ANTONY
WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 - detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Paula & Dave Kennington 2006
additional detail Graeme Rae and Martin Edwards
The
‘PEN-Y-CROIS’ is beside the main road between Antony and
Torpoint. It was erected by Reginald Carew and lists only those from
the First World War. The names are listed on the memorial by district
and then force in which they served. Those from Sheviock are also mentioned
on the memorial at Sheviock.
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Photograph
Copyright © Paula & Dave Kennington 2006
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Placed
here by Reginald Pole Carew
in memory of his nephew Wymond
and all of this district who died for
their Country 1914-1918.
God Bless them all.
POLE
CAREW |
Wymond
Nicholas Richard |
Lieutenant,
1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Killed in action
6th November 1917. Aged 21. Youngest son of Charles Edward and Ellen
Henrietta Pole Carew, of Parkhill, Totnes, Devon. Educated at Marlborough.
A.D.C. to Lord Willingdon (Governor of Bombay, 1915). Gold Medal,
Sandhurst, 1916. In the 1911 census he was a boarder at school,
aged 14, born Ceylon, resident 12 Bath Road Marlborough. No known
grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 80 to 82 and 163A.
Extract from De Ruvigny’s Roll of Honour 1914-1918:
POLE-CAREW, WYMOND NICHOLAS RICHARD, 2nd Lieut.,
1st Battn. (32nd Foot) The Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, yst,
s. of Charles Edward Pole-Carew, of Parkhill, Totnes, co.
Devon, by his wife, Ellen Henrietta, dau, of William Ayshford Sanford,
of Nynehead Court, Wellington, co. Somerset; and nephew of General
Sir Reginald Pole-Carew; b. Hatton, Ceylon, 3 Oct. 1896;
educ, Marlborough; Wye Agricultural College, and the Royal Military
College, Sandhurst; gazetted 2nd Lieut. the Wiltshire Regt. in Oct.
1914, with which he went to India, where he acted as A.D.C. to Lord
Willingdon, Governor of Bombay, for six months; transferred to enter
Sandhurst, where he was under-officer for a great portion of the
time, and on leaving received the King's Gold Medal, and the Anson
Memorial Sword on passing out of the Royal Military College ftrst
; gazetted 2nd Lieut. the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry in Oct.
1916; served with the Expeditionary Force in France from 23 March,
1917, and was killed in action at Polderhock, when in command of
D Coy., 6 Nov. following. He had been in command of D Coy. for six
weeks. His Commanding Officer wrote: “He was killed In an
attack on a strong hostile position on 6 Nov. He was commanding
D Coy., and led them to the assault in the early morning. He had
gained a reputation for gallantry in previous actions, and he had
been recommended for the Military Cross after the operations on
4 Oct." He was mentioned in General Sir Douglas Haig's Despatches
of 7 Nov. 1917, for gallantry and distinguished service in the field.
He was a keen sportsman, and had shown his prowess in big game hunting;
unm. |
TORPOINT |
NAVY
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BASER |
Ernest
Rendle |
Petty
Officer Stoker K/3509, H.M.S. Nottingham, Royal Navy. Lost with
his ship when it was sunk 19th August 1916. Aged 27. Born 23 April
1889 in Antony, Cornwall. Son of the late Mr. C. and Mrs. Mary Baser,
of 37, Herbert Place, Morice Town, Devonport. Farm labourer before
enlisting. Enlisted 14 July 1909 for 12 years. Height 5 feet 1¾
inches, chest 36¼ inches, hair light brown, eyes grey, complexion
fresh. In the 1901 census he was aged 12, living with his parents
Charles and Mary E Baser, born Cornwall, resident Macey Street,
Antony, St Germans, Cornwall. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH
NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 14. |
BURNS |
Erasmus
Joseph |
Gunner,
H.M.S. Archer, Royal Navy. Drowned when washed overboard by heavy
seas 22nd February 1919. Aged 32. Born 15 December 1884 in Torpoint,
Cornwall. Enlisted from school 15 December 1902 for 12 years, aged
18. Height 5 feet 5 inches, dark brown hair, hazel eyes, fresh complexion.
Son of Joseph and Elizabeth Cassey Burns, of 2, Wellington St.,
Torpoint, Cornwall. In the 1891 census he was aged 6, son of Joseph
and Elizabeth C Burns, a scholar, born Torpoint, Cornwall, resident
Harvey Street, Antony, St Germans, Cornwall. Commemorated in churchyard
of Antony Parish Church. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH
NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 31. |
CAMPFIELD |
J |
probably
James CAMPFIELD, Private 1632, 7th Battalion, Australian Infantry,
A.I.F. Died 10th April 1919. Aged 22. Buried in BURWOOD GENERAL
CEMETERY, Victoria, Australia. Grave reference Roman Catholic 1.
L/4. (GRM/3*). |
CARTER |
Samuel
Bertram |
L/6782,
H.M.S. Collingwood, Royal Navy. Born 2 February 1894 in Antony,
Cornwall. Printer’s Labourer before enlisting for the hostilities.
Height 5 feet 4 inches, chest 34 inches, hair dark brown, eyes brown,
complexion fresh. Invalided out due to insanity 10 August 1918.
Invalided into Greenwich Hospital. Death and service information
unknown. |
CHARD |
William |
Commemorated
on grave in Antony Parish Churchyard. No further information currently |
COLLINGS |
Frank
[Thomas] |
Petty
Officer 218555, H.M.S. Indefatigable, Royal Navy. Lost with his
ship during the Battle of Jutland 31st May 1916. Aged 32. Born 3
March 1884 in Antony, Cornwall. Son of John and Ellen Collings,
of Antony Village, Torpoint, Plymouth; husband of Beatrice Collings
of 34, Fore St., Torpoint, Plymouth. Coach boy prior to enlisting.
Enlisted 3 March 1902 for 12 years, re-enlisted 3 March 1914 to
the completion of the war. Height 5 feet 6¾ inches, hair
auburn, eyes hazel, complexion fresh. In the 1911 census he was
married to Beatrice Maud Collings, aged 27, a Seaman in the Navy,
born Antony, resident 2 the Crescent, Torpoint, Cornwall. No known
grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 11. |
COX |
J
F H |
In
the 1911 census John Francis H Cox was married, aged 48, a Naval
Pensioner, born Devonport, Devon, resident Bethany, St Germans,
Cornwall. Died October to December Quarter 1916 in St Germans Registration
District, Cornwall. No further information currently |
DAY |
William |
Artificer
Engineer, H.M.S. Monmouth, Royal Navy. Lost with his ship at the
Battle of Coronel, off the Chilean Coast, 1st November 1914. Aged
40. Husband of Martha Day, of 12, Waterloo St., Torpoint, Cornwall.
No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon.
Panel 1. |
DONOVAN |
Edwin
Michael |
Stoker
First Class 354287, (RFR/DEV/B/3460) Nelson Battalion, Royal Naval
Division, Royal Navy. Killed in action in the Dardenelles 23rd May
1915. Born 16 June 1878 in Torpoint, Cornwall. Husband of Mrs. Mary
S. Donovan, of 3 Mill Cottages, North Rd., Queensboro', Kent. No
known grave. Commemorated on HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey. Panel 1 and
2. |
DREW |
William
Reginald Caple |
Shipwright
1st Class 345737, H.M.S. Hawke, Royal Navy. Lost with his ship when
it was torpedoed in the North Sea 15th October 1914. Aged 27. Born
1 August 1887 in Penryn, Cornwall. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Drew, of
Torpoint, Cornwall; husband of Margaret (aka Maggie) Drew, of 8,
Harbour Terrace, Queenstown, Co. Cork. No known grave. Commemorated
on CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL, Kent. Panel 6. |
HAMILTON |
Edward
William Peak |
Petty
Officer First Class 111688, H.M.S. Ambrose, Royal Navy. Died by
means other than disease, accident or enemy action 29th April 1915.
