ACKERMAN

ALLARDYCE

Detail kindly supplied by Chris Rondel, School Staff Instructor, Victoria College Combined Cadet Force.

CAPTAIN COLIN McDIARMID ALLARDICE
Anno Actatis 28.

Colin Allardice was two years younger than his brother Harry, and was also born at Mylemoney, Mysore.

He entered College in 1899 and was with us for six years. An athlete of uncommon merit he was in the Football XV of 1902, the last year in which we played rugby, and in the XI OF 1903 and 1904, and was a prominent player in the Cricket XI’s from ’03 to ’05. He was also one of the first Non-Commissioned Officers in the Victoria College Officer Training Corp. The popularity he enjoyed with us continued at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and in the army, where he earned a great reputation for polo.

He received his commissioned in the East Lancashire Regiment in 1906, becoming Lieutenant in 1908, and was transferred to the Indian Army in 1911 and posted to the 14th King George’s Own Ferozepore Sikhs. Being at home on leave at the beginning of the war, he was ordered to Aldershot and attached to the 21st Battalion Royal Scots, in which he held the rank of temporary Captain. In November, he went to France and was attached to the 47th Sikhs. He was with them at Neuve Chapelle, and until he was killed on the 26th April 1915 at the second battle of Ypres. He was then Acting Adjutant.

He was mentioned Sir John French’s despatch of May 31st, 1915.

ALLARDYCE

Extract from Victoria College, Jersey, 'BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE'

LIEUTENANT-COLONEL HARRY ALLARDICE
Anno Aetatis 31.

Harry Allardice was born at Mylemoney, Mysore, on April 30th, 1886, and was the fourth son of W.A . Allardice. Entering College in January, 1898, he got into the Football XV at the age of 14, and was in it for three years, 1900, ’01, ’02. His last year, 1903, was his only year in the Cricket XI. In the same year he passed 14th into Sandhurst, and was gazetted to the Indian Army in 1905.

In 1907 he became Lieutenant in the 36th Jacob’s Horse, in which Regiment he was Captain and Adjutant at the outbreak of the war. Later he served with the Royal West Surreys at temporary Major. He was killed on July 1st, 1916, in the advance on the Somme while commanding the 13th Northumberland Fusliers.

BALL

CARSLAKE

CARSLAKE

DOMMETT

FRY

GOSNEY

GIGG

GIGG

GREEN

GROVES

GUSH

HAYMES

HOLMES

HOOPER

INGE

JONES

MORTIMER

NEWTON

NEWTON

NORTHCOTT

NORTHCOTT

OLDRIDGE

PALMER

PEACH

PERRY

REAL

SUTTON

TRINEMAN

TRIVETT

WHITE

1939-1945

AYRES

BARKWORTH

BOYCE

CHOPE

CHOPE

CHOPE

Extract from Probate Calendars of England & Wales 1945:

CHOPE Geoffrey Leonard of Fortfield Seaton Devonshire died 23 March 1945 at The Homestead Nursing Home Seaton Administration Exeter 20 November [1945] to Ida Florence Chope (wife of Leonard Augustine Chope). Effects £791 7s. 7d.

CLAPP

Sergeant (Flight Engineer) 1587325, 103 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, Died during an air test flying in an Avro Lancaster III, serual number JB346, when it crashed having taken off from Elsham Wolds, crashed almost immediately onto an adjacent farm and burst into flames 3rd October 1943. Aged 19. Buried in ST. GREGORY CHURCHYARD, SEATON. West part. Grave A.36.

COLE

Note: HMS Cato was an Auk Class Minesweeper (J 16) built by Associated Shipbuilders (Seattle, Washington, U.S.A.). She was launched 7th September 1942 and commissioned 28th July 1943. HMS Cato was sunk off Normandy, France on 6th July 1944 by a German human torpedo (Neger).

COLES

COLES

ETESON, MC

EVANS-LOMBE

Note: HMS Norfolk served in the Atlantic and Home Fleets during 1930-32, then went to the America and West Indies Station between 1932 and 1934. From 1935 to 1939 she served on the East Indies Station before coming home to refit in 1939, being still in dockyard hands when war was declared. On 6th September she joined the 18th Cruiser Squadron with the Home Fleet in the Denmark Straits. In early December, with the return of Berwiek from the West Indies and Devonshire from the Mediterranean, Norfolk, with Suffolk, reformed the 1st Cruiser Squadron, operating with the Home Fleet in northern waters. On the 15th March 1940, while at Scapa, she was hit by bombs and went to the Clyde to repair. She returned to service with the Home Fleet in June. It was proably in this action that Richard was killed.

