ACKERMAN

Francis Le G

ALLARDYCE

Colin

possibly C M A Allardice, Lieutenant 14th King George's Own Ferozepore Sikhs attached 47th Sikhs. Died 26th April 1915. Buried in WHITE HOUSE CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot III. Row A. Grave 18.

ALLARDYCE

Harry

No further information currently available

BALL

Percy Charles

Private 42290, 2nd Battalion, Essex Regiment. Killed in action 28th March 1918. Aged 20. Born Seaton, enlisted and resident Dorking. Son of Robert Henry Ball, of 28, Fore St., Seaton, Devon. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 7

CARSLAKE

George

Private 20110, 1st/5th Battalion, Prince of Wales's Own (West Yorkshire Regiment). Died 15th July 1916. Buried in AUTHUILE MILITARY CEMETERY, Somme, France. Section H Grave 15

CARSLAKE

William

Private 241746, 1st/5th Battalion, Lincolnshire Regiment. Died 19th June 1917. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bays 3 and 4

DOMMETT

Henry [Alfred] Lionel

Rifleman A/200537, 12th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps. Died 2nd April 1918 according to SDGW and 21st March 1918 acording to CWGC. Aged 23. Enlisted Wellington, resident Seaton. Son of Mr A.E.W. Dommett of 2 Manor Cottages Seaton. No known grave. Commemorated on POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel 61 to 64.

FRY

Thomas

Fireman, H.M.S. India, Mercantile Marine Reserve. Died 8th August 1915. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 9.

Note: H.M.S. India was an ex P & O Ship, converted to an Armed Merchant Cruiser. She was torpedoed by “U-22” only 2 miles off the Norwegian Coast, and was therefore the subject of Norwegian Protests at her sinking, which they considered to be within Home Waters. (See H.M.S. India Association Web Site)

GOSNEY

Reginald Wilkie

Second Lieutenant, Indian Army Reserve of Officers attached 76th Punjabis. Died 22nd November 1915. No known grave. Commemorated on BASRA MEMORIAL, Iraq. Panel 43 and 65

GIGG

Reginald Percy

Private 18726, “D” Company, 9th Battalion Devonshire Regiment. Killed in action 1st July 1916. Aged 19. Born and enlisted Seaton. Son of Sidney and Elizabeth Ann Gigg, 12 Summerland Place, Seaton. Buried in DEVONSHIRE CEMETERY, MAMETZ, Somme, France. Section A Grave 1

GIGG

Sidney Francis Harry

Private 8705, 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Died 10th March 1915. Born Honiyton, enlisted Exeter, resident Seaton. Aged 26. Son of Sidney and Elizabeth Ann Gigg, 12 Summerland Place, Seaton. No known grave. Commemorated on LE TOURET MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 8 and 9.

GREEN

Alfred John

Private 8122, 1st Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Killed in action 14th February 1915. Born Colytron, enlisted Axminster. No known grave. Commemorated on YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 21

GROVES

Charles William

Gunner 172354, “B” Battery, 311th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Died of wounds 26th September 1918. Aged 24. Born and enlisted Southampton. Son of William and Phoebe Emma Aplin Groves, 1, Parklands Seaton. Buried in FILLIEVRES BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Section A. Grave 24.

GUSH

William George

Acting Captain (Second Leiutenant), 7th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Killed in acion 23rd April 1917. Aged 23. Son of George and Emily Hannah Gush of 2 Laburnum Place Seaton. Buried in ORCHARD DUMP CEMETERY, ARLEUX-EN-GOHELLE, Pas de Calais, France. Plot V1. Row J. Grave 10

HAYMES

Charles William

[Listed as W HAYMES on CWGC] Sergeant 10079, 8th (Service) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment Died in United Kingdom 29thApril 1920. Buried east of the church in ST. MICHAEL CHURCHYARD, AXMOUTH, Devon.

HOLMES

Cyril

[SDGW lists him as Lieutenant] Captain, "D" Company, 8th (Pioneer) Battalion, Welsh Regiment. Died 21st December 1915 Aged 33. Son of Benjamin and Alice Holmes, of Grey Towers, Hornchurch, Essex; husband of Maud F. Holmes, of 3, Trevelyan Rd., Seaton, Devon. Buried in PORTIANOS MILITARY CEMETERY, Lemnos, Greece. Plot V. Row D. Grave 179.

HOOPER

Reginald Thomas

Gunner 121012, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died 26th August 1920. Aged 32. Son of the late Philip Hooper of Seaton. Buried in ST. GREGORY CHURCHYARD, SEATON. Grave 143.

INCE (INGE ?)