Aged 51. Born 30 January 1865 in Antony, Cornwall. Son of Jane Hamilton,
of 5 Alexandra Terrace, Torpoint, Cornwall. In the 1871 census he
was aged 6, son of Jane Ann Hamilton, born Cornwall, resident Macey
Street, Antony, Cornwall. In the 1911 census he was aged 46. Son
of Jane Ann Hamilton, a Naval Pensioner and Postman, born Torpoint,
resident Carbeal Terrace, Torpoint, Cornwall. Buried in ANTONY CEMETERY,
ANTONY. Section 12. Grave 1. |
HARRIS |
Alfred
Thomas [Cline] |
Petty
Officer 218014, H.M.S. Vivid, Royal Navy. Invalided out of the service
with tuberculosis 8 November 1916 and died 12 December 1916. Aged
29. Born 28 June 1886 in Devonport. Son of George and Elizabeth
Harris, of Torpoint, Cornwall; husband of Mary Ellen Harris, of
9, Camperdown St., Stoke, Devonport, Plymouth. Enlisted 28 June
1904 for 12 years, re-enlisted 28 June 1916 to the completion of
the war. Height 5 feet 10 inches, chest 38, dark brown hair, dark
brown eyes, fair complexion. Buried in WESTON MILL CEMETERY, PLYMOUTH,
Devon. Reference: Church. C. 12542. |
HENDER |
Charles
Richard |
Able
Seaman J/13098, H.M.S. Amphion, Royal Navy. Lost with his ship when
it accidentally hit a mine and sank in the North Sea 6 August 1914.
Aged 19. Born 12 November 1894 in Torpoint, Cornwall. Son of Richard
and Edith Hender, of 1, Elliot Square, Torpoint, Cornwall; brother
of William (below). Occupation Butcher prior to enlisting. Enlisted
12 November 1912 for 12 years. Height 5 feet 6 inches, chest 35
inches. Brown hair, blue eyes, sallow complexion. Baptised 26 December
1894 at Torpoint. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL
MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 1. |
HENDER |
William
[Pascoe] |
Stoker
1st Class K/11150, H.M.S. Monmouth, Royal Navy. Lost with his ship
at the Battle of Coronel, off the Chilean Coast, 1st November 1914.
Aged 23.Born 6 June 1891 in Torpoint, Cornwall. Son of Richard and
Edith Hender, of 1, Elliot Square, Torpoint, Cornwall; brother of
Charles (above). Butcher prior to enlisting. Enlisted 2 May 1911
for 12 years. Height 5 feet 5 inches, chest 37 inches, dark brown
hair, brown eyes, dark complexion. In the 1911 census he was aged
19, son of Richard and Edith Hender, born Torpoint, resident 1 Elliott
Square, Torpoint, Cornwall. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH
NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 3. |
HENDERSON |
J |
No
further information currently |
HITCHCOCK |
W
J |
No
further information currently |
HOAR |
George
Edwin Rogers |
Shipwright
344409, H.M.S. Lady Cory Wright, Royal Navy. Lost when his ship
was sunk 26th March 1918. Aged 31. Born 7 December 1886 in Devonport,
Devon. Son of William George Hoar and the late Marcella Hoar; husband
of Florence E. Hoar, of 13, Wellington St., Torpoint, Cornwall.
Enlisted 7 December 1904 for 12 years. Height 5 feet 10 inches,
brown hair, grey eyes, fresh complexion. In the 1911 census he was
aged 24, married to Florence Elizabeth Hoar, a Shipwright, born
Devon, Devonport, resident 6 Victoria St., Torpoint, Cornwall. No
known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel
28. |
HOLE |
J
W |
No
further information currently |
HOSKIN |
William
Ernest |
Able
Seaman J/13713, H.M.S. Vivid, Royal Navy. Died 4th July 1915. Aged
20. Son of William Ernest and Florence G. Hoskin, of 2, North Hill
Terrace, Torpoint, Cornwall. In the 1911 census he was aged 16,
son of Wilfred Ernest and Flornce Gertrude Hoskin, an Apprentice
Trade Butcher, born Plymouth, Devon, resident 2 North Hill Terrace,
Torpoint, Cornwall. Buried in FORD PARK CEMETERY (FORMERLY PLYMOUTH
OLD CEMETERY) (PENNYCOMEQUICK), Devon. Reference: Church LH. 2.
4. |
HYNES |
James |
Leading
Seaman 166525, H.M.S. Cressy, Royal Navy. Lost in action when his
ship was sunk in the North Sea 22nd September 1914. Aged 38. Born
24 October 1876 in Morice Town, Devon. Son of the late George and
Susan Hynes; husband of Lilian Dowell (formerly Hynes), of 16, Hillsboro
Terrace, Torpoint, Cornwall. In the 1901 census he was aged 25,
son of George and Susan Hynes, a Royal Navy Seaman born Devonport,
Devon, resident 1, Navy Terrace, Torpoint, Antony, St Germans, Cornwall.
Commemorated on Special Memorial in THE HAGUE GENERAL CEMETERY,
Zuid-Holland, Netherlands.
Note:
There are 55 Commonwealth burials of the 1914-1918 war commemorated
here, 22 of which are unidentified. The special memorial denotes
that he is buried there but the grave is not know. There is 1 non
world war burial. |
JAGO |
Bertie
Houghton |
Ship's
Steward Assistant M/6971, H.M.S. Natal, Royal Navy. Lost when his
ship was sunk 30th December 1915. Aged 22. Born 23 April 193 in
Devonport. Only son of Ann Delphine Jago, of 10, Coldstream Terrace,
Torpoint, Cornwall, and the late Samuel Bewes Jago. Native of Devonport.
In the 1911 census he was aged 17, son of Ann Delphine Jago (a widow),
a Ship Plate Rivetter, born Devonport, resident 10 Coldstream Terrace,
Torpoint, Cornwall. Prior to enlisting he was a Skilled Labourer
in H.M. Dockyard. Enlisted 22 December 1913 for 12 years. Height
5 feet 4 inches, chest 34 inches, hair brown, eyes grey, complexion
fresh. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL,
Devon. Panel 7. |
JASPER |
James
Stuart |
Leading
Stoker K/9795, H.M.S. Defence, Royal Navy. Killed in action 31st
May 1916. Aged 23. Born 18 October 1892 in Devonport, baptised 4
March 1897 in St James the Great Church, Devonport. Son of James
and Eliza Jane Jasper, of 24, Macey St., Torpoint, Cornwall. Bootmaker
prior to enlisting. Enlisted 6 January 1911 for 12 years. Height
5 feet 9 inches, chest 36 inches, brown hair, eyes grey, complexion
dark. In the 1901 census he was aged 8, son of James and Eliza Jasper,
born Ford, Devon, resident Macey Street, Antony, St Germans, Cornwall.
In the 1911 census he is unmarried, aged 18, Stoker 2nd Class in
the Royal Navy, born Devonport, resident Keyham, Devonport. No known
grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 15.
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LOWE |
Edmund
John |
Ship's
Steward 2nd Class 343313, H.M.S. Triad, Royal Navy. Invalided out
15 June 1915, died 9th October 1916. Aged 32. Born 25 November 1883
in Torpoint. Son of Mrs. Lowe, of Torpoint, and the late J. Lowe;
husband of Maud Lucretia Lowe (nee Neale), of 13, Wellington St.,
Torpoint. Married 15 April 1908 in Princes Street Independent Church,
Devonport. Prior to enlisting he was a Clerk. Enlisted 12 November
1901 for years, re-enlisted 22 November 1913 to completion. Height
5 feet 9 inches, black hair, grey eyes, sallow complexion. Buried
in ANTONY CEMETERY, ANTONY. Section 12. Grave 11. |
LUARD |
Herbert
Du Cane |
Commander,
Coast Guard (Plymouth), Plymouth. Died 21st February 1919. Aged
49. Son of Admiral Sir William Garnham Luard and Lady Luard, of
The Lodge, Witham, Essex; husband of Bessie Luard, of Keith Cottage,
Lee-on-the Solent, Hants (married 1908). In the 1911 census he is
aged 41, married, born Devonport, resident Devonport. In the 1901
census he was living with his parents, aged 31, a Commander in the
Royal Navy, born Devon, resident The Lodge, Bridge Street, Witham,
Braintree, Essex. Buried east of the church in ALL SAINTS CHURCHYARD,
WITHAM, Essex.
