
Exmouth names its fallen on war 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 towns 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 didnt 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 OBRIEN
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
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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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