Percy

No further information currently available

JONES

William G

Private 13666, 12th Reserve Cavalry Regiment. Died 8th March 1927. Aged 25. Buried in ST. GREGORY CHURCHYARD, SEATON. Grave

MORTIMER

Reginald

Private G/52045, 24th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). Aged 29. Died of wounds 1st March 1918. Born Torquay, enlisted Axminster, resident Seaton. Son of Mr W.H. Mortimer and Mrs D.M. Mortimer of Chestnut House Kingkerswell Devon. Formerly TP/10/73094, Training Reserve Battalion. Buried in METZ-EN-COUTURE COMMUNAL CEMETERY BRITISH EXTENSION, Pas de Calais, France. Plot II. Row H. Grave 25.

NEWTON

James Henry

Private 10119, 8th (Service) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Killed in action 25th September 1915. Born and resident Seaton, enlisted Exeter. Son of James and Fanny Newton of Seaton. No known grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 35 to 37.

NEWTON

Walter Norris

Private 10120, 8th (Service) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Killed in action 25th September 1915. Aged 21. Born and resident Seaton, enlisted Exeter. Son of Samuel and Emily Newton, 62 Fore Street, Seaton. No known grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 35 to 37.

NORTHCOTT

Arthur John

Private M/340077, Mobilization and Embarkation Area Motor Transport Company (Bulford), Royal Army Service Corps. Died in United Kingdom 31st October 1918. Aged 32. Born and resident Seaton, enlisted Axminster. Son of Thomas Northcott, of 12, Manor Cottages, Seaton and the late Mary Ann Northcott. Buried in ST. GREGORY CHURCHYARD, SEATON. Grave 291

NORTHCOTT

George Thomas

[Listed as Thomas George on SDGW and CWGC] Private 28213, 1st Battalion, Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry). Killed in action 5th December 1917. Aged 19. Born and resident Seaton, enlisted Axminster. Son of Thomas George and Elizabeth Spiller Northcott of 2 Rosedale Terrace, Seaton. Buried in HAPPY VALLEY BRITISH CEMETERY, FAMPOUX, Pas de Calais, France. Section A Grave 3

OLDRIDGE

Wilfred G

Private 345304, 16th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment 6th August 1921. Buried in ST. GREGORY CHURCHYARD, SEATON. Grave 145

PALMER

Arthur

Private 14409, 8th (Service) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Killed in action 25th September 1915. Born East Budleigh, enlisted Exmouth. No known grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 35 to 37.

PEACH

Alfred C

No further information currently available

PERRY

William

Private 25825, 9th (Service) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Died of wounds 26th April 1917. Born and enlisted Axminster, resident Seaton. Husband of Mrs E. E. Perry of 3 Stock Lane, Seaton. Buried in ACHIET-LE-GRAND COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, Pas de Calais, France. Plot I. Row D. Grave 11.

REAL

William George

Private 201193, 1st Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Killed in action 6th November 1917. Aged 19. Born and resident Seaton, enlisted Beer. Son of W. J. and Eva Real, 5 Manor Cottages, Seaton. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 38 to 40

SUTTON

Richard Charles

Private 38610, 2nd Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales's (Royal Berkshire Regiment). Died 13th August 1918. Aged 19. Born Churn, Somerset, enlisted Exeter, resident Seaton. Son of Mr E.G. and Mrs E.H. Sutton of “Marsh View”, Seaton. Buried in NIEDERZWEHREN CEMETERY, Kassel, Hessen, Germany. Plot V111. Row F. Grave 11.

TRINEMAN

Charles C

No further information currently available

TRIVETT

E

Bombadier 82163, 4th Depot, Royal Field Artillery. Died 7th February 1917. Buried in ST. GREGORY CHURCHYARD, SEATON. Grave 263

WHITE

Robert Henry

Corporal 2851, 2nd/4th Battalion (Territorials), Devonshire Regiment. Died in India 27th January 1915. Born and enlisted Axminster, resident Seaton. Grave in outlying cantonment. Commemorated on MADRAS 1914-1918 WAR MEMORIAL, MADRAS WAR CEMETERY, CHENNAI, India. Face 9.

1939-1945

AYRES

Frederick George

Gunner 1645939. 239 Battery, 77 H.A.A. Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died 18th July 1943 as a prisoner of war. Aged 32. Son of Jesse and Ada Ayres; husband of Irene Rose Ayres, of Seaton, Devon. Buried in KANCHANABURI WAR CEMETERY, Thailand. Plot 8. Row E. Grave 12.

BARKWORTH

Henry Edmund

Major 8005, Royal Artillery. Died 10th March 1940. Aged 47. Son of Edmund and Clara Barkworth Husband of Irene Barkworth of Seaton. Buried in south-east part, near boundary wall, in ST. MICHAEL CHURCHYARD, AXMOUTH, Devon.