Extract
from Probate Calendars of England & Wales 1919:
LUARD
Heerbert du Cane of Porte Rouge Torpoint near Plymouth
commander R.N. died 21 February 1919 at 52 Welbeck-street Cavendish-square
Middlesex Administration (with Will) London 31
May to Bessie Luard widow. Effects £6599 15s 10d. |
MACEY |
Robert
Henry Gainer |
Ship's
Corporal 1st Class 190135, H.M.S. Amphion, Royal Navy. Lost with
his ship when it accidentally hit a mine and sank in the North Sea
6th August 1914. Aged 33. Born 23 July 1880 in Devonport, baptised
12 September 1880 in St Stephen Church, Devonport. Husband of Sarah
Macey, of 3, Seymour Place, Millbridge, Devonport. In the 1901 census
he was aged 20, son of Robert H and Eva Macey, Seaman H.M.S. Defiance,
born Devonport, resident New Inn, Wilcover, Antony, St Germans,
Cornwall. In the 1891 census he was living with his parents at 52
Fore Street, Antony, St Germans, Cornwall. No known grave. Commemorated
on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 4. |
MAGGS |
Ivor
Alphonso |
[Transcribed
as MAGAS] Engineer Lieutenant, H.M.S. Kate, Royal Navy. Killed when
his ship was mined off the East Coast 27 March 1918. In the 1911
census he was married, aged 32, born Cardiff, Glamorganshire, with
the Royal Navy. No known grave. Commemorated on CHATHAM NAVAL MEMORIAL,
Kent. Panel 28. |
MAY |
Stanley |
Leading
Seaman J/2794. H.M.S. Gossamer, Royal Navy. Died whilst employed
in diving operations 20 March 1918. Aged 26. Born 14 December 1890
in Torpoint, Cornwall. Son of John and Mary May; husband of Bridget
May, of Bridge St., Killybegs, Co. Donegal. Mason’s labourer
prior to enlisting. Enlisted 14 December 1908 for 12 years. Height
5 feet 6¼ inches. Chest 34¼ inches, grey hair, brown
eyes. Fair complexion. In the 1911 census he was aged 19, son of
John May (a widower), Able Seaman in the Royal Navy, born Torpoint,
resident 20 Macey Street, Torpoint, Cornwall. Buried in OBAN (PENNYFUIR)
CEMETERY, Argyllshire. Plot/Row/Section O. Grave 182. |
MOGG |
Francis
Lindsay |
Engineer
Lieutenant, H.M.S. Invincible, Royal Navy. Killed in action 31st
May 1916 at the Battle of Jutland. In the 1901 census he was aged
15, son of Ida M Mogg, born Torpoint, resident 2 Albert Terrace,
Torpoint, Antony, St Germans, Cornwall. In the 1891 census he is
aged 5, grandson of Mary Freathy, son of Ida M S Mogg, born Torpoint,
resident Waterloo Street, Antony, St Germans, Cornwall. In the 1901
census he is aged 15, born Torpoint, resident 2, Albert Terrace,
Torpoint, Antony, St Germans, Cornwall. No known grave. Commemorated
on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Hampshire. Panel 11. |
NEALE |
Edwin
Henry |
Chief
Gunner, H.M.S. Vivid, Royal Navy. Died at his home of asthma and
cardiac failure 28 November 1916. Aged 54. Born 28 November 1862,
baptised 18 January 1863 at Stoke Damerel, Devon, son of William
and Elizabeth Neale. Husband of Eva Neale (nee Heath), of 13, Wellington
St., Torpoint; married 1883. Buried in ANTONY CEMETERY, ANTONY.
Section 12. Grave 13. |
NODDER |
Percy |
Electrician,
H.M.S. Monmouth, Royal Navy. Lost with his ship at the Battle of
Coronel, off the Chilean Coast, 1st November 1914. Aged 32. Born
25 September 1882 at Torpoint, Cornwall. Husband of Rosina Nodder,
of 53, Clarence Rd., Torpoint, Cornwall. Engine Fitter and Turner
prior to enlistment. Enlisted 21 September 1905 for 12 years. Height
5 feet 6¾ inches, hair black, eyes grey. Complexion dark.
In the 1911 census he was living with his wife Rosina, aged 28,
a Royal Navy Engineer Electrician, born Torpoint, resident 43 Clarence
Road, Torpoint, Cornwall. In the 1901 census he was aged 18, living
with his parents Richard and Mary J Nodder, an Apprentice Engine
Fitter, born Torpoint, resident Rowe Street, Torpoint, Antony, St
Germans, Cornwall. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL
MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 4.
Extract from Probate Calenders of England & Wales 1915:
NODDER Percy of 53 Clarence-road Torpoint Cornwall
electrician chief petty officer Royal Navy died 1 November 1914
at sea Administration Bodmin 20 March to Rosina
Nodder widow. Effects £160. |
NORRIS |
Albert |
Leading
Seaman, H.M. Submarine D5, Royal Navy. Killed or died as a direct
result of enemy action 3 November 1914. Aged 33. Born 27 October
1880 in Broadwinsor, Dorset. Son of George and Sarah Norris, of
Bridport, Dorset; husband of Bessie Emma Norris (nee Jenkins), of
36, Victory St., Keyham, Devonport; married 1 February 1907 in St
John’s Church, Devonport. In the 1911 census he was married
to Bessie with two daughters, aged 30, a Sailor in the Royal Navy,
born Bridport, Dorset, resident 2 Ker Street, Devonport. No known
grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 1. |
OLIVER |
Harold
Ernest |
Shipwright
2nd Class 334060, H.M.S. Defence, Royal Navy. Killed at the Battle
of Jutland 31st May 1916. Aged 34. Born 1 June 1881 at Torpoint,
baptised 5 July 1882 at Torpoint son of Joseph and Rebecca Oliver.
Son of the late J. E. Oliver (R.N.), of Torpoint, Cornwall; husband
of Ellen Oliver, of 25, Victoria St., Torpoint, Cornwall. Married
Ellen Barnes 24 April 19090 at Churchstow, Devon, resident Torpoint;
he was 26 and she was 31. In the 1911 census he was married with
one daughter, aged 30, a Leading Joiner in Royal Navy, born Torpoint,
resident 10 Shanbally Terrace. Torpoint, Cornwall. Prior to enlisting
he was a carpenter. Enlisted 1 April 1901 for 12 years, re-enlisted
1 April 1913 to completion. Height 5 feet 10½ inches, dark
brown hair, eyes blue, complexion fresh. No known grave. Commemorated
on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 17. |
PENNEY |
George
James |
[Transcribed
as PENNY] Cook's Mate M/13203, H.M.S. Vivid, Royal Navy. Died from
disease of the brain 12 May 1917. Aged 20. Born 17 June 1896 in
Torpoint. Son of Mrs. Janie Penney, of 8, Winchester Terrace, Swilly
Rd., Swilly, Plymouth. Prior to enlisting he was a labourer in H.M.
Dockyard. Enlisted 3rd May 1915 for 12 years. Height 5 feet 7 inches,
chest 35 inches, fair hair, grey eyes, fair complexion. Buried in
ANTONY CEMETERY, Cornwall. Plot/Row/Section 13. Grave 10. |
PERRING |
Alfred |
Leading
Seaman 221202, H.M.S. Defence, Royal Navy. Killed in action 31st
May 1916 at the Battle of Jutland. Aged 29. Born 22 January 1887
in Totnes, Devon. Son of Eliza Florence Gilbey (formerly Perring),
of 59, Fore St., Torpoint, Cornwall, and the late William Perring
(Ch. P.O., R.N.); brother of Horace (below). Enlisted 22 January
1905 for 12 years. Height 5 feet 2 inches, brown hair, hazel eyes,
fresh complexion. In the 1911 census he was aged 14, son of Jane
Penney, born Torpoint, resident 5 Windsor Terrace, Torpoint, Cornwall.
His mother was living at 9 Coldstream Terrace, Torpoint at the time
of his death. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL,
Devon. Panel 11. |
PERRING |
Horace |
Boy
1st Class J/28208, H.M.S. Tiger, Royal Navy. Died of enteric fever
in Linlithgow Fever Hospital 14th May 1915. Aged 17. Born 21 May
1898 in Torpoint, C0rnwall. Son of Mrs. Florence Gilbey (formerly
Perring), of 59, Fore Street, Torpoint, Cornwall, and the late W.
Perring (R.N.); brother of Alfred (above). In the 1901 census he
was aged 2, son of Florence (a widow), born Torpoint, resident 20
Fore Street, Antony, St Germans, Cornwall. In the 1911 census he
was aged 12, the son of Florence Gilbey (formerly Perring) and stepson
of Arthur Gilbey, at school, born Torpoint, resident 13 Macey Street,
Torpoint, Cornwall. Prior to enlisting he was a Butcher’s
Boy. Enlisted 21 May 1913 for 12 years. Height 5 feet 9½
inches, chest 29¾ inches, light brown hair, eyes grey, complexion
fair. Buried in DALMENY AND QUEENSFERRY CEMETERY, West Lothian.
