
STOKE
CLIMSLAND WAR MEMORIAL
World War 1 &
2 - detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Paula & Dave Kennington 2005
Researched Aiden Wood
The
War Memorial at Stoke Climsland is situated in the heart of the village,
opposite Stoke Climsland All Saints Parish Church and facing the main
road.
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Photograph
Copyright © Paula & Dave Gladman 2004 |
Sacred
to the beloved memory of the following Officers NCO’s &
Men who fell in the Great War 1914-1918
1914-1918 |
BASSETT |
Alfred
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179147,
Chief Petty Officer, Royal Navy – HMS Savage. Born in Stoke Climsland
on 5 November 1877, the son of Harry and Eliza Bassett and husband
of Isabel (Nee Dingle) Bassett of Lidwell, Stoke Climsland. He enlisted
in Portsmouth. He died from a perforated Gastric Ulcer on 22 October
1916, aged 39, and is buried in East Mudros Military Cemetery, Grave
No Greece. |
BULLER |
Hamilton
[Thomas] |
781028,
Private, 128th (Overseas) Battalion, Canadian Expeditionary Force.
Born in Callington on 8 March 1891, the son of Amos Parsons and
Elizabeth (Nee Carne) Buller of Sunnyside, Landrake. He enlisted
in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada on 2 November 1915, joining the
46th (South Saskatchewan) Battalion. While in France he temporarily
served with the 2nd Labour Battalion and 12th Canadian Railway Troops.
He was diagnosed with Kyphosis & Lardosis of the back and Scoliosis.
He was discharged in England on or about 20 March 1919, possibly
suffering from Bronchitis. He died on 13 October 1919, aged 28,
and is buried in Stoke Climsland (All Saints) Churchyard Cemetery,
and commemorated in the Canadian Book of Remembrance Note: CWGC
graves registration form shows 46th Battalion and that he Died of
Wounds (Gas). |
COLWILL |
Charlie |
308535,
Stoker 1st Class, Royal Navy – HMS Indefatigable. Born in Lezant
on 7 May 1883, the son of John and Martha Colwill of Stoke Climsland.
He was Killed in Action at the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916,
and is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial, Panel 15. |
COLWILL |
Albert |
K/18812
(Dev), Leading Stoker, Royal Navy – HMS Anchusa. Born in Launceston
on 15 June 1893, the son of William and Thirza (Nee Venner) Colwill
of Higher Downgate, Callington, Stoke Climsland. He enlisted in
Devonport on 7 April 1913, for 12 years. He was Killed in Action
on 16 July 1918, aged 25, when the vessel, a ‘Special Service Ship’,
was torpedoed and sank off the North coast of Ireland and is commemorated
on the Plymouth Naval Memorial. Note: CWGC records show his dob
and age as 1889 and 29 respectively. |
COOMBE |
Rundle |
108169,
Private, C Squadron, , the 3rd Canadian Mounted Rifles, 1st Canadian
Mounted Brigade. Born in Stoke Climsland on 29 April 1892, the son
of James Henry and Elizabeth Ann (Nee Rundle) Coumbe of Cartha Martha
Farm, Lezant. He enlisted in Edmonton Alta, Canada on 8 February
1914. He was Killed in Action on 1 December 1915, aged 22, and was
originally buried near Hill 63 with a chaplain in attendance. His
body was later reburied in Berks Cemetery Extension (Rosenberg Chateau
Plots) , Grave No II.D.34, Ploegsteert, Belgium. |
CORNISH |
John
[Adams] |
542,
Serjeant, 16th (Service) Battalion (3rd Birmingham) the Royal Warwickshire
Regiment. Born in Callington in 1887, the son of William Henry and
Annie (Nee Adams) Cornish of 6 Bowling Green Terrace, Launceston
Road, Callington. He enlisted in Brimingham. He was Killed in Action
on 27 July 1916, aged 28, and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial,
Pier and Face 9A, 9B & 10B, France. |
CORNISH |
Wilfred
[Arthur] |
67960,
Private, 1st Battalion the Auckland Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary
Force. Born in Stoke Climsland in 1881, the older brother of John
Adams Cornish (above). He enlisted in Auckland on 10 September 1917,
later arriving in France on 8 October 1918. He was Killed in Action
on 4 November 1918, aged 37 and is buried in Ruesnes Communal Cemetery,
Grave No I.C.3, France and commemorated on the Australian Memorial,
London. |
CONIBEAR
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William
[Richard] |
18966,
Driver, D Battery, 106th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Born in
Barry, Wales in 1897, the son of William Richard and Ellen (Nee
Wille) Conibear of Teegoffe Cottage, Linkinhorne, Callington. He
enlisted in Launceston. He was Killed in Action on 4 June 1917,
aged 20, and is buried in Railway Dugouts Burial Ground (Transport
Farm), Grave No IV.G.1, Zillebeke, Belgium and commemorated on the
Royal Regiment of Artillery Memorial, London. |
DENNINGTON |
F
C |
No
further information currently |
DOIDGE
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William
[Thomas] |
K/4259.