FOWLER

GOOD

HARRIS

HOOPER

KENNEDY

Note: H.M.S. Algerine was sunk by a U-boat torpedo at Bougie, Algeria. There is a memorial in Old Portsmouth to the “Algerine” Class Minesweepers and to the men who served in the Algerine Class. The memorial is on Governor’s Green adjacent to the path from the Royal Garrison Church to King’s Bastion.

LAMBERT

MAKEIG-JONES

Note: On 17th September 1939 Kapitanleutnant Otto Schuhart in the type V11 U-boat U29 torpedoed and sank H.M.S. Courageous in the south-west approaches, south west of Ireland. She went down within 20 minutes taking 518 of her compliment of 1200 with her, including her Commander Captain W.T. Makeig-Jones. Courageous started life as a large Light Cruiser and was converted to a fast Aircraft Carrier. Her 15 inch guns were removed and fitted to H.M.S. Vanguard.

MORTIMER

NEWTON

R.A.F. PILOT BURIED AT SEATON
Killed When Bomber Crashed in Sea

The funeral took place in Seaton Churchyard on Friday afternoon of Pilot Officer Alner George Newton, one of the three men who lost their lives when an R.A.F. bomber crashed into the sea off Tentsmuir, five miles from the R.A.F. aerodrome at Leuchars, Fife, last week. Aged 26, Pilot Officer Newton was the elder son Mr. and Mrs. Geoigc Newton, of Springs, Transvaal, South Africa, and a grandson of the late Mr. Edwin Newton and of Mrs. Newton, Bench House, Seaton. He was member of the Caterpillar Club.

The body was brought to Seaton by rail in charge of Pilot Officer Glover, R.A.F.

The service was conducted by the Vicar (Rev. H. R. Cooke, M.C., C.F.).

The mourners were Mrs. E. Newton, grand parent; Mr. and Mrs. S. Newton, Mr. and Mrs. T. Newton, Mr. and Mrs. J. Newton, and Mr and Mrs. B. Gifford, uncles and aunts; Mrs. A. Newton and Mrs. V. Newton, aunts; Mr. T. Wayne, uncle; Miss Wayne, Miss P. Gifford, Miss M. Newton, and Mr. and Mrs. R. Newton (Colyford), cousins.

Others present included Mr. and Mrs. H. Sandford-Ridley (Gainsborough), Mr. C. C. Gould Mr. W. Head, Mr. R. J. Tregaskis, Mr. A. S. Clapp, Mr. A. E. Haslop, Mr. G. Hazelden (representing J. Hazelden), Mr. F. R. Brown, Mr. T. Hooper. Mr. F. L. Baker, Mr. W. A. Parker, Mr. E. Harris, Mr. M. A. Godbeer, Mr. A. E. Northcott, Mr. A. Beer, Mr. and Mrs. W. Real, Mrs. H. R. Cooke. Mrs. R. Jones, Mrs. G. Munday, Mrs. W. J. Newton, Mrs. J. Green, Mrs. J. Northcott, Mrs. W. Wilkins, Mrs. V. G. Smith, Mrs. E. J. Peach, Mrs. C. Hawker, Mrs. Perry, Mrs. C. Shepherd, Mrs. R. Harrison, Mrs. A. Gigg, Mrs. C. Hooper, Mrs. F. Shutter, Mrs. L. Webber (Axmouth), Miss Spickett, and Miss F. Beer.

The large number of floral tributes included the following:—Officers, 61 (B) Squadron; Airmen, 61 (B) Squadron; Sergeants' Mess, Hemswell; Officers. R.A.F., Hemswell; and Airmen, R A.F.. Hemswell.

RODGERS

SANSOM

SMITH

STREET

STANLEY

TURNER

Note: HMS COPRA was an acronym for Combined Operations Pay, Ratings and Accounts.

YEATES

Another casualty is remembered on the memorial. He died as a result of wounds received during the First World War, but it was too late to be commemorated by the C.W.G.C.

GREENE

CZECH SOLDIERS - WORLD WAR 2

Two other men are buried in Seaton, St. Gregory’s Churchyard from World War 2. They were Czech soldiers posted for guard duty at Seaton and unfortunately during one of their first patrols they strayed into the minefield on Seaton Beach. Flowers are laid regularly at their grave.

DRAZKA

ROCEK