ellen Doddridge, of Crediton;
husband of Emily Marian Meffan (formerly Doddridge), of 4, Coopee
St., Randwick, Sydney, Australia. Buried near North boundary in
CREDITON (HOLY CROSS) CHURCHYARD, Devon. |
DYMOND |
S |
No
further information currently available |
EDWARDES |
Henry
Frederick [Edgecumbe] |
Second
Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Died
6 February 1917. Aged 37. Son of Edgecumbe Ferguson Edwardes and
Emily Fair Edwardes, of Springfield, Crediton, Devon. B.A. Cantab,
St. John's College. Buried in BETHUNE TOWN CEMETERY, Pas de Calais,
France. Plot III. Row K. Grave 48. |
ELSTON |
John |
Private
15101, 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Killed in action 1 July
1916. Aged 41. Born and resident Crediton, enlisted Exter. Son of
Uria Elston, of Uton, Crediton, Devon; husband of Mrs. John Elston,
of 4, Southwoods Buildings, Cowick St., St. Thomas, Exeter. Served
in the South African Campaign, and on the North West Frontier of
India Punjab and Tirah Expeditions, 1897-8). No known grave. Commemorated
on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 1 C. |
ELSTON |
Stanley
Gordon |
Corporal
1583, Royal Army Medical Corps. Died 5 February 1921. Aged 30. Son
of E. and J. Elston, of Crediton, Devon; husband of Mary A. Elston,
of 295, Simonside Terrace, Heaton, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Buried in
TYNEMOUTH (PRESTON) CEMETERY, Northumberland. Grave J. R. C. 1657. |
ERSCOTT |
Cecil
Henry |
Private
2521, 1/6th Battalion (Territorial), Devonshire Regiment. Died in
Mesopotamia (Iraq) 19 July 1916. Aged 23. Born and resident Crediton,
enlisted Barnstaple. Son of William and Ellen Erscott, of Allerdown
Cottage, Sandford, Crediton, Devon. Buried in BAGHDAD (NORTH GATE)
WAR CEMETERY, Iraq. Plot XXI. Row C. Grave 24. |
ERSCOTT |
Frederick
Harold |
Private
235136, 9th Battalion, Leicestershire Regiment. Killed in action
9 November 1917. Born Crediton, enlisted Exeter, resident Coppleston.
Son of George and Edith Annie Erscott, of Coombe Lodge, Copplestone,
Devon. Formerly 30485, Devonshire Regiment. No known grave. Commemorated
on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 50 to 51. |
FLOOD |
Colin
John |
Private
3302, 34th Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Killed in action
31 March 1918. Aged 26. Son of the late William and Mary E. Flood.
Born at Crediton, Devon. Educated Crediton Haywards Boys School.
Emigrated aged 20. Farmer by trade. Buried in VILLERS-BRETONNEUX
MILITARY CEMETERY, Somme, France. Plot II. Row C. Grave 5/7. Australian
Roll of Honour Circular |
FROST |
Harry |
Private
3946, 1st Battalion, Welsh Guards. Died 8 October 1918. Born Crediton,
enlisted Plymouth. Buried in FLESQUIERES HILL BRITISH CEMETERY,
Nord, France. Plot II. Row A. Grave 1. |
FROST |
Thomas |
Private
G/1338, 1st Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment).
Killed in action 29 September 1918. Born Crediton, enlisted Chelsea,
Middlesex, resident South Kensington, London. Buried in VILLERS
HILL BRITISH CEMETERY, VILLERS-GUISLAIN, Nord, France. Plot I. Row
A. Grave 6. |
FURSMAN |
J
R |
No
further information currently available |
GALE |
Fred |
Private
44197, 8th (Service) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Killed in action
4 October 1917. Aged 20. Born and enlisted Crediton. Son of Mrs.
Emily Gale, of 17, Bowden Hill, Crediton, Devon. Buried in TYNE
COT CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot XLII. Row F. Grave
8. |
GALLIN |
Arthur
Fursdon |
Private
10620, "B" Company, 8th (Service) Battalion, Devonshire
Regiment. Killed in action 25 September 1915. Aged 24. Born Sandford,
Devon, enlisted Exeter, resident Crediton. Son of William H. and
Susan Gallin, of Sturridge, Sandford, Crediton, Devon. No known
grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel
35 to 37. |
GERMAN |
G |
No
further information currently available |
GILLMAN |
Edward
William [Devine] |
Private
14865, 7th Battalion, Somerset Light Infantry. Died 16 September
1916. Aged 21. Son of Alexander and Ellen Gillman, of 67, East St.,
Crediton, Devon. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL,
Somme, France. Pier and Face 2 A. |
GILLMAN |
Richard
Charles |
Private
28635, 7th Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Died 13
March 1919. Aged 19. Son of Alexander and Ellen Gillman, of 67,
East St., Crediton. Devon: Native of Exeter. Buried in COLOGNE SOUTHERN
CEMETERY, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany. Plot IX. Row D. Grave 20. |
GILLMAN |
S
A |
No
further information currently available |
GLOVER |
Stanley
George |
[Listed
as S J GLOVER on memorial] Private 42666, 9th (Service) Battalion,
Devonshire Regiment. Killed in action 8 May 1917. Aged 19. Born
Devonport, enlisted Exeter, resident Crediton. Son of Frederick
William and Mary Glover, of Woodland Head, Crediton, Devon. No known
grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay
4. |
GODDARD |
A |
No
further information currently available |
GRANT |
Walter
John |
Private
66116, 60th Field Ambulance, Royal Army Medical Corps. Died on service
in Salonika 13 October 1918. Aged 40. Born Bristol, resident Crediton,
enlisted Exeter. Husband of Bessie C. Grant, of 1, Underhill Place,
Crediton, Devon. Buried in DOIRAN MILITARY CEMETERY, Greece. Plot
V. Row H. Grave 5. |
GRIBBLE |
Bartholomew
Chapple |
Gunner
163352, 31st Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Killed in
action 10 March 1918. Aged 40. Born and enlisted Barnstaple, resident
Coomb Martin, Devon. Son of G. and E. Gribble, of High St., Crediton,
Devon; Husband of Olive V. Gribble, of High St., Combe Martin, Devon.