Leading Stoker, Royal Navy – HMS Indefatigable. Born in Plymouth
on 30 June 1888, the son of William and Elizabeth Ann (Nee Densham)
Doidge and husband of Dorothy Florence (Nee Ellis) of 39 Kendle
Street, Plymouth. He enlisted in Devonport on 21 September 1909,
for 12 years. He was Killed in Action at the Battle of Jutland on
31 May 1916 aged 28, and is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial,
Panel 15. |
DYMOND |
William
[Henry] |
18364,
Private, 1st Battalion the Duke of Cornwall’s Infantry. Born in
Queensland, Australia on 21 May 1897, the son of William John and
Mary Jane (Nee Stratton) Dymond. He enlisted in Bodmin. He was Killed
in Action on 14 April 1915, aged 18. His remains were discovered
and buried in Aeroplane Cemetery, Grave No III.B.41,on 2 September
1919. |
EDWARDS |
John
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Born
in Stoke Climsland in 1891, the son of Philip and Sarah Jane (Nee
Philp) Edwards of Penegon, Camborne. He enlisted in Camborne. He
died on 16 January 1916, aged 25, and is commemorated on the Basra
Memorial, Panel No 20 & 63, Iraq. |
FINNEMORE |
E |
No
further information currently |
FLOYD |
Herbert |
K/28294
(Dev), Stoker 2nd Class, Royal Navy – HMS Defence. Born in Callington
on 14 April 1890, the son of Mary Elizabeth Smeeth (Formerly Floyd)
of Stoke Climsland. He enlisted in Devonport on 11 October 1915.
He was Killed in Action at the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916,
aged 26, and is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial, Panel
16. |
GRIFFIN |
Horace
[Johns] |
MC/318066,
Private, MT Repair Depot Battersea, Army Service Corps (Mechanical
Transport). Born in Stoke Climsland in 1899, the son of Frederick
and Laura Dennis (Nee Johns) Griffin of Downgate, Stoke Climsland.
He enlisted in Bodmin on 7 January 1917, was mobilised on 26 April
1917. He was admitted to No 4 London General Hospital on 17 March
1918, where he was diagnosed with Chronic Bronchitis, being discharged
on 11 October 1918. He died on 22 October 1918, aged 19. His grave
doesn’t appear to have been identified by the CWGC. |
GEAKE |
[Richard]
Bond |
34242,
Private, 6th (Service) Battalion the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry.
Born in Stoke Climsland in 1898, the son of Richard and Rosetta
Jane Bond (Nee Rowe) of 3 Stoke Terrace. Kelly Bray. He enlisted
in Callington. He was Killed in Action on 17 October 1917, aged
19. His remains were discovered just after the war and were reburied
in Hooge Crater Cemetery, Grave No XII.F.13, Nr Ypres, Belgium.
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HANCOCK |
T |
No
further information currently |
HARTNELL |
Henry
[James] |
557,
Serjeant, 18th (Service Battalion the Lancashire Fusiliers. Military
Medal. Born in Crediton, Devon in 1888, the son of Henry John and
Elizabeth (Nee Squire) Hartnell. In 1898 he and his brothers were
orphans living in Warminster orphanage. He was Killed in Action
on 31 October 1918, aged 30. His remains were discovered and reburied
in Vichte Military Cemetery, Grave No V.D.3, Belgium on 9 September
1920. Note: His MM was recorded in the London Gazette, issue 31405,
dated 13 June 1919. His brother Stanley George Harnell was living
in Kelly Bray, Stoke Climsland C1919. |
JANE |
William |
23871,
Private, 10th (Service) Battalion (Cornwall Pioneers) the Duke of
Cornwall’s Light Infantry. Born in Stoke Climsland in 1887, the
son of John Charles and Selina (Nee Dunstan) Jane and possibly unmarried
husband of Emily Lilian Luckington of Stoke Climsland. He enlisted
in Callington. He was Killed in Action on 16 November 1916, aged
28, and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face
6B, France. |
JENKINS |
S |
Believed
to be JENKIN, Stanley Herbert. J/22481, Able Seaman,
Royal Navy – HMS Defence. Born in 1898 the son of William James
and Mary Ann (Nee Vosper) Jenkin of Kelly Bray, Stoke Climsland.