BOYCE

Leicester John

Supply Assistant, D/MX574117, H.M.S. “Charybdis”, Royal Navy. Died 23rd October 19143. Aged 37. Son of Arthur John and Louise Marrie Boyce Husband of Lily Boyce of Seaton. Buried in DINARD ENGLISH CEMETERY, Ille-et-Vilaine, France. Row D. Grave 11.

CHOPE

Arthur Valentine

Arcraftsman 1st Class 845095, 907 Balloon Squadron, Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force). Died 12th November 1940. Buried in BROOKWOOD MILITARY CEMETERY, Surrey. Plot 20. Row A. Grave 16.

CHOPE

Christopher Augustine

Pilot Officer 90826, 904 Balloon Squadron, Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force). Died 21st April 1940. Aged 33. Cremated and commemorated in PUTNEY VALE CREMATORIUM, WANDSWORTH, London. Screen Wall Panel 2

CHOPE

G L

No further information currently available

CLAPP

Thomas Hill

Sergeant (Flight Engineer) 1587325, 103 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Died 3rd October 1943. Aged 19. Buried in ST. GREGORY CHURCHYARD, SEATON. West part. Grave A.36.

COLE

Dennis William Metherell

Assistant Cook P/MX 535353, H.M.S. Cato, Royal Navy. Died 6th July 1944. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 87, Column 2.

Note: HMS Cato was an Auk Class Minesweeper (J 16) built by Associated Shipbuilders (Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.). She was launched 7th September 1942 and commissioned 28th July 1943. HMS Cato was sunk off Normandy, France on 6th July 1944 by a German human torpedo (Neger).

COLES

Ronald Stuart

Flight Sergeant (Observer) 966989, 242 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 6th July 1942. Aged 27. Son of John Henry and Rose Coles of Seaton. Buried in HALFAYA SOLLUM WAR CEMETERY, Egypt. Plot 4. Row A. Joint grave 9-10.

COLES

Samuel Albert

Flying Officer (Navigator) 124952, 35 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 5th May 1943. Age 30. Son of John Henry and Rose Coles; husband of Margaret Louise Mary Coles, of Ensbury Park, Bournemouth. Buried in ST. MARK CHURCHYARD, TALBOT VILLAGE, Bournemouth. Grave 988. See also Talbot Village, Dorset, Memorial

ETESON, MC

Arthur Deakin

Captain 148196, King’s Own Royal (Lancaster) Regiment attached to 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Died 19th June 1944. Aged 27. Son of Fred and Alice Eteson; husband of Elizabeth Eteson of Wethersfield, Essex. Awarded the Military Cross (M.C.). Buried in HOTTOT-LES-BAGUES WAR CEMETERY, Calvados, France. Plot X11. Row J. Grave 1.

EVANS-LOMBE

Richard Charles

Midshipman, H.M.S. Norfolk, Royal Navy. Died 16th March 1940. Aged 18. Son of Lt-Col Charles Spencer Browne Evans-Lombe and Evelyn Gaitskell Evans-Lombe. Buried in LYNESS ROYAL NAVAL CEMETERY, Orkney. Plot P. Row 2. Grave 10.

Note: HMS Norfolk served in the Atlantic and Home Fleets during 1930-32, then went to the America and West Indies Station between 1932 and 1934. From 1935 to 1939 she served on the East Indies Station before coming home to refit in 1939, being still in dockyard hands when war was declared. On 6th September she joined the 18th Cruiser Squadron with the Home Fleet in the Denmark Straits. In early December, with the return of Berwiek from the West Indies and Devonshire from the Mediterranean, Norfolk, with Suffolk, reformed the 1st Cruiser Squadron, operating with the Home Fleet in northern waters. On the 15th March 1940, while at Scapa, she was hit by bombs and went to the Clyde to repair. She returned to service with the Home Fleet in June. It was proably in this action that Richard was killed.

FOWLER

C T

probably Charles Thomas FOWLER, Bombardier 11255249, 96 Light A.A. Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died 1st June 1943. Aged 41. Son of Henry Charles and Bessie Fowler; husband of Edna May Fowler, of Truro, Cornwall. Buried in NAIROBI WAR CEMETERY, Kenya. Plot 2. Row F. Grave 33.

GOOD

R T

probably Reginald GOOD, Seaman P/X7734, S.S. Draco, Royal Naval Reserve. Died 11th April 1941. Buried in TOBRUK WAR CEMETERY, Libya. Plot 3. Row E. Grave 13.