Buried in YPRES RESERVOIR CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot
III. Row C. Grave 24. |
GRIBBLE |
George
Laurence |
Private
89193, 20th Stationary Hospital, Royal Army Medical Corps. Died
28 December 1918. Aged 19. Son of George and Laura Gribble, of Rose
Cottage, Threshers, Crediton, Devon. Buried in MIKRA BRITISH CEMETERY,
KALAMARIA, Greece, Grave 1170. |
GUSH |
William |
Private
205072, 8th (Service) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Died 4 October
1917. Aged 35. Son of S. H. and Charlotte Gush, of Seaton House,
Exminster; husband of Mary Thomas Dymond (formerly Gush), of 63,
High St., Crediton, Devon. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE
COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 38 to 40. |
HALLETT |
Walter
J |
Serjeant
4872, 1st Battalion, Coldstream Guards. Killed in action 14 September
1914. Born Gittsham, Devon, enlisted Exter, resident Crediton. No
known grave. Commemorated on LA FERTE-SOUS-JOUARRE MEMORIAL, Seine-et-Marne,
France. |
HARRY |
Francis |
Private
M2/191945, Royal Army Service Corps. Killed in action 5 August 1917.
Aged 32. Born Tavistock, enlisted Exeter, resident Crediton. Son
of William and Elizabeth Harry, of Tavistock; husband of W. W. Harry,
of 18, Brook St., Tavistock, Devon. Buried in HOSPITAL FARM CEMETERY,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Row D. Grave 6. |
HATCH |
W
A |
No
further information currently available |
HAWKER |
Joseph
George |
Private
51670, 26th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment).
Died of wounds 14 October 1918. Aged 36. Born Somerset, enlisted
KIngston-on-THames, resident Crediton. Son of Thomas and Annie Hawker,
of Wall Cottage, Park St., Crediton, Devon. No known grave. Commemorated
on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 28 to 30 and
162 to 162A and 163A. |
HELLIER |
F |
No
further information currently available |
HENDERSON |
R |
No
further information currently available |
HILL |
R
P |
No
further information currently available |
HOOPER |
Frederick
W |
Drummer
200636, 1/5th Battalion (Territorial), Devonshire Regiment. Died
in India 22 October 1918. Born and enlisted Crediton. Buried at
Peshawar (Right) B.C. XLIV. 26. Commemorated on DELHI MEMORIAL (INDIA
GATE), India. Face 1. |
HOOPER |
G
A |
No
further information currently available |
IRELAND |
William |
Private
265401, 1st/6th Battalion (Territorial), Devonshire Regiment. Died
in Mesopotamia 1 August 1917. Born and enlisted Crediton. Buried
in BASRA WAR CEMETERY, Iraq. Plot IV. Row B. Grave 32. |
JEFFRIES |
S
P |
there
is a Stephen Raph JEFFERY, Private 457408, Royal
Army Medical Corps (Territorial Force). Killed in action 1 August
1917. Born Crediton, enlisted Exeter. |
JOHNS |
Charles |
Sapper
108165, 124th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action 10
July 1916. Born Crediton, Devon, enlisted Ystalyfera, Glamoragnhire.
resident Ystradgynlais, Breconshire. No known grave. Commemorated
on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 8 A and 8 D. |
KEEN |
Lewis
Albert |
Private
9131, 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Killed in action 1 JUly
1916. Aged 24. Born and resident Crediton, enlisted Exeter. Son
of Humphrey and Mary Arm Keen, of 18, Dean St., Crediton, Devon.
No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France.
Pier and Face 1 C. |
LAND |
J |
No
further information currently available |
LANE |
Thomas |
Private
76772, 29th General Hospital, Royal Army Medical Corps. Died 11
March 1919. Aged 45. Death recorded in the South Stoneham Registration
District, Hampshire. Born 2 February 1874. Husband of Rhoda Ann
Lane, of 1, Caroline Cottage, Newport St., Stonehouse, Plymouth,
Devon. Admitted to Crediton Hayward School, Crediton, Devon 10 January
1881, son of Robert and Eliza Lane, left 28 June 1882 to commence
work. In the 1881 census he was aged 7, born Exminster, Devon, a
scholar, son of Robert and Eliza Lane, resident Salmon Hutch, Crediton,
Devon. In the 1901 census he was aged 27, born Crediton, a General
Labourer, boarding at 52, George Street, East Stonehouse, Devon.
In the 1911 census he was aged 37, born Crediton, Devon, a Brewers
Drayman, married to Rhonda Ann Lane with ione son, resident 1, Caroline
Cottages, Newport Street, East Stonehouse, Devon. Buried in PLYMOUTH
(FORD PARK) CEMETERY, Devon. Church Section G. Row 12. Grave 29. |
LANG |
A
C |
No
further information currently available |
LEACH |
W |
No
further information currently available |
LEE |
C |
No
further information currently available |
LONG |
Bertie
John |
Lance
Corporal 1086, 1/6th Battalion (Territorial), Devonshire Regiment.
Killed in action in Mesopotamia 8 March 1916. Born and enlisted
Crediton. No known grave. Commemorated on BASRA MEMORIAL, Iraq.
Panel 11. |
LOOSEMORE |
Frank
Howard |
Private
26262, 9th (Service) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Killed in action
26 October 1917. Aged 34. Born and resident Crediton, enlisted Exeter.
Son of the late William and Sarah Loosemore; husband of Mary E.
Loosemore, of Floters Close, Frosterley, Co. Durham. No known grave.
Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel
38 to 40. |
MALLETT |
Horace |
Corporal
390968, 2/9th (Queen Victoria's Rifles) Battalion, London Regiment.
Died 26 September 1917. Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Mallett, of Downes
Mills, Crediton, Devon. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT
MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 151. |
MANN |
J |
No
further information currently available |
MANN |
W |
No
further information currently available |
MANN |
William
Henry |
Private
PLY/17185, Plymouth Division, Royal Marine Light Infantry. Died
from disease 19 February 1919. Born 9 January 1894 in Crediton,
Devon. Son of William Mann, of 26, The Green, Crediton, Devon. Buried
in South-East corner of CREDITON (HOLY CROSS) CHURCHYARD, Devon. |
MOGRIDGE |
Ernest
Henry |
Rifleman
R/20234, 16th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Killed in action
23 August 1916. Aged 25. Born and resident Crediton, enlisted Exeter.
Son of Henry and Emma Mogridge, of 18, Bowden Hill, Crediton, Devon.
No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France.