He was Killed in Action at the Battle of Jutland on 31 May 1916,
aged 18 and is commemorated on the Plymouth Naval Memorial, Panel
12. |
JENKINS |
P |
Believed
to be JENKIN, Percy. 17099, Private, 7th (Service)
Battalion the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry. Born in Southell
in 1894, the brother of Stanley (above). He was Killed in Action
on 22 December 1915, aged 21, and is buried in Y Farm Military Cemetery,
Grave No K.16, Bois-Grenier, France. |
JENKINS |
E |
No
further information currently |
JENKINS |
C |
No
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JORDAN |
John
[Tredinnick] |
107471,
Gunner, 238 Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Born in Folley,
Lezant in 1876, the son of Elias and Elizabeth (Nee Tredinnick)
Jordan and husband of Edith (Nee Friend) Jordan then living at Stoke
Climsland. He enlisted at Callington on 9 December 1915, mobilized
on 22 July 1916, arriving in France on 19 March 1917. He was Killed
in Action on 10 September 1917, aged 41, and is buried in Klien-Vierstraat
British Cemetery, Grave No III.C.3, Nr Kemmel, Belgium. |
JASPER |
Frank |
36436,
Private, 1st Battalion the Worcestershire Regiment. Born in Lezant
in 1893, the son of William and Jane Ann (Nee Mayne) Jasper. He
enlisted in Launceston. He was Killed in Action on4 March 1917,
aged 24, and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Pier and
Face 5C & 6C, France and the Lewannick WM. Note: Medal index Card
shows 10th Battalion. |
LOBB |
Nathaniel |
5818,
Sergeant, Special Section, HQ Special Brigade, Corps of Royal Engineers.
Military Medal. Born in Tavistock, Devon in 1879, the son of Nathaniel
and Ann Hooper (Nee Reddicliffe) Lobb of Higher Downgate, Stoke
Climsland. He enlisted in Devonport on 13 June 1900. He died while
in No 10 Stationary Hospital, St Omer from Bronchopneumonia on 10
March 1917,aged 38 and is buried in Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir
Cemetery, Grave No IV.B.37, France. Note: MM listed in the London
Gazette No 29827, page 11141, dated 14 November 1916. |
MURLEY |
[Thomas]
Stanley |
45628,
Private, 8th (Service) Battalion the Devonshire Regiment. Born in
Lynton, Devon in1895, the son of Thomas and Elizabeth Kate (Nee
Gill) Murley of Stoke Climsland. He enlisted in Exeter. He was Killed
in Action on 2 April 1917, aged 22 and is commemorated on the Arras
Memorial, Bay 4, France. |
NEALE |
[John]
Leslie |
69778,
Private, D Company, 1/5th (Prince of Wales’s) Battalion the Devonshire
Regiment, (Territorial Force). Born in Lewannick in 1898, the son
of John Henry and Eliza Coumbe (Nee Tucker) Neale of Crockett, Callington.
He enlisted in Lewannick. He died of disease on 12 December 1918,
aged 20, and is buried in St Sever Cemetery Extension, Grave No
S.IV.D.6, Rouen, France. |
PHILP |
Philip |
34782,
Private, 16th (Service) Battalion (3rd Birmingham) the Royal Warwickshire
Regiment. Born in Tutwell, Stoke Climsland in 1893, the son of John
Henry and Emma (Nee Parsons) Philp. He enlisted in Bodmin originally
joining the DCLI (Regt No 4985). He was Killed in Action on 5 November
1917, aged 24, and is commemorated on the Tyne Cot Memorial, Panel
23 to 28, Nr Ypres, Belgium. |
PHILP |
Edwin
|
19854,
Private, B Company, 2nd Battalion the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry.
Born in St Juliott in 1892, the son of George Martin and Elizabeth
Ann (Nee Tinney) Philp of Marshgate Street, Boscastle. He enlisted
in Launceston. He was Killed in Action on 8 December 1916, aged
24, and is commemorated on the Doiran Memorial, Macedonia, Greece.
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ROWLAND |
Ernest
[Henry] |
966507,
Saddler, 53rd Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Born in Poundstock
in 1889, the son of Richard and Elizabeth (Nee Mason) Rowland of
Treskinnick Cross, and husband of Lily (Nee Wills) Rowland of Netley
Bray, Callington. He enlisted in Callington. He died from Malaria
and Pneumonia on 28 October 1918, aged and is buried in the Gaza
War Cemetery, Grave No XXVII.F.5, Israel & Palestine (incl Gaza)
and commemorated on the Royal Regiment of Artillery Memorial, London.