Grave 1352. |
REED |
Gloster
[Levi] |
[Listed
as Glouster READ on CWGC and as READ in many other documents, either
Glouster or Gloster] Leading Seaman 191099, H.M.S. Monmouth, Royal
Navy. Lost with his ship at the Battle of Coronel, off the Chilean
Coast, 1st November 1914. Aged 36. Born 10 March 1878 in Torpoint,
Cornwall. Baptised 23 April 1870 in Torpoint, Cornwall. Son of the
late Levi and Jessie Read, of Torpoint; husband of Alice May Read
(nee Bawden), of 24, Fore St., Torpoint, Cornwall; married 1907.
No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon.
Panel 1. |
RICH |
Gerald
James |
Serjeant
PLY/14525, 2nd Royal Marine Battalion, Royal Naval Division, Royal
Marine Light Infantry. Missing, assumed dead 28 April 1917. Born
18 October 1894 in St. Pauls, Stonehouse, Devon. Enlisted as Bugler
at Plymouth 14 May 1909 then transferred to Private 3 October 1913.
With draft for Mesopotamian Expeditionary Force 18 August 1915,
then joined 2nd Royal Marine Battalion 2 September 1915 until 17
September 1915, bayonet wound to right thumb, joined 8th Entrenching
Battalion from Base Depot Etaples 12 September 1916, then rejoined
2nd Royal Marine Battalion 27 November 1916 until his death. With
2nd Royal Marine Battalion, 'C' Company, 9th Platoon when he was
killed; he had been appointed Lance Corporal 9 September 1915, then
promoted Acting Corporal 28 September 1916, followed by Acting Serjeant
18 February 1917. A Market Gardener when he enlisted. Son of Kate,
of 1 Carlisle Rd., Torpoint, later of 6 Stend House, Torpoint. Height
5 feet 10 inches, brown hair, grey eyes, fresh complexion. In the
1911 census he was aged 16, son of William and Kate Rich, a Royal
Marine Drummer, born Stonehouse, Devon, resident 1 Carbeal Road,
Torpoint, Cornwall. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL,
Pas de Calais, France. Bay 1. |
RICHARDS |
G |
No
further information currently |
ROWE |
Henry
[John] |
Leading
Seaman 236935, H.M.S. Monmouth, Royal Navy. Lost with his ship at
the Battle of Coronel, off the Chilean Coast, 1 November 1914. Aged
24. Born 1 November 1890 in Torpoint, Cornwall. Son of John T. P.
and Elizabeth Jane Rowe, of Cambridge Cottage, Tremar Coombe, St.
Cleer, Liskeard, Cornwall; formerly 6 Johnstone Terrace, Keyham,
Devonport. Enlisted 1 November 1908 for 12 years straight from school.
Height 5 feet 6½ inches, light brown hair, hazel eyes, fair
complexion. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL,
Devon. Panel 1. |
SANTILLO |
Alfred
Ernest |
Officer's
Cook 1st Class 357386, H.M.S. Goliath, Royal Navy. Lost with his
ship when it was sunk in Morto Bay off Cape Helles by two torpedoes
from a Turkish torpedo boat destroyer 13th May 1915. Aged 35. Born
31 December 1880 in Stonehouse, Devon. Husband of Mabel Santillo
(nee Shill), of 58, Cardiff Rd., North End, Portsmouth; married
in 1909. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL,
Hampshire. Panel 9. |
SANTILLO |
Henry
Allen |
Canteen
Server, H.M.S. Majestic, Admiralty Civilian. Died 27th May 1915.
Aged 27. Son of Georgina Barrett (formerly Santillo), of 14, Victoria
St., Torpoint, Cornwall. In the 1891 census he was aged 3, son of
Alfred and Georgenia Santillo, born Devon, resident High Street,
East Stonehouse, Devon. In the 1911 census he is listed as Suntillo,
a boarder, aged 23, Labourer Contractor, born Stonehouse, Devon,
resident 2 Tamar Road, Devonport, Devon. No known grave. Commemorated
on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 10. |
SHEARMAN |
Fred
Julian |
Shipwright
345751, H.M.S. Black Prince, Royal Navy. Killed in action 31st May
1916 at the Battle of Jutland. Aged 28. Born 21 January 1887 [baptism
record] or 26 January 1887 [Naval records] in Devonport, baptised
9 March 1887 in St Michael's, Devonport. Son of Nicholas and Annie
Shearman, of Torpoint, Cornwall; husband of Winifred Sweet Shearman
(nne Leonard) married 1909, resident 8 Coldstream Terrace, Torpoint,
Cornwall. Enlisted 26 January 1905 for 12 years. Height 5 feet 5¼
inches, brown hair, hazel eyes, fresh complexion. In the 1911 census
he was aged 24, married to Winifred, they had one son, a shipwright
by trade, born Devonport, resident 214 Fawcett Road Southsea, Portsmouth,
Hampshire. No known grave. Commemorated on PORTSMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL,
Hampshire. Panel 20. |
SKELTON |
Walter
Harry |
Engine
Room Artificer 2nd Class 272218, H.M.S. Seagull, Royal Navy. Killed
when his ship was sunk in the Clyde, after a collision with the
SS Corrib, while being used as a minesweeper, 30th September 1918.
Aged 27. Born 25 January 1891 in Torpoint, Cornwall. Son of Edmund
Harry and Jessie Skelton, of 3, Harbour View, Torpoint, Cornwall.
Prior to enlisting he was at school. Enlisted 25 January 1909 for
12 years. Height 5 feet 6 inches, brown hair, hazel eyes, fresh
complexion. Commemorated in Horson Cemetery, Cornwall. IN the 1891
census he was newly born, son of Edmund and Jessie Skelton, born
Torpoint, resident Ferry Street, Antony, St Germans, Cornwall. No
known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel
27. |
SMITH |
John
Finch |
Chief
Stoker 283575, H.M.S. Monmouth, Royal Navy. Lost with his ship at
the Battle of Coronel, off the Chilean Coast, 1st November 1914.
Aged 39. Born 21 August 1875 at Torpoint, Cornwall. Son of John
Finch Smith and Jane Smith, of Torpoint, Cornwall; husband of Rose
Baggott Smith, of 36, Princes St., Devonport. No known grave. Commemorated
on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 2. |
SPARGO |
Ernest
William |
Private
PLY/10083, H.M.S. Monmouth, Royal Marine Light Infantry. Lost with
his ship at the Battle of Coronel, off the Chilean Coast, 1st November
1914. Aged 28. Born 16 December 1885 in Antony, Cornwall. Baptised
18 April 1886 in Torpoint, Cornwall. Son of William and Mary Jane
Spargo. Enlisted in London 1 October 1900, formerly a Greenwich
School Boy. Height 5 feet 6¾ inches, fresh complexion, brown
hair, hazel eyes. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL
MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 5. |
TABB |
Charles
Henry |
Leading
Stoker K/1212140, H.M.S. Monmouth, Royal Navy. Lost with his ship
at the Battle of Coronel, off the Chilean Coast, 1st November 1914.
Aged 24. Born 27 July 1890 in Antony, Cornwall. Son of Samuel Tabb,
of 5, The Crescent, Torpoint, Cornwall, and the late Mary Ann Tabb.
At the time of his death his mother was living at 12 Gower Terrace,
Torpoint, Cornwall. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL
MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 3. |
TRURAN |
Arthur
Claude [Taylor] Charles |
Engine
Room Artificer 2nd Class M/379, H.M.S. Defence, Royal Navy. Killed
in action 31st May 1916 at the Battle of Jutland. Married Rose H
Leonard in 1916 in Devonport. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH
NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 14. |
WALLICE |
Thomas
Henry |
Engineer
Captain, H.M.S. Pembroke, Royal Navy. Died of carcinoma of colon
and liver 6th June 1917. Husband of Kate Wallice, of Skelfleet,
Ulverston, Lancs. In the 1871 census he was aged 6, son of Catherine,
born Cornwall, resident Chapel Row, Antony, St German, Cornwall.
In the 1911 census he was aged 46, married to Kate, an Engineer
Commander, born Torpoint, resident Broad Dale, Ulverston, Lancashire.
Buried west of the church in ST. MAURICE CHURCHYARD, PLYMPTON, Devon.