Pier and Face 13 A and 13 B. |
MONTAGUE |
Felix
David |
Lieutenant,
2nd Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Died 10 March 1915. Aged 20.
Son of Leopold and Amy Montague, of Penton, Crediton, Devon; brother
of Paul (below). Buried in RUE-PETILLON MILITARY CEMETERY, FLEURBAIX,
Pas de Calais, France. Plot III. Row A. Grave 6. |
MONTAGUE |
Paul
Denys |
Lieutenant,
Royal Flying Corps and Rifle Brigade. Died 29 October 1917. Aged
27. Son of Leopold and Amy Montague, of Penton, Crediton, Devon;
brother of Felix (above). No known grave. Commemorated on DOIRAN
MEMORIAL, Greece. |
MORTIMORE |
Archie |
Private
2512, 1/6th Battalion (Territorial), Devonshire Regiment. Died in
Mesopotamia 14 August 1916. Aged 23. Born and resident Crediton,
enlisted Barnstaple. Son of Samuel Mortimore, of 5, Queen's Place,
East St., Crediton, Devon. Buried in AMARA WAR CEMETERY, Iraq/ Plot
XII. Row D. Grave 12. |
NARRACOTT |
Frederick
John |
Private
15576, 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Died 31 October 1916.
Aged 32. Husband of Elizabeth S. Narracott, of 12, Oxford Terrace,
Mill St., Crediton, Devon. Buried in GROVE TOWN CEMETERY, MEAULTE,
Somme, France. Plot II. Row A. Grave 18. |
NERASS |
H
C |
No
further information currently available |
NOTT |
T |
No
further information currently available |
ORGAN |
H
C |
No
further information currently available |
PARKER |
Albert |
Private
90036, Royal Fusiliers posted to 2nd/4th Battalion, London Regiment
(Royal Fusiliers), Died 25 April 1918. Aged 20. Son of Samuel and
Susan Parker, of 2, Mannings, Crediton, Devon. No known grave. Commemorated
on POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel 19 to 21. |
PARKYN |
J |
No
further information currently available |
PARR |
James |
Private
8881, 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Died of wounds 14 March
1915. Born and esident Crediton, enlisted Exeter. Son of Mrs. B.
Parr, of "Kiddicott," High St., Crediton, Devon. Buried
in MERVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot II. Row D. Grave
8. |
PASSMORE |
Daniel |
Private
8585, 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Killed in action 18 December
1914. Aged 20. Born and resident Crediton, enlisted Exeter. Son
of William Passmore, of 8, Kiddicott, The Green, Crediton, Devon.
No known grave. Commemorated on LE TOURET MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais,
France. Panel 8 and 9. |
PHILLIPS |
Alfred
John |
Private
44956, 1st Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Died 4 October 1917.
Aged 26. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Phillips, of Crediton, Devon; husband
of Mrs. A. Lock (formerly Phillips), of 97, Ladysmith Rd., Exeter.
Buried in HOOGE CRATER CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot
IX. Row C. Grave 14. |
PHILLIPS |
James
Cecil |
Private
291873, "B" Company, 8th (Service) Battalion, Devonshire
Regiment. Killed in action 26 October 1917. Aged 37. Born Crediton,
enlisted Plymouth. Son of Mrs. Elizabeth Mary Phillips, of 115,
High St., Crediton, Devon. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE
COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 38 to 40. |
PINEY |
Arthur
George |
Private
34809, 11th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Killed in action
in Salonika 18 September 1918. Aged 32. Born Axminster, Devon, enlisted
Exter, resident Crediton. Son of William and Sophia Piney; husband
of Bessie Piney, of 27, Park St., Crediton, Devon. Buried in KARASOULI
MILITARY CEMETERY, Greece. Section D. Grave 896. |
PITTS |
Hubert
Holway |
Acting
Lance Serjeant 353727, 639th Home Service Employment Company, Labour
Corps. Died 1 November 1918 in United Kingdom. Born and enlisted
Crediton, Formerly 7781, 3rd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Buried
South of church in CREDITON (HOLY CROSS) CHURCHYARD, Devon. |
POPE |
E
R |
No
further information currently available |
PORTER |
C
D |
No
further information currently available |
PURSE |
Edgar
Charles |
Company
Quartermaster Serjeant 8911, 1st Battalion, Devonshire Regiment.
Killed in action 18 April 1918. Born Ottery, Devon, enlisted Exter,
resident Crediton. Buried in MORBECQUE BRITISH CEMETERY, Nord, France.
Plot I. Row B. Grave 9. |
PURSE |
Leonard
Samuel |
Acting
Lance Sergeant 9360, 1st Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Killed
in action 22 April 1915. Born and resident Crediton, Devon, enlisted
Exeter. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL,
West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 21. |
RALPH |
G
E |
No
further information currently available |
REED |
T |
No
further information currently available |
SALTER |
James |
Private
26180, 7th Battalion, Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry).
Killed in action 14 December 1916. Aged 26. Born and resident Crediton,
enlisted Exeter. Son of John and Sarah Salter, of Holwill Cottage,
Crediton, Devon. Formerly 135694, Royal Field Artillery. No known
grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and
Face 2 A. |
SANDERS |
G |
No
further information currently available |
SANDERS |
John
Richard |
Third
Mate, S.S. "Hollington" (London), Mercantile Marine. Drowned
at sea aboard Hollington when the ship was torpedoed 2 June 1917.
Aged 26. Born 1891 in Crediton. last place of abode 9, Beauchamp
Street, Cardiff. Son of John Sanders, of Dolton, North Devon, and
the late Ellen Ann Sanders (nee Adams). CWGC states born at Whitestone,
Devon. . No known grave. Commemorated on TOWER HILL MEMORIAL, London. |
SEARLE |
Reginald
Arthur |
Rifleman
C/9216, 20th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Killed in action
8 July 1916. Born and resident Crediton, enlisted Woolwich, Kent.
Buried in CARNOY MILITARY CEMETERY, Somme, France. Row G. Grave
45. |
SELLEY |
Charles
L |
Lance
Serjeant 9178, 8th (Service) Devonshire Regiment. Killed in action
2 April 1917. Aged 27. Born Dawlish, Devon, enlisted Exter, resident
Crediton. Brother of Mrs. Maude Hawke, of Higher Lodge, Shobrooke
Park, Crediton, Devon. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL,
Pas de Calais, France. Bay 4. |
SETTER |
F
G |
No
further information currently available |
SETTER |
J |
No
further information currently available |
SETTER |
S
J |
No
further information currently available |
SHAPLAND |
[Reginald]
Reed] |
Private
968, 6th Light Trench Mortar Battery, Australian Infantry, A.I.F.