HARRIS

Peter Ernest

Sapper 5621866, 18 Field Squadron, Royal Engineers. Died 29th April 1943. Aged 22. Son of Ernest and Amy Jane Harris of Seaton. Buried in ST. GREGORY CHURCHYARD, SEATON. West part. Grave D.33

HOOPER

Arthur William George

Marine PLY/X 100963, No 43 R.M. Commando, Royal Marines. Died 23rd May 1944. Aged 32. Son of Frederick William and Louie Hooper. Buried in BELGRADE WAR CEMETERY, Serbia and Montenegro. lLot 5. Row D. Grave 8.

KENNEDY

Alastair Baird

Surgeon Lieutenant H.M.S. Algerine, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Died 15th November 1942. Aged 37. Son of Alexander Anderson Kennedy and Letitia Kennedy, Husband of Gillian Barbara Kennedy of Charlton Kings, Gloucestershire. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 71, Column 2

Note: H.M.S. Algerine was sunk by a U-boat torpedo at Bougie, Algeria. There is a memorial in Old Portsmouth to the “Algerine” Class Minesweepers and to the men who served in the Algerine Class. The memorial is on Governor’s Green adjacent to the path from the Royal Garrison Church to King’s Bastion.

LAMBERT

John Dirom

Flying Officer (Pilot) 141540, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 29th September 1944. Aged 31. Son of Henry and Violet Lambert of Seaton. B.A. (Cantab) Scholar of Charterhouse School, Scholar of Magdalene College Cambridge. Buried in KARACHI WAR CEMETERY, Pakistan. Plot 5. Row A. Grave 8.

MAKEIG-JONES

William Totfield

Captain, H.M.S. Courageous, Royal Navy. Died when his ship was torpedoed 7th September 1939. Aged 49. Son of William and Anne Totfield Makieg-Jones, Husband of Dorothy Maud Makieg-Jones of Torquay Devon. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 33, Column 1.

Note: On 17th September 1939 Kapitanleutnant Otto Schuhart in the type V11 U-boat U29 torpedoed and sank H.M.S. Courageous in the south-west approaches, south west of Ireland. She went down within 20 minutes taking 518 of her compliment of 1200 with her, including her Commander Captain W.T. Makeig-Jones. Courageous started life as a large Light Cruiser and was converted to a fast Aircraft Carrier. Her 15 inch guns were removed and fitted to H.M.S. Vanguard.

MORTIMER

P E

No further information currently available

NEWTON

A G

No further information currently available

RODGERS

Arthur Charles

Gunner 1134050, 65 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died 10th November 1942. Aged 33. Son of Charles Henry and Lily Bertha Rodgers of Seaton. Buried in MOASCAR WAR CEMETERY, Egypt. Plot 1. Row E. Grave 18.

SANSOM

P H

No further information currently available

SMITH

W

No further information currently available

STREET

Norman Sydney

Leading Aircraftsman 1182033, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 18th September 1943. Buried in AMBON WAR CEMETERY, Indonesia. Plot 8. Row C. Grave 7.

STANLEY

George Herbert

Warrant Officer 1st Class (Armourer S.M.) 7583070, 18 Division Workshop, Royal Army Ordnance Corps. Died 5th February 1942, during the Japanese invasion of Malaya and Singapore. Aged 29. Son of Herbert Walter and Sarah Ann Stanley; husband of Evelyn Winifred Klava Stanley of Seaton. Commemorated in KRANJI WAR CEMETERY, Kranji, Singapore. Special Memorial Plot 24. Row E. Grave 10.

TURNER

Stanley Charles

Lieutenant, H.M.S. Copra, Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve. Died 15th January 1946. Buried in MAZARGUES WAR CEMETERY, MARSEILLES, Bouches-du-Rhone, France. Plot 10. Row A. Grave 10.

Note: HMS COPRA was an acronym for Combined Operations Pay, Ratings and Accounts.

YEATES

Reginald

Private 5734895, 5th Battalion, Dorsetshire Regiment. Died 10th July 1944. Aged 26. Buried in ST. MANVIEU WAR CEMETERY, CHEUX, Calvados, France. Plot X. Row E. Grave 18.

Another casualty is remembered on the memorial. He died as a result of wounds received during the First World War, but it was too late to be commemorated by the C.W.G.C.

GREENE

Stanley

Devonshire Regiment “Died For His Country”

CZECH AIRMEN - WORLD WAR 2

Two other men are buried in Seaton, St. Gregory’s Churchyard from World War 2. They were Czech Airmen seen to crash at sea. They were washed ashore on Seaton Beach. Flowers are laid regularly at their grave.

DRAZKA

Vojtech

Czech Airman. Born 25th August 1919. Died 23rd June 1942.

ROCEK

Frant

Czech Airman. Born 29th March 1919. Died 23rd June 1942.

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