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Exmouth names its fallen on war memorial

• SET IN STONE: engraver Vince Orchard at work on the granite for the memorial
• SET IN STONE: engraver Vince Orchard at work on the granite for the memorial

THE newly engraved Strand war memorial in Exmouth will be unveiled on August 14 with a special dedication service to remember those from the town who have died in conflict since 1914.

The Exmouth War Memorial Fund, made up of four members, has campaigned tirelessly to publicly honour the town’s war dead and has spent months raising the £8,000 needed to carry out the work.

Bernard Greenaway, EWMF chairman, said: “Exmouth was the only memorial in East Devon that didn’t have its names on. It was my intention before I dropped off my perch to get the names on our memorial.”

The service starts at 11am. Thirty-two local and service dignitaries will lay single roses instead of wreaths. The service will be led by the Rev Tony Oswin. Exmouth Town Concert Band will provide the music.

All are welcome to the memorial service, but seating is limited and the organisers are encouraging people to bring their own foldaway chairs. Work will start on the memorial on July 25, after the town has been judged for its Britain in Bloom entry.

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn

The Exmouth Journal is proud to honour those from the town who fell in the service of their country. As the town prepares to unveil its newly engraved war memorial, we list all their names. Remember them with pride:

WORLD WAR ONE:

ABBOTT W C
ABELL A J
ASHFORD J B G
BAILEY F H
BAMSEY W G
BARRETT R
BASGLEOPPO S
BASTARD W
BATTEN A
BATTEN T
BAZALGETTE W T A
BECKER J
BEESLEY A B
BIBBY J R
BLACK J G
BLACKMORE WH Snr
BLACKMORE WH Jnr
BOWDEN W E
BOWERMAN R V
BOWSHER W H
BOYCE J R
BOYLAND W J
BRADFORD F
BRADFORD F T
BRADFORD R L
BREADING W T
BRIDLE E W
BRIDLE F H
BRIDLE L E
BROOKS W H
BROWN J N
BURROW W H
BUSH E W
BUTCHER R G
CARDER C P
CARDER H J H
CARDER L G
CARLILE S
CARNELL R W
CARPENTER T F
CARTER A J
CARTER A W
CARTER G T
CARTER J L
CARTER W H S
CARVER G S D
CLAPP H R
CLARKE A.B
CLARKE H
CLARKE H T
COATES B
COMBER A B
COPP E
CORNISH E J
COTGRAVE C R
COTGRAVE M L F
CRANG F R
CRANG H
CRANG W N
CROFT J E
CROSBY W J
CUSENS F D
DARKE H C
DART R C
DAVEY F J R
DAVEY W
DAVY J E
DAWSON G
DAWSON W L
DEWDNEY H
DEWDNEY SE
DIXON S D
DOBLE E
DOBLE E
DOBLE W
DRYERRE R H
DYER F W
EDDS W J
ELLIOTT R W S
ELLIS H D
EVANS W Q
FARRANT A J
FIELD R
FOSTER J S
GALE I
GIBBONS J
GILLILAND D P
GILLILAND J L
GOODING A H
GOODING H GOSS A
GOSS P
GOURD P
GOVE G L E
GREEN A B
GREENAWAY H W A
GREENAWAY P
HALL S RHARRIS S A
HART H G
HART T P
HAYMAN E A J
HAYMAN H
HAYWOOD RHEARD W
HELLIER H T
HEWITT E R
HEWITT L D
HEWITT R HILLMAN W
HIRTZEL B T
HOLMAN G W
HOLMAN H
HOLMAN H L
HOLMAN W H
HOLMES J
HOOPER G
HOOPER H J
HORN D H
HORN W S
HORN E L H
HORSFALL A G
HULSE A
HUNT H L B
JACKSON J M H
JEFFREY H C
JENNER-CLARKE JW
KENNY J
KENTSBEER H
KIRK S
KNIGHT E H
KNIGHT J W
KNIGHT L G
KNOWLES B
KNOWING R G
LAND P J
LANGDON G A
LAVIS L L
LEAR C C
LEBRETTON E L
LETTEN A J
LEWIS J C
LINNELL F R
LITTON A
LITTON J
LOCKE J J
LOCKYER T
LOVERIDGE W
LOVERING F
MADDICK J
MANLEY R J
MARES W
MARKS E H
MARKS H
MARKS W J
MARTIN S A
MARTIN W H
MATTHEWS F J
MCREDDIE G S
MILLER W R G
MITCHELL W J
MORRIS F G G
MURCH W H
NEWCOMBE W
NORMAN H G
NORTHCOTT H J
NORTON S J
O’BRIEN M J
OLIVER C G
OSBORN C
OWEN G A
OXFORD G H
PAGE D
PAGE R B