Killed in action 4 May 1917. Aged 21. Son of Edwin John and Louisa
Shapland, of Korumburra, Victoria; brother of Percy (above). Born
at Crediton, Devonshire, England. Once in Crediton Boy Scouts. Educated
at Haywards School, Crediton. Farm Worker by trade. Emigrated aged
16. No known grave. Commemorated on VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MEMORIAL,
Somme, France. Australian
Roll of Honour Circular |
SHAPLAND |
Percy
[Edwin] |
Private
359, 8th Battalion, Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Died of wounds in
Egypt 4 May 1915. Aged 29. Son of Edwin John and Louisa Shapland,
of Korumburra, Victoria, Australia; brother of Reginald (below).
Born at Crediton, Devonshire, England. Educated Haywards Crediton
and Grammar School, Crediton. Emigrated aged 19. Farmer by trade.
Buried in CAIRO WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY, Egypt. Section B. Grave 220.
Australian
Roll of Honour Circular |
SHIPMAN |
P
J |
No
further information currently available |
SKINNER |
Alfred |
Private
2342, 1/4th (City of Bristol) Battalion (Territorial Force), Gloucestershire
Regiment. Died of wounds 15 October 1915. Aged 24. Born Tiverton,
Devon, enlisted Bristol, resident Crediton. Son of Frank and Alice
Skinner, of 27, The Green, Crediton, Devon. Buried in ST. SEVER
CEMETERY, ROUEN, Seine-Maritime, France. Plot A. Row 12. Grave 42. |
SMITH |
J |
No
further information currently available |
SNELL |
Henry |
Private
69218, 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Died 26 November 1918.
Aged 30. Born and resident Crediton, enlisted Exeter. Son of William
and Emma Snell, of High St., Crediton; husband of Sarah Ann Snell,
of 67, High St., Crediton, Devon. Buried in DOUAI BRITISH CEMETERY,
CUINCY, Nord, France. Plot/Row/Section C. Grave 18. |
SNELL |
John |
Private
CH/16578, Chatham Battalion, Royal Naval Division, Royal Marine
Light Infantry. Killed in action 5 October 1914. Aged 37. Born 20
February 1877 in Crediton. Son of John and Emma Snell; husband of
Alice Snell, of 8, Hamilton Terrace, Cemetery Rd., Deal. Prior to
enlistment he was a labourer, enlisted Newton Abbott (sic) 19 January
1897. Married 13 August 1908. Height 5 feet 7½ inches, fresh
complexion, grey eyes, light brown hair. Formerly PLY/8412 Private,
Royal Marine Light Infantry, from 19 January 1897 to 16 November
1910 then transferred to Chatham Division Royal Marine Light Infantry;
the Chatham Battalion were at Ostend, Dunkirk and the Defence of
Antwerp 1914. Buried in SCHOONSELHOF CEMETERY, Antwerpen, Belgium.
Plot IIa. Grave 98
Extract
from the Deal Civic War Memorial book:
"Another
Marine fatally shot at Lierre, Pte. J. Snell, had nearly completed
18 years' service, & was for nine years employed as gardener
at the Depot. He left a wife and a family of five, one boy being
a Marine also in the expedition."
|
SPEAR |
George |
Private
204255, 7th Battalion, Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry).
Killed in action 12 September 1917. Aged 19. Born and resident Crediton,
enlisted Exeter. Son of John and Emily Kiturah Spear, of Higher
Woolbrook, Sidmouth, Devon. Formerly 5319, Devonshire Regiment.
No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 41 to 42. |
SPEARMAN |
A
C |
possiblly
Alexander Young Crayshaw Mainwaring SPEARMAN, Commander, Collingwood
Battalion, Royal Naval Division, Royal Navy. Died 4 June 1915. Aged
52. Son of Alexander Young Spearman; husband of Jessie Aubrey Loch
(formerly Spearman), of Parks, Crediton, Devon. Mentioned in Despatches
(MiD). No known grave. HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey (including Gallipoli).
Panel 1 and 2. |
SPRAGUE |
Alfred |
Private
G/8040, 7th Battalion, Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment). Killed
in action 28 September 1916. Born crediton, enlisted and resident
Edmonton, Middlesex. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL,
Somme, France. Pier and Face 5 D and 6 D. |
SPRAGUE |
James |
Private
202654, 6th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Killed
in action 18 October 1917. Born Crediton, enlisted Plymouth. No
known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 80 to 82. |
STADDON |
Arthur
William |
Second
Corporal 249398, 43rd Broad Gauge Operating Company, Royal Engineers.
Died 22 August 1917. Aged 24. Born Templecombe, Dorset, enlisted
Okehampton, Devon, resident Crediton. Son of William Edward and
Maria Staddon, of 3, Mill Rd., Crediton, Devon. Native of Crediton.
Formerly 30646, Devonshire Regiment. Buried in ETAPLES MILITARY
CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot XXII. Row Q. Grave 14. |
STEMSON |
Leslie
Harold |
Private
102073, 3rd Battalion, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Died 26 November
1918. Aged 23. Son of Joseph and Emma Stemson, of 59, Park St.,
Crediton, Devon. Buried in BUSIGNY COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION,
Nord, France. Plot VIII. Row B. Grave 7. |
STENTIFORD |
Frank |
Private
15494, 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Killed in action 10 August
1917. Aged 27. Born Morchard Bishop, Devon, enlisted Exeter, resident
Crediton. Son of James and Lucy Stentiford, of Fore St., Morchard
Bishop, Devon; husband of Florence Stentiford, of 8, Stanbury Place,
High St., Crediton, Devon. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES
(MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 21. |
STIFF |
F |
No
further information currently available |
STRONG |
B
G |
No
further information currently available |
STRONG |
Frederick
James |
Stoker
1st Class 310788 (Dev), H.M.S. Good Hope, Royal Navy. Lost with
his ship 1 November 1914. Born 16 May 1888 in Crediton, Devon. Son
of James Strong, of The Green, Crediton, Devon. No known grave.
Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 3. |
SUTTON |
James |
Lance
Corporal 2129657, 1st Depot Battalion (Manitoba), Canadian Infantry.
