LOSTWITHIEL
WAR MEMORIAL
World
War 1 & 2 -
detailed information
Compiled and copyright © Gill Cannell and Andrew Dishman 2022
The
Lostwithiel memorial is located on the riverbank south of the Granville
Road bridge on The Parade (B3268), Lostwithiel, Restormel, Cornwall.
It takes the form of an obelisk on a three stepped base and a square
pedestal with the inscription and names are on the sides of the pedestal
with those from World War 1 above those from World War 2; the whole
is surrounded by kerb stones. and is contained within a gravel area
behind a low railing. The memorial was first unveiled in 1921. There
are 57 names listed, 36 for World War 1 and 21 for World War 2. The
names here have been sorted into alphabetical order. There is also a
World War 1 memorial within St Batholomew's Church, Church Lane, Lostwithiel
in the form of a wall-mounted, grey tablet witht he inscription and
names incised in black. Those listed on bother memorials are marked
with a '†'. The church memorial reads: "TO
THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN MEMORY OF THE MEMBERS OF THIS CHURCH WHO FELL
IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918. R.I.P."
Extract
from Cornish Guardian - Friday 6 May 1921, page 5:
LOSTWITHIEL
WAR MEMORIAL.
IN MEMORY OF 35 DEAD.
With
a population of only 1,300, the inhabitants of the little borough of
Lostwithiel on Wednesday did honour to their thirty-five sons who died
in the war, when the Memorial to their memory was unveiled by the Lord
Lieutenant, Mr. J. C. Williams. On an open space on the Parade near
the bank the Fowey River, which reaches its navigable limits near this
spot, the Memorial has been erected. It takes the form of an obelisk
in Cornish granite on a pedestal, on which are inscribed the names of
the fallen, resting upon tiers of granite. The Memorial, which stands
15ft. high, is enclosed with pillars of granite and iron rails.
On one side of the pedestal is the “Lest we forget. This Memorial
is erected to the lasting memory of the gallant men of this borough
who gave their lives for their King and Country in the Great War, 1914-1918.”
The service at the Memorial was preceded by a procession, which formed
up outside the Guildhall, and included the Lord Lieutenant, the Mayor
(Mr. R. Santo), Aldermen and Corporation, members of the Memorial Committee,
Comrades of the Great War, under Commandant R. Eyres, and the local
Defence Force under Sergt. Scotts. Also four buglers from Bodmin Depot
under Bugler-Sergt. Sharp.
Arrived at the Memorial, a large company participated in tand he service,
which was conducted by the Rev. P. E. Browne (Vicar). Rev. J. S. Hollingworth
(Wesleyan), Rev. W. T. Shallard (United Methodist.)
The service opened with the singing of the hymn, “O God, our help
in ages past,” followed by the Lord's Prayer and a passage from
Revelations: “I saw a new Heaven and a new Earth.” After
a further hymn, “Jesu lover of my soul,” Mr. J. C. Williams
unveiling the memorial, said the list of names of those killed in the
war showed the terrible losses which overtook them in that town. Such
a list, was inevitable in that war. The best thing they could do to
keep their memory fresh and pay honour to the dead would be as far as
possible to act and think in the spirit of the men who died. They would
wish to think of the sacrifices which those men made for the nation
and for Lostwithiel in some striking and particular way. A large number
of good men held the view that something called the League of Nations
should be brought into existence, which would mean the cessation of
all wars. He was afraid those who held those views should distinguish
clearly between what they liked and what they could get in this world.
If they in that and similar gatherings wished to pay their most genuine
token of respect to those poor men they had lost they would be content
with some simpler effort and remember that the just lesson they taught
was that unity of purpose and the characteristics of goodwill. If they
could carry on in their homes and public life with the real recollection
of the goodwill those men showed and of the sympathy they showed to
each other and each other's failings, they would be doing something
to tread along the road which they trod to keep their memories green.