Row D. Grave 2. |
WILLIAMS |
Edward
Albert Kelly |
Shipwright
2nd Class 346324, H.M.S. Amphion, Royal Navy. Lost with his ship
when it accidentally hit a mine and sank in the North Sea 6th August
1914. Born 19 January 1889 in Chatham, Kent. Baptised 24 February
1889 in Chatham, Kent, son of James Henry Albert and Eliza Mary
Williams. Husband of Beatrice A Williams (nee Lee), of The Crescent,
Torpoint, Cornwall. In the 1901 census he was aged 12, son of James
and Eliza Williams, born Old Brompton, Kent, resident Ferry Street,
Antony, St Germans, Cornwall. Enlisted 19 January 1907 for 12 years
from school. Height 5 feet 7 inches, brown hair, brown eyes. Fresh
complexion. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL,
Devon. Panel 4. |
WILLS |
William
Henry |
Sailmaker
200149 (Dev), H.M.S. Rinaldo, Royal Navy. Died from disease 13th
February 1918. Aged 35. Born 6 November 1882 in Ardmore, Waterford.
Son of Mrs. Fanny Wills, of 9, Shanbally Terrace, Torpoint, Cornwall.
In the 1911 census he is aged 27, son of William H and Fanny Wills,
a Sailmaker in the Royal Navy, born Ardmore, Co. Waterford, Ireland,
resident 9 Shanbally Terrace, Torpoint, Cornwall. Buried in SALDANHA
PUBLIC CEMETERY, Western Cape, South Africa. European Section Grave
22B. |
WOOLCOCK |
Herbert
Edmund [Jackson] |
Officer's
Steward 2nd Class L/4974, H.M.S. Pheasant, Royal Navy. Lost with
his ship when it was sunk by a mine off Orkney 1st March 1917. Aged
21. Son of Robert and Lilian Woolcock, of 19, Mt. Edgecombe Terrace,
Torpoint, Cornwall. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL
MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 23. |
TORPOINT |
ARMY |
|
ADAMS |
William
Elias |
Lance
Corporal 788, 5th Dragoon Guards (Princess Charlotte’s Own).
Killed in action 22nd March 1918. Born St Jude’s, Plymouth.
Enlisted Plymouth, resident Torpoint. No known grave. Commemorated
on POZIERES MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Panel 2. |
ANDREWS |
J
L |
No
further information currently |
AVENT,
MM |
Joseph |
(Lance
Corporal in service documents while in Labour Corps) Private 293159,
706th Company, Labour Corps. Formerly Sapper 118291, Royal Engineers.
Died of heart disease in Stourbridge Military Hospital 11th May
1919. Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.). Born St Germans, Cornwall.
His sister and guardian was Eliza J Tamblin, of Mt. Edgecombe Terrace,
Torpoint, Cornwall. He was a widower (married 1903) and his sister
looked after his daughter Florence May Avent, born 17 December 1904.
Attested 6 September 1915, aged 40, a general labourer, a widower,
resident 17 Mt. Edgecombe Terrace, Torpoint. Height 5 feet 7¼
inches. Weight 154 lbs, girth 40 inches. Buried in ANTONY CEMETERY,
ANTONY, Cornwall. Section 11. Grave 18. |
BARTLETT |
George |
Private
91101, 152nd Company, Labour Corps. Killed in action 19th November
1917. Aged 40. Born St Austell, enlisted Saltash, resident Torpoint.
Son of John and Jane Bartlett, of Bethel, St. Austell, Cornwall;
husband of Bertha Bartlett, of 4, Neath Rd., St. Jude's, Plymouth.
Formerly 61016, 13th (Works) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Buried
in SOLFERINO FARM CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot
II. Row B. Grave 4. |
BLAGDON |
Frederick
Thomas |
Private
107420, 160th Company, Labour Corps. Died 23rd May 1917. Aged 23.
Born and resident Torpoint, enlisted Saltash. Son of John Henry
and Sarah Ann Blagdon, of 9, Rowe St., Torpoint, Cornwall. Formerly
35809, Hampshire Regiment. Buried in WIMEREUX COMMUNAL CEMETERY,
Pas de Calais, France. Plot II. Row L. Grave 4. |
CLEMOW |
John
Henry |
Private
42436, 2nd Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Killed in action
15th October 1918. Aged 32. Born and enlisted Devonport, resident
Cornwall. Son of Elizabeth Ann Clemow, and the late W. J. J. Clemow;
husband of Maggie Clemow, of 47, Kingsley Rd., Mutley, Plymouth.
Native of Torpoint, Cornwall. Formerly 57991, Devonshire Regiment.
Buried in DADIZEELE NEW BRITISH CEMETERY, Moorslede, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Plot III. Row C. Grave 11. |
DAVIS |
Arthur
J |
Private
6660, “E” Company, 6th Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment.
Died 28th February 1919. Aged 32. Discharged 24 November 1915 at
Devonport due to ill health (Silver Badge no. 3839, issued 10 October
1915). Enlisted 3 December 1901. Height 5 feet 7½ inches,
girth 38 inches, complexion fresh, eyes brown, brown hair, intended
place of residence 99 Villa Street, Lozelle, Birmingham. Buried
in ANTONY CEMETERY, ANTONY, Cornwall. Section 11. Grave 28. |
DOWNING |
Frank |
Acting
Sergeant 22471, 56th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action
13th July 1916. Aged 23. Born Torpoint, enlisted Devonport. Son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Downing, of 7, Chapel Row, Torpoint, Cornwall.
Buried in CARNOY MILITARY CEMETERY, Somme, France. Plot/Row/Section
J. Grave 32. |
DYER |
G
H |
No
further information currently |
ELLIOTT |
J |
No
further information currently |
GILBERT |
William
Peter Northey |
Private
3/7135, 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Killed in action 1st
July 1916. Born Cambourne (sic), enlisted Devonport, resident Torpoint.
No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France.
Pier and Face 1 C. |
GOBY |
F
W |
Probably
F W GOBY, Corporal 24045, 38th Company, Royal Garrison Artillery.
Died 14 November 1918. Aged 31. Buried in PLYMOUTH (EFFORD) CEMETERY,
Devon. Church Row C. Grave 7545. |
GOUGH |
Thomas
William |
Company
Sergeant Major 7124, 1st Battalion, South Staffordshire Regiment.
Killed in action 15th July 1916. Aged 31. Born Shifnal, Shropshire,
enlisted Hednesford, resident Torpoint. Husband of Kate Smeaton
(formerly Gough), of I, Trelawney Terrace, Torpoint, Cornwall. No
known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier
and Face 7 B. |
GREET |
Charles |
[Listed
as G GREET on CWGC] Private 201814, 1st/5th (Territorial) Battalion,
Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Killed in action 25th August 1917.
Born Torpoint, enlisted Birmingham. Buried in DUHALLOW A.D.S. CEMETERY,
Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot I. Row B. Grave 35. |
HAMBLY |
[William]
Hedley |
Private
28513, 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry. Killed
in action 23rd April 1917. Aged 19. Born St Aubyn, Devonport, enlisted
Plymouth, resident Torpoint. Son of Theophilus and Mabel Hambly,
of 8, Fore St., Torpoint, Cornwall. No known grave. Commemorated
on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 6. |
HART |
William
Reginald |
Sapper
22864, 54th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action 9th
April 1915. Aged 22. Born and enlisted Devonport. Son of Mr. W.
J. and Mrs. C. J. Hart, of 27, Western Place, Penryn, Cornwall.
Native of Torpoint, Cornwall. Buried in ROYAL IRISH RIFLES GRAVEYARD,
LAVENTIE, Pas de Calais, France. Plot IV. Row B. Grave 12. |
HOBBS |
Frederick
Percy |
[Listed
as HOBB, Percy Frederick on CWGC] Private 9604, Prince Albert's
(Somerset Light Infantry). Died 24th February 1917. Aged 21. Born
Torpoint, Cornwall. Son of James and Mary Hobb, of 67A, Duke St.,
Devonport. Buried in LODGE HILL CEMETERY, BIRMINGHAM, West Midlands.
Screen Wall. B10. 5. 409A. |
HOOK |
George
Henry |
Corporal
12299, "A" Company, 2nd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment.
Killed in action 21st May 1917. Aged 23. Husband of Mrs. R. Walters
(formerly Hook), of 17, Rowe St., Torpoint, Cornwall. No known grave.
Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Bay 6. |
KIRBY |
Cecil
Francis |
Second
Lieutenant, 83rd Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died of wounds 6 September
1918. Aged 19. Born 24 October 1898. Son of Francis John and Ellen
Kirby, of 4, Bishop's Place, Paignton, Devon. Batised 11 December
1898 in St Mary Magdelene Church, Denton, Kent, son of Francis John
and Ellen Kirby. In the 1911 census he was aged 12, son of Francis
John and Ellen Kirby, born Barham, Kent, resident 4 Alexandra Terrace,
Torpoint, Cornwall. Buried in ST. RIQUIER BRITISH CEMETERY, Somme,
France. Plot/Row/Section B. Grave 18.
Extract
from England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index
of Wills and Administrations), 1918:
KIRBY
Cecil Francis of 8 Highland-terrace Totnes-road Paignton Devonshire
second-lieutenant R.A.F. died 6 September 1918 in France Probate
London 30 September to Ellen Kirby (wife of Francis
John Kirby). Effects £88 13s 11d.
|
KNIGHT |
George
Bernard Hurden |
Private
17633, 8th 9Service) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Died of wounds
24th July 1916. Aged 21. Born and enlisted Plymouth (SDGW). Born
St Germans, Cornwall in 1894 (from FreeBMD). Son of Elizabeth and
the late Frederick William Knight. Buried in ST. SEVER CEMETERY,
ROUEN, Seine-Maritime, France. Plot A. Row 14. Grave 48. |
LEACH |
Samuel |
Private
17693, 7th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry. Killed
in action 16th December 1915. Aged 30. Born and resident Torpoint,
enlisted Bodmin. Son of James and Mary Leach, of 17, Ferry St.,
Torpoint, Cornwall. Buried in Y FARM MILITARY CEMETERY, BOIS-GRENIER,
Nord, France. Plot/Row/Section K. Grave 21. |
LEAVEY |
T
C |
No
further information currently |
LEWIS |
C |
No
further information currently |
MOORE |
William
Treemare |
[Tremeer
on CWGC] Private 203004, "B" Company, 2nd Battalion, Devonshire
Regiment. Killed in action 24th April 1918. Aged 19. Born and resident
Torpoint, enlisted Plymouth. Son of Alexander and Helena Moore,
of 2, Coldstream Terrace, Torpoint, Cornwall. Buried in ADELAIDE
CEMETERY, VILLERS-BRETONNEUX, Somme, France. Plot II. Row M. Grave
1. |
PERKINS |
H
J |
Possibly
George Joshua PERKINS, Private 17795, 7th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall’s
Light Infantry. Killed in action 16th September 1916. Born Devonport,
enlisted Bodmin, resident Torpoint. No known grave. Commemorated
on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 6 B. |
REEP |
Alfred
Mills |
Second
Lieutenant, "B" Company, 6th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's
Light Infantry. Killed in action 16th September 1916. Aged 19. Son
of Lieut. Comdr. Alfred Reep, R.N., and Ada Emma Reep, of 2, Molesworth
Terrace, Torpoint, Cornwall. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL
MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 6 B. |
REYNOLDS |
Albert
Stanley |
Second
Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Killed
in action 13th April 1918. Aged 25. Son of Albert Edward and Jane
Reynolds, of Carbeil Mill, Torpoint, Cornwall. Buried in TERLINCTHUN
BRITISH CEMETERY, WIMILLE, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VIII. Row
AB. Grave 4. |
RUNDLE |
Edmund
Wilfred |
Acting
Bombardier 279868, 3rd Depot, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died in
United Kingdom 14th January 1918. Aged 39. Born Talland, enlisted
Plymouth, resident Torpoint. Husband of Irene Janet Rundle, of 4,
King St., Torpoint, Cornwall. Buried in EFFORD CEMETERY, PLYMOUTH,
Devon. Roman Catholic Section Reference C. 3425. |
SAMMELS |
Sydney
Joseph |
[Transcribed
as SAMMALS] Private 44148, 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Killed
in action 30 March 1917. Aged 23. Born and enlisted Plymouth. Married
Flora Gertrude Taylor at St Michael, Devonport 31 July 1915. In
the 1911 census he was single, aged 17, son of Frederick S and Bessie
Sammuals (sic), born Torpoint, resident 4 Arthur Terrace, Torpoint,
Cornwall. No known grave. Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme,
France. Pier and Face 1 C. |
SMALLWOOD |
William
Benjamin |
Private
9166, 2nd Battalion, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry. Died
of wounds 19th February 1915. Aged 24. Born Birmingham, enlisted
Devonport, resident Torpoint. Son of Bessie Stroud (formerly Smallwood),
of 10, King's St., Torpoint, Cornwall, and the late John Smallwood.
Buried in BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY (NORD), Nord, France. Plot/Row/Section
J. Grave 2. |
SMITH |
George |
Private
19073, XIX Corps Cyclist Battalion, Army Cyclist Corps. Died of
wounds 16th June 1917. Aged 20. Enlisted Exeter, resident Torpoint.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Smith, of Fore St., Torpoint, Cornwall. Formerly
161, Wessex Division Cyclist Company. Buried in LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY
CEMETERY, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Plot XV. Row F. Grave
7. |
SNELL |
Reginald
Richard |
Private
32367, 1st Garrison Battalion, Bedfordshire Regiment. Died in India
11th August 1918. Born and resident Torpoint, enlisted Bodmin. Formerly
S/4/039792, Royal Army Service Corps. Buried in Agra Cantonment
Cemetery. Commemorated on MADRAS 1914-1918 WAR MEMORIAL, CHENNAI,
India. Face 11. |
SQUIRE,
MiD |
Leonard |
Serjeant
240041, 1st/5th (P.O.W.)(Territorial) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment.
Died 29th March 1918. Aged 26. Born Southampton, enlisted Plymouth.
Son of John George Storey Squire and Louise Squire, of 3, Greenbank,
Torpoint, Cornwall. Mentioned in Despatches (MiD). In the 1901 census
he was aged 9, born Southampton, Hampshire, resident 5 Mount Edgecombe
Terrace, Torpoint, Antony, St Germans, Cornwall. In the 1911 census
he was of John and Louie Squire, aged 19, an Engineer’s Pattern
Maker, born Southampton, Hampshire, resident 3 Green Bank, Torpoint,
Cornwall. Buried in CAIRO WAR MEMORIAL CEMETERY, Egypt. Section
O. Grave 142. |
TAYLOR |
C |
No
further information currently |
TRAVERS |
Horace
Stanley |
Corporal
S/18099, “A” Company, Royal Army Service Corps. Died
30 October 1918. Aged 31. Born 9 October 1886, baptised 29 December
1886 in Charles the Martyr Church, Plymouth, son of Edward James
and Alice Louisa Travers. In the 1901 census he was aged 14, grandson
of Margery Cooper, son of Alice L Travers, born Plymouth, Devon,
resident 8 Wellington Street, Torpoint, Antony, St Germans, Cornwall.
Medically discharged from service 29 November 1915 at Aldershot
aged 29 years 1 month, height 5 feet 6¾ inches, girth 35¼
inches, complexion sallow, grey eyes, black hair, Clerk by trade,
intended place of residence Exminister Asylum. He was incoherent
in speech and slurring in his speech and has grandiose ideas of
wealth and power which he expresses freely (this was probably a
case of PTSD), general paralysis, dilated pupils, increased knee
jerks, mental confusion and his tongue was tremulous, untidy and
careless in his habits not caused but aggravated by strain of active
service. Served at home 6 August 1914 to 11 August 1914, with the
Expeditionary Force in France 12 August 1914 to 5 December 1914
then at home 6 December 1914 to 29 November 1915. |
VIGUS |
Francis
John |
Private
266890, 1st Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry.
Died 13th June 1919. In the 1901 census he was aged 17, son of Thomas
E and Catherine E Vigus, a Garden Labourer, born Cornwall, resident
Pengelly Cottage, Antony, St Germans, Cornwall. Married Beatrice
Alexander Truscott 1910 in St Germans. In the 1911 census he was
married to Beatrice, aged 27, a farm labourer, born Antony, Cornwall,
resident 2 Grosvenor Terrace, Torpoint, Cornwall. Buried in ANTONY
CEMETERY, ANTONY. Section 11. Grave 19. |
VINTER |
Robert
Bagster Wilson |
Second
Lieutenant, 6th (Service) Battalion attached 2nd Battalion, Worcestershire
Regiment. Killed in action between Lesboeufs and Morval 31st October
1916. In the 1911 census he was aged 14, born Torpoint, Cornwall,
a school boy, son of Sydney Garrat Vinter and Frances Vinter,
esident Udal Garth, Torpoint, Cornwall. No known grave. Commemorated
on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 5 A and 6 C.