Died of pneumonia at Brandon General Hospital 4 May 1918. Aged 22.
Born 11 May 1895 in Crediton, Devon. Son of John and Emma Rose Sutton,
of 2 Buller's Square, Tolleys, Crediton, Devon. medical examination
7 November 1917 in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. Attested 5 January
1918 in Brandon, Manitoba, Canada, unmarried, religious denomination
Methodist, Farm Labourer by trade, height 5 feet 6½ inches,
chest 36-39 inches, dark complexion, blue eyes, brown hairBuried
in BRANDON CEMETERY, MANITOBA, Canada. Grave reference L.9. B."G."
S.16. National Archives of Canada Accession Reference: Canadian
Expeditionary Force (CEF), RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 9444
- 9 |
SYMES |
Charles
William |
Captain,
1st/4th Battalion attached to 2nd Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment.
Died 9 October 1915. Aged 30. Son of the late W. H. Symes, of Manor
House, Crediton, Devon. Baptised 29 May 1885 in Crediton, son of
William henry and Mary Symes. In the 1911 census he was aged 25,
a solicitor, born Crediton, Devon, resident as a boarder at Stoneville,
Salisbury Street, Blandford, Dorset. In the 1901 census he was aged
15, a student, born Crediton, a boarder, living in Old House, Tiverton,
Devon. Buried in AMARA WAR CEMETERY, Iraq. Plot V. Row D. Grave
1.
Extract
from British India Office Wills and Administrations 1916:
Re:
Charles William Symes
---deceased.
The 27th day of November 1916.
----------------------------------------
The last will and testament with a codicil thereto of Charles
Symes late of Blandford Forum in the county of Dorset in England
Captain in His Majesty's 4th Dorset Regiment European deceased
who died a bachelor on active service in Mesopotamia on the 9th
day of October 1915 was proved and registered in the Principal
Probate Registry of His Majesty's High Court of Justice in England
and Letters of Administration with a copy of the said will andecodicil
annexed having effect throughout the Province of Bombay of the
property and credits of the said deceased were duly granted by
His Majesty's High Court of Judicature at Bombay on the 27th day
of November 1916 to Richard Andrews one of the duly constituted
attorneys of Herbert Eustace Brenan and John Symes the brother
of the said deceased two of the Executors named in the said codicil
(for their use and benefit and limited until they or Elspie Madge
Salmon the Executrix named in the said --- should come in and
obtain Probate of the said will--- will/and codicil granted to
them or her from this Court) the said Richard Andrews having taken
the oath required in such a case and filed the usual Administration
Bond.
Under |
Rupees
2600 - 0 - 0 |
Bond
in the penal sum of Rupees 5200/-
executed by Richard Andrews the Administrator
and Thomas David Lawson and
Frederick Oscar Clayton Robinson his
sureties. |
|
TOMPKINS |
Edmund
Edward |
Lance
Corporal 241933, 2/8th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment. Died
8 January 1918. Aged 31. Only son of Edmund and Mary Tompkins, of
2, Grove Terrace, Crediton, Devon. Born at Forest Gate, London.
Buried in ST. SEVER CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN, Seine-Maritime, France.
Section P. Plot V. Row J. Grave 28. |
TOTHILL |
Lewis
George |
Private
278364, Training School (Halton), Royal Air Force. Died 23 August
1918. Aged 18. Son of John George and Hannah Tothill, of 12, Cherry
Gardens, Park St., Crediton. Buried North of West end of Church
in CREDITON (HOLY CROSS) CHURCHYARD, Devon. |
TREMLETT
|
Fred |
Private
5195, 3rd (City of London) Battalion (Royal Fusiliers), London Regiment.
Killed in action 28 September 1916. Aged 31. Born Crediton, enlisted
Harrow Road, resident Paddington, London. Son of the late Phillip
and Sarah Ann Tremlett. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL
MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 9 D and 16 B. |
TREMLETT,
DSO |
Elias |
Lieutenant,
9th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment attached 208th Company, Machine
Gun Corps (Infantry). Died 23 May 1917. Aged 27. Son of William
and Grace H. Tremlett, of Hollacombe, Crediton, Devon. Awarded the
Distinguished Service Order (D.S.O.). Buried in MORY ABBEY MILITARY
CEMETERY, MORY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row G. Grave 4. |
TUCKER |
Sidney
[James] |
Private
8/40207, 53rd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Died 13 December 1918.
Aged 18. Son of Charles Henry and Sarah Jane Tucker, of 204, Dean
St., Crediton. In the 1911 census he was aged 10, born Sandford,
Devon, son of Henry and Sarah Tucker, resident The Village Shobrooke
Near Crediton, Shobrooke, Devon. Buried in South-East corner of
CREDITON (HOLY CROSS) CHURCHYARD, Devon. |
TURNER |
G |
No
further information currently available |
TURNER |
Mark |
Company
Serjeant Major 7293, 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Killed
in action 30 June 1916. Aged 32. Born and resident Crediton, enlisted
Exeter. Son of Lewis and Grace Turner, of Uton Village, Crediton,
Devon. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme,
France. Pier and Face 1 C. |
VENN |
Hubert
John |
Private
1015642, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry (Eastern Ontario
Regiment). Died 10 April 1918. Aged 43. Born 11 September 1875 in
Chariton Fitzpaine, Devon. Son of John and Hester Venn, of 117,
High St., Crediton, Devon. Dry goods clerk by trade. Unmarried.
Passed fit Dawson, Yukon, Canada, 30 May 1916, attested 18 July
1916 at Sidney, British Columbia, Canada. Height 5 feet 9¼
inches, girth 36½ inches, fair complexion, hazel eyes, brown
hair, religious denomination Church of England. Buried in LA CHAUDIERE
MILITARY CEMETERY, VIMY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row C. Grave
6. National Archives of Canada Accession Reference: RG
150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 9928 - 19 |
WARREN |
James |
Private
16884, 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Killed in action 18 April
1917. Born and resident Crediton, enlisted Pangbourne, Berkshire.
No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France.
Pier and Face 1 C. |
WAY |
Bernard
Walter |
Private
11946, 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Died of wounds 31 December
1916. Aged 19. Born and resident Crediton, enlisted Cardiff. Buried
in GROVE TOWN CEMETERY, MEAULTE, Somme, France. Plot II. Row J.
Grave 23. |
WHITE |
Arthur
Tom |
Private
33238, 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Died 20 March 1917. Aged
20. Born and enlisted Crediton. Son of John and Charlotte White,
of 56, High St., Crediton, Devon. Buried in BRAY MILITARY CEMETERY,
Somme, France. Plot II. Row D. Grave 12. |
1939-1945 |
ARUNDELL |
George
[Frederick Harris] |
Lieutenant 235667, 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Died 31 July
1943. Aged 21. Son of the Revd. Wilbraham Harris Arundell, M.A.,
and Violet Florence Capel Arundell, of Crediton, Devon. Born in
Crediton in the September Quarter of 1922. Buried in CATANIA WAR
CEMETERY, SICILY, Italy. Plot I. Row J. Grave 18. |
BALL |
Charles |
Able
Seaman D/J34440, HMS Hermes, Royal Navy. Lost with his ship when
attac ked by Japanese dive bombers 9 April 1942. Aged 44. Husband
of Mary Elizabeth Ball, of Crediton, Devon. Born in Crediton in
the September Quarter of 1898. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH
NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 64, Column 2.
Note:
In February 1941, the ship supported Commonwealth forces in Italian
Somaliland during the East African Campaign and did much the same
two months later in the Persian Gulf during the Anglo-Iraqi War.
After that campaign, Hermes spent most of the rest of the year patrolling
the Indian Ocean. She refitted in South Africa between November
1941 and February 1942 and then joined the Eastern Fleet in Ceylon.
After the raid on Colombo on 5 April by the Japanese, HMS Hermes
was sent to Trincomalee, but had left the harbour when the Japanese
attacked it on 9 April. She was spotted near Batticaloa by a Japanese
scout plane and attacked by several dozen dive bombers shortly afterwards.
The carrier and her escorting destroyer were quickly sunk by the
Japanese aircraft. 307 men from Hermes were lost in the attack and
most of the survivors were rescued by a nearby hospital ship that
the Japanese did not attack. [Source: Wikipedia
- HMS Hermes] |
BRUETON |
George
Abbot |
Private
5511551, 2nd Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Died 25 June
1944. Aged 23. Son of Alfred and Laura Brueton, of Small Heath,
Birmingham; husband of Ellen Brueton. Born in Birmingham in the
September Quarter of 1921. Buried in LA DELIVRANDE WAR CEMETERY,
DOUVRES, Calvados, France. Plot VI. Row J. Grave 7. |
BATTERS |
William
Fred |
Corporal William 5617358, 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Died
13 June 1944. Aged 29. Son of Robert and Elsie Helena Batters; husband
of Doris Maria Batters, of Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon. Born in Canada
in 1913. Buried in HOTTOT-LES-BAGUES WAR CEMETERY, Calvados, France.
Plot VII. Row J. Grave 13. |
CHERRY |
Arthur
John |
Sergeant 1852728, 7 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve.
Died 26 August 1944 while night bombing in Lancasters. Aged 19.
Son of William Arthur and Edith Caroline Cherry, of Crediton, Devon.
Born in Exeter in the March Quarter of 1925. No known grave. Commemorated
on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 227.
Note:
No. 7 Squadron - On the outbreak of the Second World War, it was
in use as a squadron for training bomber crews, disbanding on 4
April 1940 when it merged with 76 Squadron to form No. 16 OTU. On
1 August 1940 it reformed, becoming the first squadron to equip
with the new Short Stirling heavy bomber, the first RAF squadron
to operate four engined bombers during the Second World War, flying
the first bombing raids with the Stirling against Oil storage tanks
near Rotterdam on the night of 10/11 February 1941. It flew on the
1000 bomber raids to Cologne, Essen and Bremen in May and June 1942.
It was transferred to the Pathfinder Force in October 1942, with
the job of finding and marking targets for the Main Force of Bomber
Command bombers. It re-equipped with the Avro Lancaster from 11
May 1943, flying its first mission with the Lancaster on 12 July
1943. It continued in the Pathfinder role until the end of the war
in Europe. It flew its last bomber mission on 25 April 1945 against
Wangerooge, and dropped food to starving civilians in the Netherlands
in May. While it was planned to fly 7 Squadron out to the Far East
to join Tiger Force for air attacks against Japan, the war ended
before the squadron was due to move.
The
squadron carried out 5,060 operational sorties with the loss of
165 aircraft. |
CHUDLEY |
C
George |
Private 5623941, 1/5th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey).
Died 4 August 1944. Aged 27. Son of John and Alice Chudley of Crediton.
Born in Crediton in 1917. Buried in BAYEUX WAR CEMETERY, Calvados,
France. Plot XXVI. Row C. Grave 13. |
COSSINS |
Albert
John |
Sergeant (Air Gunner) 1310087, 97 Squadron (The Pathfinders), Royal
Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Lost with his aircraft 24 August 1943.
Aged 27. Born in Exeter in the December Quarter of 1916. Buried
in BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY, Berlin, Germany. Plot 4. Row F.
Grave 1.
Note:
97 squadron, flying Avro Lancaster, moved to Bourn Airfield in April
1943, joined No. 8 (PFF) Group and became a "marker" squadron;
June 1943 - marked/illuminated Zeppelin works at Friedrichshafen
and Italian naval base at Spezia on occasion of first "shuttle-bombing"
raid. "A", "B" & "C" FIights detached
to Gransden Lodge, Graveley & Oakington, respectively, during
August/September 1943.
On
24 August 1943 Lancaster ED950X was to be crewed by P/O K. Fairlie,
Sgts C.E. Addison, W.G. Clutterbuck, K. Prouten, F. Ball, A.J. Cossins,
G. Coombes but Clutterbuck and Prouten were replaced by Forrest
and Parrott according to 97 Squadron records. Took off 20:38, and
the aircraft and crew were posted as missing, it is believed shot
down at 04:57 at Klashorne. It was impossible to get through cloud
and lightning to primary objective so they bombed the area that
was burning and giving off heavy smoke. No markers were seen. |
DAVEY |
Reginald
Arthur |
Corporal
2017281, 204 Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died 25 September 1944.
Aged 24. Son of Bertie James and Sarah Davey of Crediton. Born in
Crediton in the June Quarter of 1920. No known grave. Commemorated
on GROESBEEK MEMORIAL, Gelderland, Netherlands. Panel 2. |
DISCOMBE |
Christopher
[William] |
Lance Sergeant 146351, 55 Light AA/Anti Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery.