It was comparatively simple and it did seem to lead to such striking
results as the value of the League of Nations, but it was practical
and touched their everyday life. If they imparted into their everyday
life and in every home, town and village in the country something of
the great lessons which those men taught, they would be on the way of
becoming again as they were in the war, a united people. They must also
strive to keep their connection with the men of their own race and English
speaking people throughout the whole world. If they did that it would
go hard with the people of any other race who sought to stir up strife
again. This much was established, that if they held the seas determined
that a great war should not occur again they would enforce it for great
wars could not possibly be carried on unless the whole of the resources
of the were poured into them. He thought it was along such road of moderate
and hopeful thought and action that they would best commemorate the
memories of their dead in that town and in the various communities throughout
the nation.
Dr. Rudge then formally handed over the memorial to the care of the
Corporation with the request that it be kept in proper repair and order
“and so may it stand here for ever as a reminder to ourselves
and generations to come of the noble sacrifices by the men of Lostwithiel.”
The Mayor, Mr. R. Santo, in a touching speech willingly accepted the
duty on behalf of the borough, not merely as a duty but as a privilege.
From that time that spot would be to Lostwithiel sacred ground. They
felt they owed those 35 men who had died and the remainder of the 200
who served in the war, a debt they could repay. They all felt that those
men had set them a noble example of sacrifice and service. He was glad
that in those days when in some quarters there was greed and animosity,
that there were many in our land animated by love and noble purpose.
He hoped the example of those men who had fought for them would lead
to a nobler, purer and better England.
A laurel wreath was placed at the base of the memorial on behalf of
the inhabitants and bearing the Borough Seal, one on behalf of the staff
and children of the Council School and one by the Comrades. The last-named
bore the inscription: “In affectionate remembrance and to the
honour of our fallen Comrades. God remembers when the world forgets.”
The names on the pedestal are as follows: T. P. Ackland, A. Adrian,
H. Abbiss, H. Bennett, E. Y. Benney, R. Benney, W. G. Benney, J. W.
Coad, H. A. Copplestone, A. Challice, S. Eyres, E Guy, E. Hancock, H.
Heaynes, R. Lewis, T. Matthews, J. A. Morgan, F. C. Nicholls, J. Oliver,
W. L. Parnall, Reg. Pinch, Wm. Pinch, W. J. Reed, A. J. Rook, H. C.
Rowe, J. H Sandry, D. A. Sage, C. Stephens, E Stephens, C. G. Tancot,
T. Tancot, T. Tullett, J. H. Tullett, H. Vine. C. Wenmouth, W. H. Wilton.
The buglers from Bodmin Depot impressively sounded “Last Post”
and “Reveillle.”
As the relatives of the deceased men laid their floral tributes on the
memorial tears streamed down the faces of the women folk.
The arrangements for the memorial were carried out by a committee of
which Mr. Robt. Pease was chairman, Dr. F. H. Rudge (hon treasurer)
and Mr. J. A. Beswarick (Hon. Secretary).
Extract
from West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser - Thursday 13 November
1947, page 6:
Lostwithiel Unveiling Ceremony
LOSTWITHIEL.—The
procession tom the Parish Church was headed by Lostwithiel Silver Band.
The Rev. T. A. Webber (vicar) officiated and Mr. D. Marshall, M.P.,
read the Lesson. The Rev. |G.F. Minnear gave the address. The Mayor
(Ald. W. Jeffery) subsequently unveiled on the War Memorial, at The
Parade, the inscribed names of those who fell in the late war.