Extract
from De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918, Volume 4,
page 220:
VINTER,
ROBERT BAGSTER WILSON, 2nd Lieut., 6th (Service) Battn.
The Worcestershire Regt., elder s. of Capt. Sydney Garratt
Vinter, Royal Army Medical Corps, of Torpoint, co. Cornwall, by
his wife, Frances, dau. of the late William T. Toms, of Chard,
co. Somerset ; b. Torpoint aforesaid, 5 April, 1896 ;
educ. Sherborne School, where he was awarded a scholarship on
passing from the preparatory to the school ; was awarded a Gold
Medal for Classics, and was also secretary of the School Archaeological
Society, and of the O.T.C. ; he was a Scholar-Elect of Keble College,
Oxford ; obtained a commission 2 Feb. 1915 ; served with the Expeditionary
Force in France and Flanders ; was awarded the Military Cross
(London Gazette, 27 July, 1916], for conspicuous gallantry in
taking a mine crater by bombing with half a dozen men, though
wounded early in the action, and was killed in action at Les Boeufs
31 Oct. 1916. Buried there ; unm.
|
WARNE |
Frederick
Ernest |
Corporal
132372, "Z" Anti-Aircraft Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery.
Died at home from influenza and pneumonia 22nd February 1919. Aged
26. Passed fit for service 15 November 1915 at Plymouth. Height
5 feet 6½ inches, chest 36 inches. Son of Simon and Jessie
Warne, of London House, Torpoint. In the 1901 census he was aged
8, son of Simon and Jessie Warne, born Cornwall, resident Old London
Iron, Ferry Street, Antony, St Germans, Cornwall. Buried in ANTONY
CEMETERY, ANATONY. Section 39. Grave D. |
WESTLAKE |
George |
Private
43915, 5th Battalion, Princess Charlotte of Wales’s (Royal
Berkshire Regiment). Killed in action 7th May 1918. Born Plymouth,
enlisted Yeovil, resident Torpoint. Formerly 67937, Devonshire Regiment.
Buried in MAILLY WOOD CEMETERY, MAILLY-MAILLET, Somme, France. Plot
II. Row J. Grave 12. |
WHITE |
John
Stephen Grantham |
Lieutenant,
17th Battalion, Royal Welsh Fusiliers. Died of wounds 31st July
1917. Aged 21. Baptised 8 September 1896 at Torpoint, Cornwall,
son of Wilford (sic) Challen and Mary Clatworthy White. Son of Wilfrid
and Mary White, of 26, Fore St., Torpoint, Cornwall. In the 1911
census he was aged 14, a boarder at Newquay College, Newquay, born
Torpoint. Buried in CANADA FARM CEMETERY, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Plot II. Row B. Grave 21. |
YEVEL |
W
R |
No
further information currently |
ANTONY |
NAVY |
|
SPARKS |
Samuel
George |
Engine
Room Artificer 4th Class M/1094, H.M.S. Monmouth, Royal Navy. Lost
with his ship at the Battle of Coronel, off the Chilean Coast, 1st
November 1914. Aged 20. Born 15 March 1894 in Torpoint, Cornwall.
Son of Samuel and Elizabeth A. Sparks, of Rose Cottage, Lower Tregantle,
Antony, Torpoint, Cornwall. Enlisted from school 15 March 1912 for
12 years. Height 5 feet 7 inches, chest 35 inches, brown hair, blue
eyes, fresh complexion. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH
NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 2. |
SPEAR |
Charles
Edward |
Able
Seaman 189162, (R.F.R. Dev. B/6021). H.M.S. Vivid I, Royal Navy.
Died from disease 29th October 1916. Aged 35. Born 17 January 1881
in Tamar, Devon. Husband of Mary Ellen Spear, of 5, Pato Point,
Wilcove, Torpoint, Cornwall. In the 1911 census he was aged 30,
married to Mary Ellen Spear with one son, a harbour man, born Devon,
resident 6 King Street, Torpoint, Cornwall. Buried in CAISTER CEMETERY,
GREAT YARMOUTH, Norfolk. Plot/Row/Section B. Grave 64. |
ANTONY |
ARMY |
|
BILLING |
Frederick |
Private
26326, 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry. Killed
in action 18th April 1917. Aged 35. Born Tideford, enlisted Saltash,
resident Torpoint. Son of the late George and Mary Billing, of Tideford,
St. Germans; husband of Gertrude V. R. Billing, of 4, Park Terrace,
Saltash, Cornwall. No known grave. Commemorated on ARRAS MEMORIAL,
Pas de Calais, France. Bay 6. |
EASTCOTT |
J |
No
further information currently |
ELLENS |
Albert |
Private
M2/166981, 717th Company, Royal Army Service Corps. Died 6th July
1917. Aged 23. Born Truro, enlisted Devonport, resident Grampound
Road, Cornwall. Son of Charles and Anna Ellens, of Hillhead Ladock,
Grampound Rd., Cornwall. Buried in ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas
de Calais, France. Plot XXII. Row M. Grave 20. |
KELLY |
Montague
Walter |
[Listed
as W M KELLY on CWGC] Private 55400, 2nd Depot Company, Machine
Gun Corps (Infantry). Died 9th February 1918. Aged 22. Born Okechampton
(sic), Devon, enlisted Saltash, resident Torpoint. Son of Thomas
and Louisa Kelly, of Antony, Torpoint, Cornwall. Formerly 148521,
Royal field Artillery. Buried in ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas
de Calais, France. Plot XXXI. Row F. Grave 3. |
KITSON |
Frederick
Neill Edmonstone |
Lieutenant,
5th (Angus and Dundee) Battalion (Territorial), Black Watch (Royal
Highlanders). His date of death differs immensely between
the SDGW and CWGC. SDGW states he died of wounds 15th August 1917
and the CWGC states he died 14th September 1916. Aged
30. Son of the Rev. John Francis and Charlotte Henrietta Kitson,
late of Antony Vicarage, Torpoint, Cornwall. Born at Antony, Cornwall.
Buried in CITE BONJEAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ARMENTIERES, Nord, France.
Plot II. Row F. Grave 3. |
PARAMOUR |
R
B |
No
further information currently |
WILCOVE |
NAVY |
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DAVEY |
Gordon
Marshall |
Petty
Officer Stoker K/2554, H.M.S. P.15, Royal Navy. Died from Lobar
Pneumonia in Royal Naval Hospital Haslar 22nd June 1918. Aged 27.
Born 4 February 1890 in Antony, Cornwall. In the 1901 census he
was aged 8, son of George and Elizabeth Ann Davey, born Cornwall,
resident 1 Pato Point, Antony, St Germans, Cornwall. Prior to enlistment
he was a Market Gardener). Enlisted 13 April 1909 for 12 years.
Height 5 feet 3¾ inches, chest 34¾ inches, brown hair,
hazel eyes, fresh complexion. Buried in ANTONY CEMETERY, ANTONY,
Cornwall. Section 14. Grave 10. |
LAVERS |
John
Ernest Rendle |
Petty
Officer 185162, H.M.S. Vivid, Royal Navy. Killed 10th October 1915.
Aged 36. Born 25 March 1880 in Antony, Cornwall. Son of John and
Maria Lavers, of Willcoce, Torpoint; husband of Edith Martin (formerly
Lavers), of 2, Gordon Terrace, Torpoint, Cornwall, formerly 21 Mouynt
Edgcombe Terrace, Torpoint, Cornwall. Married Edith Place in London
1910. In the 1891 census he was aged 11, son of Maria, a scholar,
born Cornwall, resident Antony, St Germans, Cornwall. Buried in
FORD PARK CEMETERY (FORMERLY PLYMOUTH OLD CEMETERY) (PENNYCOMEQUICK),
Devon. Reference: Church S. 5. 4. |
MAYLE |
William
James |
Petty
Officer 192195, H.M.S. Monmouth, Royal Navy. Lost with his ship
at the Battle of Coronel, off the Chilean Coast, 1st November 1914.