Died 2 January 1945. Aged 32. Son of Charles and Emily Discombe.
Born in Crediton in the September Quarter of 1912. Buried in IMPHAL
WAR CEMETERY, India. Plot 4. Row H. Grave 4. |
DUMMETT |
Sidney
Leonard Howard |
Private 5628794, 1/5th Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey).
Died 4 August 1943. Aged 31. Son of Ernest and Emily Dummett of
Crediton. Born in Tiverton in the June Quarter of 1912. Buried in
ANCONA WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot II. Row G. Grave 11. |
DUNN |
James
William |
Sergeant 5181730, 2nd Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment. Died
26 October 1944. Aged 36. Son of Maxwell and Sabina Dunn; husband
of Marjorie Ruth Dunn of Crediton. Born in London in the March Quarter
of 1908. Buried in GEEL WAR CEMETERY, Antwerpen, Belgium. Plot IV.
Row D. Grave 23. |
DAVIDSON |
J |
No
further information currently available - cannot find anybody born
or resident in Devon on Army Roll of Honour 1939-1945 or anyone
definitive on CWGC |
EDWORTHY |
Ernest
John |
Chief
Stoker D/K 26352, HMS Rooke, Royal Navy. Died 11 April 1941. Aged
19. Son of Sidney and Gertrude Edworthy of Crediton. Born in Crediton
in the December Quarter of 1922. Buried in BACTON (ST. ANDREW) CHURCHYARD,
Norfolk. Section G. Grave 4.
Note:
HMS Rooke was the boom defence central depot at Rosyth, a Shore
establishment. It was commissioned in 1940 and paid off in 1946,
being renamed HMS Safeguard. |
EAKERS |
Jack
(John) |
Private 4132836, Cheshire Regiment. Died 15 December 1940 in the
United Kingdom. Aged 29. Husband of Dorothy Louisa Eakers of Crediton.
Born in Crediton in the June Quarter of 1911. Buried in CREDITON
CEMETERY, Devon. Section A. Grave 103. |
FARLEY |
Cecil |
Private 5629629, 5th Battalion, Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment.
Died between 3 and 4 September 1942. Aged 28. Son of Willoughby
and Minnie Farley of Crediton; husband of Margaret Farley. Born
in Crediton in the June Quarter of 1914. No known grave. Commemorated
on ALAMEIN MEMORIAL, Egypt. Column 66. |
FISHER |
Norman
Charles |
Lance Bombardier 2081501, 28th Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery.
Died 6 November 1944. Aged 26. Son of Charles Sydney and Lydia May
Fisher of Crediton. Born in 1918. Buried in CREDITON CEMETERY, Devon.
Section B. Grave 372. |
GILLARD |
Alec
Charles |
Sergeant 623002, Royal Air Force. Died 19 April 1944. Aged 23. Son
of George Henry and Edith Gillard of Crediton. Born in 1921. Buried
in COLOMBO (LIVERAMENTU) CEMETERY, Sri Lanka. Plot 2. Row L. Grave
6. |
GARNSWORTHY |
Sydney |
Petty Officer Cook (S) 38151, HMS Repulse, Royal Navy. Died 10 December
1941. Aged 37. Son of John Leigh and Mary Ann Garnsworthy; husband
of Gwendoline Florence Garnsworthy of Crediton. Born in Crediton
in the September Quarter of 1904. No known grave. Commemorated on
PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 55, Column 2. |
HUGO |
Dennis |
Pilot Officer (Pilot) 187677, 66 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died
11 April 1945. Aged 21. Son of Dr. F. L Hugo and his wife F. Bessie
Hugo. Brother of Peter (see below). Born in Crediton in the March
Quarter of 1924. Buried in SAGE WAR CEMETERY, Niedersachsen, Germany.
Plot 13. Row B Rave 4. |
HUGO |
Peter
[John] |
Flying Officer (Navigator) 122131, 540 Squadron, Royal Air Force
Volunteer Reserve. Died 8 January 1944. Aged 21. Son of Dr. F. L
Hugo and his wife F. Bessie Hugo. Brother of Dennis (see above).
Born in Crediton in the March Quarter of 1922. Buried in BENSON
(OR BENSINGTON) (ST. HELEN) CHURCHYARD EXTENSION, Oxfordshire. Row
G. Grave 11. |
HARVEY |
Albert
Edward |
Private 475818, 4th Battalion, Green Howards (Yorkshire Regiment).
Died 1 September 1941. Aged 21. Son of Edward John and Annie E Harvey
of Crediton. Born in Crediton in the June Quarter of 1920. Buried
in NICOSIA WAR CEMETERY, Cyprus. Plot 3. Row C. Grave 3. |
HARVEY |
Edward
John |
Able
Seaman, SS Pacific, Merchant Navy. Lost when his ship was torpedoed
1 March 1941. Aged 59. Son of William and Annie Harvey; husband
of Annie Harvey of Crediton. Born in Crediton in the June Quarter
of 1881. No known grave. Commemorated on TOWER HILL MEMORIAL, London.
Panel 78.
Note:
SS PACIFIC, official number 213769, built in 1915 for Union Iron
Works, San Francisco CA. In 1940 she was transferred to Ministry
of War Transport (Mowt) W.H. Cockerline & Co, Hull. On 2 March
1941 note date difference) she was torpedoed and sunk by U-95 (Schreiber),
in the Atlantic 180 miles WSW of Sydero, Faroe Islands, while on
a voyage from New York to Grangemouth via Halifax NS 13 February
1941, with a cargo of 9000 tons of steel and scrap, part of convoy
HX 109 comprising 37 ships. The Master, Capt Alan Francis King,
and 33 crew were lost. One crew member was rescued by Icelandic
trawler DORA and landed at Fleetwood 5 March 1941. |
JACKMAN |
William
Henry |
Private 5735425, 5th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Died 11 July
1944. Buried in SECQUEVILLE-EN-BESSIN WAR CEMETERY, Calvados, France.
Plot II. Row C. Grave 20. |
MILTON |
F |
No
further information currently available. The Army Roll of Honour
1939-1945 shows no one by this name born or resident in Devon. There
are two many inclusive records on the CWGC to determine who this
man is. |
MERRIFIELD |
George
Victor |
Staff
Sergeant S/54352, 12 Company, Royal Army Service Corps. Died between
8 and 23 December 1941. Aged 23. Son of Charles and Bessie Merrifield
of Crediton. Born in 1918. No known grave. Commemorated on SAI WAN
MEMORIAL, China (icluding Hong Kong). Column 21. |
MADGE |
E
H |
No
further information currently available. There is no E H MADGE listed
on CWGC but both Eric Arthur Madge, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
and Ernest John Madge, Royal Navy both came from Devon. |
MILLER |
Edward |
Apprentice,
SS Aracataca (Liverpool), Merchant Navy. Died 29 November 1940.