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Photograph
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Memorial
below listing St Bartholomew's Parishioners, Lostwithiel
- WW1 ©
Mike Guttridge (WMR-81812)
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LEST
WE FORGET
THIS MEMORIAL WAS ERECTED
TO THE LASTING MEMORY OF
THE GALLANT MEN OF THIS
BOROUGH WHO GAVE THEIR
LIVES FOR THEIR KING AND
COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR
1914-1918
ABBISS
†
|
Harry |
Private
7/2534 [SDGW] or 25534 [CWGc], 15th (Reserve) Battalion, Gloucestershire
Regiment. Died in United Kingdom 6 November 1918. Aged 18. Born
St. Paul's, Devon, resident Lostwithiel, enlisted Truro. Son of
Jessie Mary Abbiss, of 5, St. Austell Rd., Lostwithiel, and the
late Harry Abbiss. Buried in LOSTWITHIEL (ST. BARTHOLOMEW) CHURCH
CEMETERY, Cornwall. Plot/Row/Section/Area 2. Grave 18. |
ACKLAND |
Thomas
Peter |
Private
201175, 7thth Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Killed
in action 30 November 1917. Born Fowey, Cornwall. enlisted Lostwithiel,
Cornwall. No known grave. Commemorated on CAMBRAI MEMORIAL, LOUVERVAL,
Nord, France. Panel 6. |
ADRIAN
†
|
Alexander |
Private
8543, 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Killed in
action 21 October 1914. Aged 27. Born Hackney, London, enlisted
London. Husband of Fanny (nee Dawe) Adrian, of Downing St., Bodmin,
Cornwall, married October to December Quarter 1912 In Bodmin Registration
District, Cornwall. In the 1891 census he was aged 5, born Shoreditch,
Middlesex, a scholar, son of Hugh Fred and Mary Ann Adrian, resident
Essex Place, Shoreditch, London & Middlesex. No known grave.
Commemorated onLE TOURET MEMORIAL, Pas de Calais, France. Panel
19. |
BENNETT |
Harry |
Sapper
17836, 26th Field Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action 30
April 1916. Aged 28. Born and enlisted Bodmin, Cornwall. Son of
Edwin James and Melinda Bennett; husband of Beatrice Mary Bennett,
of 16, Fernleigh Rd., Winchmore Hill, London. In the 1891 census
he was aged 3, born Lostwithiel, Cornwall, a scholar, son of melinda
Bennett, husband no present, resident King Street, Lostwithiel,
Bodmin, Cornwall. In the 1901 census he was aged 13, born Lostwithiel,
Cornwall, son of Edwin J and Melinda Bennett, resident River View,
Lostwithiel, Bodmin, Cornwall. In the 1911 census he was aged 23,
born Bodmin, Cornwall, unmarried, a Bricklayer, serving with Royal
Engineers, billetted at Wellington Barracks, Hong Kong, China. Buried
in ST. PATRICK'S CEMETERY, LOOS, Pas de Calais, France. Plot III.
Row C. Grave 9. |
BENNEY |
Richard |
Private
4603, 2nd/4th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Died
on service in India 10 September 1916. Aged 24. Born Lanlivery,
Cornwall, enlisted Lostwithiel, Cornwall. Son of William and M.
A. Benney, of Quay St., Lostwithiel, Cornwall. Buried in DALHOUSIE
MILITARY CEMETERY, India. Plot 5. Grave 10. |
BENNEY |
William
George |
[Spelt
BENNY on CWGC] Private 201349, 1st/4th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's
Light Infantry. Killed in action in Palestine 22 November 1917.
Born Lanlivery, Lostwithiel, Cornwall, resident Lostwithiel, Cornwall,
enlisted Bodmin, Cornwall. Buried in JERUSALEM WAR CEMETERY, Israel
and Palestine (including Gaza). Section G. Grave 44. |
CHALLICE |
Archie
aka Archibald |
Private
18343, 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Died of
wounds in United Kingdom 12 June 1918. Aged 18. Born Lerryn, Cornwall,
resident Lostwithiel, Cornwall, enlisted Bodmin, Cornwall. Son of
Mr. G. and Mrs. R. E. Challice, of 2, Quay St., Lostwithiel, Cornwall.
Buried in OLDHAM (CHADDERTON) CEMETERY, Lancashire. Grave reference
B.3. 163. |
COAD |
Joseph
Walter |
Private
45739, 9th (Service) Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Killed in action
9 October 1917. Aged 28. Born and resident Lostwithiel, Cornwall,
enlisted Lanhydrock, Cornwall. Son of William Henry and Mary Coad,
of Trebyan, Lanhydrock, Bodmin; husband of Olive Coad, of 22, Queen
St., Lostwithiel, Cornwall. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE
COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 38 to 40. |
COPPLESTONE |
[John]
Henry |
Private
28382, 6th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Killed
in action 23 August 1917. Aged 29. Born Luxulyan, Cornwall, resident
Lostwithiel, Cornwall, enlisted Bodmin, Cornwall. Husband of Jessie
Copplestone, of 16, Victoria, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. l. No known
grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Panel 80 to 82. |
EYRES
†
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Sidney
[Frank George] |
[Also
spelt Sydney] Blacksmith 340857, H.M.S.