Born 11 June 1879 in Stonehouse, Devon. Son of James and Annie Mayle,
of Plymouth; husband of Minnie Jane Mayle (nee Giddy), of 1, Waterloo
St., Torpoint, Cornwall; married 1909. No known grave. Commemorated
on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 1. |
WILCOVE |
ARMY |
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MAYLE |
Harry |
Private
8930, 2nd Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Died in United Kingdom
18th February 1916. Aged 25. Born Plymouth, enlisted Exeter, resident
Torpoint. Son of Mrs. A. Mayle, of Merrifield, Devon. Commemorated
in LAWNS WOOD CEMETERY, LEEDS, Yorkshire. Screen Wall. W. 447. |
ST
JOHN |
NAVY |
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DALLEN |
Albert
James |
Shipwright
2nd Class 344578, H.M.S. Monmouth, Royal Navy. Lost with his ship
at the Battle of Coronel, off the Chilean Coast, 1st November 1914.
Aged 30. Born 28 March 1883 in Liverpool. Son of Albert and Emily
Dallen; husband of Florence Maud Moodie (formerly Dallen), of 15,
New St., Millbrook, Plymouth. Married Florence M Glover 1914 in
St Germans. Prior to enlistment a Carpenter. Enlisted 21 October
1901 for 12 years and then re-enlisted 21 October 1913 to completion.
Height 5 feet 7 inches, dark brown hair, dark brown eyes, fair complexion.
In the 1901 census he was aged 17, son of Albert F and Emily Dallen,
a Carpenter’s Apprentice, born West Derby, Lancashire, resident
St John’s Village, St John’s, St Germans, Cornwall.
In the 1911 census he was unmarried, aged 28, aboard CAMAROON, at
anchor in Torbay, born Toxteth Park, Liverpool. No known grave.
Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 4. |
STARK |
Alfred
[John] |
Able
Seaman (Commissioned Boatman Coast Guard) 128000, H.M.S. Laurentic,
Royal Navy. Killed when his ship struck two mines off Lough Swilly
in the north of Ireland 25th January 1917. Aged 49. Born 14 March
1868 in Antony, Cornwall. Husband of Brenda Elizabeth Stark, of
18, Park St., Mumbles, Swansea; married Brenda Hullin in 1896 in
Glamorganshire. Native of St. John’s, Torpoint, Cornwall.
In the 1891 census he was unmarried, aged 24, son of Richard and
Maria Stark, a Seamna in the Royal Navy, born St John’s, Cornwall,
resident Cottage Road, St John, St Germans, Cornwall. No known grave.
Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 21. |
ST
JOHN |
ARMY |
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DENNIS |
Sydney
Albert |
Private
33674, 10th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry.
Killed in action 28th December 1917. Born St Dominick, enlisted
Plymouth, resident Torpoint. Buried in RUYAULCOURT MILITARY CEMETERY,
Pas de Calais, France. Plot/Row/Section H. Grave 10. |
FINNEMORE |
E |
possibly
Percival Edward FINNEMORE, Lieutenant, 9th Battalion, Devonshire
Regiment. Killed in action 26th October 1917. No known grave. Commemorated
on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel
38 to 40. |
O’CONNOR |
J
D |
No
further information currently |
STEVENS |
Alfred
John |
Private
45657, 8th (Service) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Killed in action
5th October 1917. Aged 32. Born Plymouth, enlisted Exeter. Son of
Mr. T. H. Stevens, of St. John’s, Torpoint, Cornwall. No known
grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Panel 38 to 40. |
WHITE |
Walter
Henry Holmes |
Private
12/3192, 1st Battalion, Auckland Regiment, New Zealand Expeditionary
Force. Killed in action 3rd July 1916. Aged 27. Son of the late
George and Eleanor White, of St. John’s, Torpoint, Cornwall.
Buried in CITE BONJEAN MILITARY CEMETERY, ARMENTIERES, Nord, France.
Plot II. Row C. Grave 22. |
SHEVIOCKE |
NAVY |
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CALLAGHAN |
Alfred |
Chief
Petty Officer 172647, "A" Company, 1st Platoon, Hood Battalion.
Royal Naval Division, Royal Navy. Wounded and missing, later reported
killed in action 4th June 1915. Aged 38. Born 19 February 1877 in
St Germans, Cornwall. Husband of Ethel Callaghan, of The Cottage,
Crafthole, Cornwall. Married Ethel Channings in 1910 in St Germans,
Cornwall. Also served at Antwerp. Awarded the Queen's South Africa
Medal without clasp (HMS "Pearl") for Boer War for which
a duplicate Queen's South Africa Medal & Royal Navy Long Service
& Good Conduct Medals were issued 21st September 1915. Husband
of Ethel Callaghan, of The Cottage, Crafthole, St. Germans, Cornwall.
1914 Star issued to widow 10th February 1920. No known grave. Commemorated
on HELLES MEMORIAL, Turkey. Panel 1 and 2. |
GIDDY |
Joseph |
Petty
Officer Stoker 279642, H.M.S. Cassandra, Royal Navy. Killed in action
5th December 1918. Aged 42. Born 27 April 1876 in Sheviock, Cornwall.
Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. Son of John and Mary Giddy,
of Crafthole, St. Germans; husband of Annie L. Giddy, of Keyham
Cottage, Crafthole, St. Germans, Cornwall. Present at Heligoland,
Dogger Bank and Jutland in H.M.S. "Lion". In the 1901
census he was aged15, son of John and Mary Giddy, living at home,
born Sheviock, resident Crafthole, Sheviock, St Germans, Cornwall.
In the 1911 census he was aged 34, married, born Sheviock, Cornwall,
located at Portland, Dorset. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH
NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 27. |
OUGH |
Reginald
George |
Leading
Stoker K/12437, H.M.S. Defence, Royal Navy. Killed in action 31st
May 1916 at the Battle of Jutland. Aged 23. Born 1 May 1893 in St
Germans, Cornwall. Son of Harry and Annie Ough, of Sheviock, St.
Germans, Cornwall. Prior to enlisting he was a labourer. Enlisted
13 September 1911 for 12 years. Height 5 feet 8½ inches,
chest 34 inches, hair light brown, eyes blue, complexion fresh.
In the 1911 census he is the son of James Henry and Annie Ough,
aged 16, agricultural labourer, born Sheviock, resident Sheviock,
St. Germans, Cornwall. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH
NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 15. |
SHEVIOCKE |
ARMY |
|
DAVEY |
Harry |
Rifleman
5775, 21st (County of London) Battalion (1st Surrey Rifles), London
Regiment. Killed in action 12th September 1916. Aged 28. Born Crythole
(sic), enlisted Bodmin, resident St German's, Cornwall. Son of John
Henry and Eliza Jane Davey, of Crafthole, Cornwall. Buried in CATERPILLAR
VALLEY CEMETERY, LONGUEVAL, Somme, France. Plot VIII. Row A. Grave
40. |
HOSKIN |
[Charles]
Leonard |
Gunner
152662, 59th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Died of wounds
2 September 1918. Aged 19. Born Sheviock, Cornwall, resident St
Germns, Cornwall. enlisted Plymouth. Son of George and Mary Jane
Hoskin, of Moorview, Crafthole, St. Germans, Cornwall. In the 1911
census he is aged 13, son of George Hoskin, a school boy, born Parish
of Sheviock, resident Crafthole, Sheviock, St Germans, Cornwall.
In the 1901 census he is aged 3, son of George and Mary J Hoskin,
born Sheviock, resident Crafthole, Sheviock, St Germans, Cornwall.
Buried in FAUBOURG D'AMIENS CEMETERY, ARRAS, Pas de Calais, France.
Plot VII Row E. Grave 54. |
PEARN |
Charlie |
Private
200490, 1st/4th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Killed
in action in Palestine 22nd November 1917. Enlisted Bodmin, resident
St Austell. In the 1891 census he was aged 3, son of John and Mary
Pearn, born Sheviock, Cornwall, resident Crafthole, Sheviock, St
Germans, Cornwall. In the following census of 1901 he is aged 13,
son of mAry (a widow), a cow boy on farm, born Sheviock, Cornwall,
resident Crafthole, Sheviock, St Germans, Cornwall. The following
census in 1911 lists him as aged 23, son of Mary, a general labourer,
unmarried, born Sheviock, Cornwall, resident Crafthole, Sheviock,
St Germans, Cornwall. Buried in JERUSALEM WAR CEMETERY, Israel.
Plot/Row/Section G. Grave 49. |
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