Note: The register of soldier’s effects 1901-29, and two documents
in the pension records show Lily as his widow, but unable to confirm
any marriage date. |
SERPELL |
Edwin
Charles |
Private,
Alberta Regiment, Canadian Expeditionary Force. 1887-1916 Edwin
was born in Stoke Climsland, Cornwall the third son of Samuel Henry
SERPELL and Mary JOHNS. He emigrated to Canada and, in 1915, joined
the army in Edmonton. He was killed near the village of Courcelette
on the Somme on 4th October 1916. He is buried in Courcelette military
cemetery, France. He never married. |
SANSOM |
John
|
45783,
Private, A Company, 9th (Service) Battalion the Devonshire Regiment.
Born in Devonport in 1894, the son of William and Louisa Jane (Nee
Oliver) Sansom of Whiteford House, Stoke Climsland. He received
3 severe gunshot wounds on 8 May 1917, being transferred from No
49 casualty Clearing Station at Bullecourt by No 5, ambulance train
eventually to a VAD hospital, London. on or about 14 May 1917. He
Died of Wounds on 23 May 1917, aged 23, and is buried in St Germans
Church Cemetery. |
SMITH |
Sydney
[John] |
204545,
Private, 15th (Service) Battalion (2nd Portsmouth) the Hampshire
Regiment. Born in South Hill in 1884, the son of John and Jane Smith
of Kelly Bray, Stoke Climsland. He enlisted in Launceston originally
joining the DCLI (Regt No 3916). He was reported ‘missing’, later
Killed in Action on 20 September 1917, and is commemorated on the
Tyne Cot Memorial, Panel 88 – 90, Nr Ypres, Belgium and on his parent’s
grave. Note: The dependants pension card shows first name as Sidney.
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WILLS |
Alfred
[James] |
2nd
Lieutenant, 182nd Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Born
in Middlewood, North Hill in 1895, the son of James and Jessie (Nee
Kent) Wills of Stoke Climsland and husband of Ethel Annie (Nee Jones)
Wills of Middlewood. He was Killed in Action on 18 October 1918,
aged 23. His remains were discovered and reburied in Highland Cemetery,
Grave No XI.C.4, Le Cateau, France on or about 7 August 1920. |
WILLS |
[Edward]
John |
240646,
Private, 1/5th Battalion the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry (Territorial
Force). Born in Stoke Climsland in C1893, the son of John and Betsy
Ann (Nee Rapson) Dawe (Formerly Wills) of Luckett House, Stoke Climsland.
He was wounded on 8 June 1918, and most probably taken prisoner
as he died in hospital on 24 October 1918, aged 24 and is buried
in Hamburg Cemetery, Grave No IV.C.7, Germany. https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/902755/edward-john-wills/
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WALTERS |
Lancelot
[John Barrington] |
Lieutenant,
H.M.S. "Partridge", Royal Navy. Lost when his ship was
sunk in action 12 December 1917. Aged 22. Son of the Rev. Charles
Barrington Walters and Selina H. P. Walters (nee Massy Beresford),
of Sywell Rectory, Northampton. Born 19 January 1895, and baptised
2 February 1895, at Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire. Enlisted in
Royal Navy 15 January 1908, midshipman 15 May 1903, 15 May 1915
Acting Sub-Lieutenant, 15 January 1916 ub Lieutenant, 15 July
1917 Acting Lieutenant. Assigned H.M.S. Partidge 8 July 1917,
made permanent assignment 4 September 1917. No known grave. Commemorated
on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 24.
Also commemorated in the form of a stained glass window within
St Catwgs Church, Cwmcarvan
and on Cwmcarvan War Memorial
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Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life
for his friends |
1939-1945 |
BLACKWELL |
C
L |
No
further information currently |
COUCH |
R
J |
No
further information currently |
EVELY |
Russell
george |
5444091,
Corporal, 2bnd Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Died
2 April 1944. Aged 30. Son of Lewis H. and Hetty Evely, of Stoke
Climsland, Cornwall; husband of Kathleen Annie Evely, of Stoke Climsland.
Buried in CASSINO WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Plot XIX. Row F. Grave 1. |
GRIBBLE |
F |
No
further information currently |
HITT |
A |
No
further information currently |
MOORE |
J
H |
No
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ROWE |
Allin
[Roseveare] |
D/KX
82710 Petty Officer Stoker, H.M.S. Stanley, Royal Navy. Died 19
December 1941. Aged 26, Son of Bertram Roseveare Rowe and Ethel
Rowe, of Stoke Climsland, Cornwall. No known grave. Commemorated
on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 52, Column 1. |
SEARLE |
Harry
[Doidge] |
Sergeant
1315569, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 21 August 1942.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Searle, of Stoke Climsland. Buried in STOKE
CLIMSLAND (ALL SAINTS) CHURCHYARD EXTENSION, Cornwall. Grave 129. |
TUCKER |
P |
No
further information currently |
WAYE |
T
A |
No
further information currently |
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updated
4 December, 2024
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