PALMER A
PALMER H S
PANNELL B PANNELL P
PANNELL P H
PARKER R H
PARRY D J
PASCOE W PPEACH L H
PENGILLEY W C
PERKIN A J
PERRIAM P
PHILLIPS T E
PIDGEON F W
PIDGEON H J
PILE E S G
PINNIGER R C
POPE A T
PRESTON E J
PRIDDIS W J
PROWSE W
REED P W A
RENDELL A
RICHARDS G A
RICHARDS W N
ROWSELL L A
SEAGER E M
SEARLE P W
SELLEK E J
SHAPTER C W
SHAPTER F E
SHAPTER H
SHARLAND G
SHAW F J N
SHAW M M SHAXTON P
SKINNER F W
SKINNER J W
SLEEMAN L
SLOCOMBE T
SMITH G H
SMITH P L
SMITH S
SNOW J A
SNOW L A
SPENCER H B
STEER G
STEVENS W
STONE F
STREET A E
STREET A J
STREET F E C
STREET S W P
SURRIDGE R
SWEET R
TILLMAN H
TITHERLEY O R
TOMES G
TREMLETT A W
TRIM W S
TROKE T
TUCKER G
TUPMAN S H S
VEYSEY B
VINCENT L W
VOWDEN W B
WALTERS B
WALTERS T D
WEBBER W H
WEEKS J
WESTCOTT F H
WESTON W C
WHIDDON H
WHITE B
WHITING R C
WICKHAM T S
WILLS A
WILLS G M
WILKINSON B M
WILLATT C S
WOOLGER J
WOOLGER W
YEO J
YEO J L

 

 

WORLD WAR TWO:

ACTON P
BARCLAY W
BARNES D
BARRWTT R D P
BEDWELL W G
BENNETT R
BODDINGTON J P
BONNER K H
BOUNDY W H
BOWMER L R
BOWMER J F
BRADFORD E T
BREADING W H
BRICKNELL L W C
BROWN G E
BURCH C E
CABLE P
CARPENTER E J L
CARTER C
CARTER F J
CARTER S A
CHAPMAN G E
CHOWN W
CHUDLEY J A
CLARE C
COCKERTON C
COLLINS L
COOPER D S
CORNISH G
CRANE J F R
CROSS E S C
DANIEL W K
DAVEY J
DAVEY R
DAVIES L E
DAVIDSON W A I
DENNER W
DUNSTER W J
EDWARDS S
FORBES-HARRIS CR
FOWLER C
FOWLER R
GARD W S
GATTER A
GILLARD E
GLOVER D
GODLIMAN J
GOODING W J

GRAHAM R R
GREENAWAY T
HALL J
HANCOCK K
HARTNELL F R
HAWKINS W R
HAYMAN A J
HEARD W J
HEIMSATH J F
HEWITT T
HILLMAN S A
HOLLOWAY R
HOLMAN C J
HOLMES R A
HOUGH J D
HUMPHRIES P E
HUNT K
HUTCHINSON W W
JAMES G H
JARVIS E
JEFFERIES J F
JEWELL R G
JONES H
KEMEYS-JENKIN WB
KERR J N W
LANDER O J
LANE S C
LANGDON G
LEWIS H J
LLEWELYN J G
LOMAX R
LOVING D
LUDGATE E G
MACPHERSON F
MACPHERSON MH
MANNING H G
MARSHALL L R
MARSTON R
MARTIN J P T
MARTIN W H
MINOR W D
MOCK H
MONTGOMERY CAC
NELSON P
NORTON F D
NORTON I J S
PALFREY B
PALMER H
PANNELL J

PANNELL W
PAVER M
PAYNE H B
PENALUNA C A
PERRY N C
PIESSE F C
PITMAN F H
PYNE G
ROBJOHNS W H
RODWELL P H
SALTER W
SEDGEMORE J
SHAPLEY N
SKINNER E J
SKINNER H J
SKINNER I
SKINNER R
SMITH H
SMITH S
SOPER L
SOUTHCOTT CP
SOUTHWELL C J
STAMP E
STONE H F
STRAWBRIDGE WFG
STREET D
SURRIDGE F
TAYLOR D E
THOMAS D
T!CKELL M
TOLMAN J H
VENNER G
VINCENT F
WEBB G R
WEST A E
WHATMORE W F
WHITE B E G
WILLIAMS E H
WILLIS G
WILLS S
WILTSHIRE R F J
WOOD H B
WORSLEY C F
WRIGHT E J
WRIGHT R A

 

Civilian Deaths (1939-1945):

BATTEN I M
BRADFORD P
BROOKS P M
BRYANT J
COLES D E
CLARK J H
DOMMETT E
DOWN S
FEAGAN R (child)
GOODALL M W
GRIFFITHS E W
GRIFFITHS M (child)
HAMILTON E M
HAMILTON K A
HANCOCK M P
HANCOCK W E
HEATH J (child)
HOLME I C E
JACKMAN G G
JEFFERY J (child)
JEFFERY P (child)
LANG B
LANG H J G
LOCKHART A R
MASON B
MASON E (child)
MASON E M
MASON N (child)
MASON R (child)
MAXWELL T
MILLER M J
MORTIMER C H


NICKOLS E L
PANNELL D M A
PEMBERTHY
PERHAM A L
PIDSLEY F B
PONSFORD J
TAYLOR L I
THORNTON L A
TINDALL E K
TOTHILL F I
TURNER P G
WALKER S A
WILLIAMS E R
WARD V



Falklands War 1982:

DOBSON J
JOHNSON B
WATTS L GI

Not killed in action (World War One):

Sandford R D (VC)
WARNEFORD RAJ (VC)

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