"Formidable," Royal Navy. Drowned or died when his
ship was sunk by torpedo from German submarine U24 off Portland
Bill, in the English Channel, 1 January 1915. Aged 41. Born 14 May
1876. Son of John Bray Eyres and Sarah Eyres, of Lostwithiel, Cornwall;
husband of E. M. F. Eyres, of 28, Park Rd., Gillingham, Kent. In
the 1881 census he was aged 6, born Lostwithiel, Cornwall, a scholar,
son of John B and Eliza Eyres, resident Bridge Street, Lostwithiel,
Bodmin, Cornwall. In thye 1911 census he was aged 37, married, born
Lostwithiel, Cornwall, a Blacksmith abord H.M.S. Caesar, based in
Devonport, Devon. No known grave. Commemorated on CHATHAM NAVAL
MEMORIAL, Kent. Panel 12. |
GUY
†
|
Ernest |
No
further information currently |
HANCOCK
†
|
Edwin |
No
further information currently |
HEAYNS |
Henry |
Lance
Corporal 202636, "C" Company, 10th Battalion, Worcestershire
Regiment formerly 1222, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Killed
in action 10 April 1918. Aged 23. Born and enlisted Lostwithiel,
Cornwall. Son of Alfred and the late Dora Heayns, of Lostwithiel,
Cornwall; husband of Eva Ethel Heayns, of 28, Ridley St., Klondyke,
Cramlington, Northumberland. No known grave. Commemorated on TYNE
COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 75 to 77. |
HILL |
Ernest |
Able
Seaman 148261, H.M.S. "Liverpool," Royal Navy. Died
from disease 25 December 1918. Aged 46. Born 26 October 1872 in
Fairlight, Sussex. Son of Thomas and Ann Hill, of 6, King St.,
Lostwithiel, Cornwall. In the 1881 census he was aged 8, born
Fairlight, Sussex, a scholar, son of Thomas and Ann Hill, resident
King Street, Lostwithiel, Bodmin, Cornwall. Buried in HAIDAR PASHA
CEMETERY, Turkey (including Gallipoli). Plot I. Row D. Grave 9.
Extract
from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1919:
HILL
Ernest of 6 King-street Lostwithiel Cornwall
died 25 December 1918 at sea Administration London
28 June to Thomas Hill pensioner. Effects £108 16s.
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LEWIS
†
|
Reginald |
Rifleman
372334, 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles), London
Regiment. Died of wounds 13 December 1917. Aged 33. Born, resident
and enlisted Lostwithiel, Cornwall. Son of William and Elizabeth
Lewis, of 27, Fore St., Lostwithiel, Cornwall. Buried in ST. SEVER
CEMETERY EXTENSION, ROUEN, Seine-Maritime, France. Section P. Plot
V. Row Q. Grave 10A. |
MATTHEWS |
Thomas |
No
further information currently |
MORGAN
†
|
George
Albert |
Petty
Officer 211489, H.M. Submarine "E49," Royal Navy. Killed
when his submarine was mined off Shetland Islands 12 March 1917.
Aged 33. Born 28 December 1884 in Great Harlow, Buckinghmahsire.
Son of James and the late Harriet Morgan, of 6, High St., Purley,
Surrey; husband of Maud Giles (formerly Morgan), of Brooks, Lostwithiel,
Cornwall. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL,
Devon. Panel 20. |
NICHOLLS |
Frederick
Cullum |
Private
19577, 6th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Killed
in action 20 March 1917. Aged 23. Born Lostwithiel, Cornwall, resident
Devonport, enlisted Plymouth. Son of Joseph and Mary Elizabeth Nichollis,
of 9, Pore St., