Roll of Honour - Devon - Exeter, Post Office WW1

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EXETER POST OFFICE WAR MEMORIAL

World War 1 - Detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Martin Edwards 2008

The Exeter Post Office War memorial has been lost but did reside in Exeter Post Office, High Street, Exeter. It was an ornate, concave headed, wooden board, with the inscription carved in relief and the coat of arms also carved intot he top of the board; further ornate foliate carvings were placed on either side of the beginning of the list of names with two crossed palm branches carved in relief at the bottom of the board with a dove of peace below them. There are 14 names listed

Photograph from Imperial War Museum National Inventory of War Memorials

IN HONOURED MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THE EXETER AND DISTRICT
POST OFFICE STAFF WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918

BUTLER	Walter Charles	Private 26466, 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Killed in action 16 August 1917, Born and enlisted Exeter. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 38 to 40.
FULL	Ernest	Sergeant 285759, 14th Battalion, Welsh Regiment formerly 824, Devonshire Regiment. Killed in action 8 October 1918. Aged 30. Born and enlisted Exeter. Son of John and Edith Ellen Full, of 20, Elton Rd., Exeter. Buried in BOIS-DES-ANGLES BRITISH CEMETERY, CREVECOEUR-SUR-L'ESCAUT, Nord, France. Plot II. Row A. Grave 2.
HAMBLY	Ephraim George	Private 54314, 9th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers formerly 50907, Welsh Regiment. Died of wounds 20 October 1918. Aged 28. Born Parkham, Devon, enlisted Exeter. Son of John and Fanny Hambly, of Bideford, Devon; husband of Alice Hambly, of Ida Cottage, Ide, Exeter. Buried in DELSAUX FARM CEMETERY, BEUGNY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot II. Row D. Grave 4.
HOOPER	Albert John	[Incorrectly listed as 10732 on SDGW] Private 10723 [CWGC and Medal Card], 8th (Service) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Killed in action 25 September 1915. Aged 37. Born and resident Dawlish, Devon, enlisted Exeter. Disembarked 25 July 1915. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hooper, of High St., Dawlish, Devon. No known grave. Commemorated on LOOS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel 35 to 37.
KERSWELL	James Edwin	[Listed as Sergeant on memorial] Sapper 182777, Yeomanry Mounted Division Signal Squadron, Royal Engineers. Died on service in Egypt 25 October 1918. Born Belderrig, Co. Sligo, resident Dawlish, Devon, enlisted Exeter. Buried in HAIFA WAR CEMETERY, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). Plot A. Grave 15.
MOGRIDGE	Francis Percy Charles	Sergeant 290022, 9th (Service) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Killed in action 26 October 1917. Born and enlisted Exeter. Buried in HOOGE CRATER CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot VIII. Row K. Grave 1.
MOREMAN	Walter H	Sapper 3128, 3rd/1st (Wessex) Division Signal Company, Royal Engineers. Died in United Kingdom 11 April 1916. Born Watermore, Gloucestershire, resident Swindon, Wiltshire, enlisted Exeter. Buried in SWINDON (RADNOR STREET) CEMETERY, Wiltshire. Row C. Grave 3359.
PALMER	Horace Cecil	Private 33192, 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Died of wounds 22 September 1916. Aged 22. Born and resident Topsham, Devon, resident Exeter. Son of Alfred William Gidley Palmer and Eliza Ann Palmer, of Topsham, Devon; husband of Frances Palmer, of 1, Marine Villas, Beer, Devon. Buried in LONGUENESSE (ST. OMER) SOUVENIR CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot IV. Row A. Grave 56.
SHORT	Reginald	[Listed as Middlesex Regiment on memorial] Private 30312, 1st Battalion, King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment). Killed in actiom 28 June 1918. Aged 33. Enlisted Exeter. Son of Richard and Jessie Short. Buried in GONNEHEM BRITISH CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Row E. Grave 4.
STALLWORTHY	Cecil Herbert	Sapper 151829, "F" Corps, H.Q. Signal Company, VI Corps Signals, Royal Engineers. Died on service in France & Flanders 27 June 1918. Aged 32. Enlisted Exeter. Son of Christopher and Constance Stallworthy, of Exeter; husband of M. H. Stallworthy, of "Brynawel," Sewardstone Rd., Waltham Abbey, Waltham Cross, Herts. Formerly of G.P.O., Exeter. Buried in ST. HILAIRE CEMETERY EXTENSION, FREVENT, Pas de Calais, France. Row E. Grave 13.
STEER	Russell Lakeman	Sapper 149060, "F" Cable Section, Royal Engineers. Killed in action 19 October 1916. Aged 20. Born and resident Plymouth, enlisted Exeter. Son of James and Dorothy Hannah Steer, of Plymouth. Buried in CONTALMAISON CHATEAU CEMETERY, Somme, France. Plot I. Row C. Grave 9.
STONE	Ernest James [Charles]	Gunner 128422, 201st Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery formerly 1850, Devonshire Royal Garrison Artillery. Died in United Kingdom 2 December 1917. Born Allhallows-On-Wall, Devon, resident Exeter, enlisted Plymouth. Buried in EXETER HIGHER CEMETERY, Devon. Grave reference D. E. 87.
SUMMERS	Joseph George	Driver 57530, 27th Division Ammunition Column, Royal Field Artillery. Killed in action 13 April 1915. Resident and Enlisted Exeter. Buried in POPERINGHE OLD MILITARY CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot II. Row N. Grave 36.
TELLING	Charles	Acting Sergeant 21466, 39th Division Signal Company, Royal Engineers. Died on service in France & Flanders 9 November 1917. Aged 25. Born Plymouth, enlisted Exeter. Husband of M. P. Telling, of 5, Shelton Place, Heavitree, Exeter. Buried in GODEWAERSVELDE BRITISH CEMETERY, Nord, France. Plot I. Row K. Grave 49.

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