Roll of Honour - Devon

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BRIDFORD WAR MEMORIAL

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Compiled and copyright © Gill Cannell and Andrew Dishman 2024

The memorial is to be found within the church porch of St. Thomas a Becket Church, Bridford, Teignbridge, Devon. It takes the form of a white marble tablet mounted on a stone background with the inscri[ption in black lettering. There are no names listed but these have been taken from "Dwelly’s Parish Records, Vol. 6, Devon M.I. vol. 1. (London, 1908.)"; 31 names were listed and these have been sorted here into alphabetical order; the names are those from the area serving in 1917, some died others returned.

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TO THE GLORY OF GOD
AND IN MEMORY OF
THE MEN OF BRIDFORD
WHO DIED FOR THEIR KING AND
COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR
1914 - 1919
ALSO WORLD WAR II.
1939 - 1945

AGGETT	O T	Royal West Kent Regiment
BENNETT	Joseph Charles	H.M.S. Exmouth, Royal Navy.
BOWDEN	Frederick J	Private 242115, 1st Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment). Killed in action 3 October 1917. Aged 23. Born North Bovey, Devon, resident Bridford, Devon, enlisted Exeter. Son of Mr. E. and Mrs. S. J. Bowden, of Helton Farm, Bridford, Exeter. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 106 to 108.
BROCK	Sidney	1st Battalion, Devonshire Regiment.
COLE	T A	Royal Army Medical Corps
COLE	W A	H.M.S. Dublin, Royal Navy.
ELLIOTT	Reuben	Army Service Corps
ELLIS	George	8th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment.
ELLIS	James Alfred	Royal Army Medical Corps and Devonshire Regiment.
ELLIS	W J	11th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment.
HARVEY	William	Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry.
HOLE	John	3rd Devon Regt.
HOLWILL	G	Royal Field Artillery
LAMACRAFT	C	Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry.
LOCKE	John	6th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment (Territorials).
LOCKE	William	Royal Army Veterinary Corps.
MANN	A E	16th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment.
OATS	Thomas	Royal Field Artillery
PASSMORE	W J	Army Service Corps
POWESLAND	Frederick	16th Lancers
REED	J	2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment.
REED	William	Battalion, Devonshire Regiment.
SATTERLEY	G	6th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment (Territorials)
SHERMAN	C	Royal Field Artillery
SHERMAN	Frederick	5th Battalion (Territorials)
UGLOW	R G	Royal Naval Air Service
WARREN	Henry	H.M.S. Indefatigable, Royal Navy
WEST	George	11th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment.
WEST	W J	Royal 1st Devon Yeomanry.
WITHYCOMBE	S	8th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment.
WOOD	John	16th Lancers

Last updated 22 August, 2024

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