Aged 18. Son of Albert Edward Mingay and Rose Miller of Crediton.
Born in Crediton in the September Quarter of 1922. No known grave.
Commemorated on TOWER HILL MEMORIAL, London. Panel 9. |
PARKER |
Bertie
James Courtney |
Petty
Officer Stoker D/KX 77111, Royal Navy, attached to the French ship
Medoc. Died 26 November 1940. Aged 34. Son of Charles and Lilian
Parker; husband of Emily Francis Annie Parker of Knowle, Copplestone;
brother of Charles (see below). Born in Crediton in the June Quarter
of 1906. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL,
Devon. Panel 40, Column 2. |
PARKER |
Charles
George |
Leading
Stoker D/KX 86468, HMS Repulse, Royal Navy. Died 10 December 1941.
Aged 24. Son of Charles and Lilian Parker; husband of Dorothy M
Parker of Crediton; brother of Bert Parker (see above). Born in
the Newton Abbot area in the March Quarter of 1917. No known grave.
Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 52, Column
2. |
POWLESLAND |
Victor
Morris |
Trooper 14368977, 43rd (2/5th Battalion), Gloucestershire Regiment.
Died 24 June 1944. Aged 20. Son of Charles and Minnie Powlesland;
nephew of Mrs. E. Lyne of Credition. Born in Crediton in the June
Quarter of 1924. No known grave. Commemorated on BAYEUX MEMORIAL,
Calvados, France. Panel 7. |
PHILLIPS |
Henry
Maurice Byrt |
Captain
122650, Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. Died 26 November
1943. Aged 28. Son of Elizabeth Mary Phillips (née Colclough).
Born in Crediton in the June Quarter of 1915. Buried in LABUAN WAR
CEMETERY. Malaysia. Plot J. Row C. Grave 3. |
RADFORD |
Ernest
George |
Private 5623527, 2nd Regiment, Durham Light Infantry, attached 8th
Battalion, Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey). Died 14 April 1945.
Aged 27. Born in Crediton in the December Quarter of 1917. Buried
in ARGENTA GAP WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot III. Row D. Grave 7. |
ROWE |
Samuel |
Private 13105070, 242 Company, Pioneer Corps. Died 13 September
1943. Aged 41. Son of George Henry and Emma Rowe; husband of Edith
Ellen Rowe of Crediton. Born in the Tiverton Registration District
in the December Quarter of 1902. Resident Devon. In the 1911 census
he was a nephew, aged 8, born Bampton, Devon resident at W Thomas,
Shobrooke, Crediton. Buried in SALERNO WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot
I. Row C. Grave 43. |
RICHARDSON |
Thomas
Alan |
Lieutenant 189227, Devonshire Regiment attached to 2nd Battalion,
Durham Light Infantry. Died between 20 and 21 March 1943. Son of
Arthur and Beatrice May Richardson, of Crediton, Devon. Born in
Crediton in the the September Quarter of 1917. Buried in ENFIDAVILLE
WAR CEMETERY, Tunisia. Plot I. Row E. Grave 9. |
SPRAGUE |
Alan
John |
Gunner 1645956, 239 Battery, 77 Heavy A.A. Regiment, Royal Artillery.
Died 25 September 1944. Aged 32. Son of Henry John and Dora Matilda
Sprague of Paignton; husband of Dolly Rosina Sprague, of Paignton,
Devon. Born in Crediton in the September Quarter of 1912. No known
grave. Commemorated on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Kranji War Cemetery,
Kranji, Singapore. Column 31.

|
SAUNDERS |
Albert
Edward |
Warrant Officer 531651, 223 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Country
of service United Kingdom. Killed in action based at Biferno,
Italy, 15 March 1944. Aged 29. Son of Arthur Ernest and Elizabeth
Saunders, of Crediton, Devon. Born in Crediton in the September
Quarter of 1915. No known grave. Commemorated on MALTA MEMORIAL,
Malta. Panel 13, Column 2. See also Malta
Memorial

Note:
In February 1944 223 squadron returned to the UK and converted to
the Dakota. It was allocated to the airborne forces and spent the
next few months preparing for paratrooper drops and glider towing
duties. On D-Day the squadron provided thirty aircraft to tow gliders
and fly paratroopers to Normandy. Another twenty one supply sorties
were flown later in the day and the squadron lost four aircraft
on D-Day. The squadron was used for casualty evacuation from the
beachhead, before flying 37 sorties on the first two days of the
Battle of Arnhem and 35 supply missions. Albert died before the
D-Day landings probably during the preparation time. |
VICARY |
Dennis
John |
Ordinary Seaman LT/JX535082, HM Motor Launch 1408, Royal Navy Patrol
Service. Died 30 June 1944. Aged 19. Son of Harry and Evelyn Vicary
of Crediton. Buried in CREDITON CEMETERY, Devon. Section C. Grave
107. |
WAY |
J
W |
No
further information currently available possibly
John Wilton WAY, Aircraftman 1st Class 926461, Royal Air Force Volunteer
Reserve. Died 9 June 1943. Buried in AMBON WAR CEMETERY, Indonesia.
Plot 4. Row B. Grave 6. |
WHITE |
George
Ernest |
[Listed
as E G WHITE on memorial] Lance Corporal T/200937, Royal Army Service
Corps. Died 15 December 1943. Aged 33. Son of John and Bessie White;
husband of Ada Mary White, of Crediton. Buried in KHAYAT BEACH WAR
CEMETERY, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). Plot D. Row D.
Grave 2. |
WILLIAMS |
E |
No
further information currently available |
ADEN
1965 |
MILLARD |
Derek
[George] |
Guardsman
24000081, 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards. Died 14th January 1965.
Aged 17. Born 3 May 1947. Buried in CREDITON CEMETERY, Devon. |
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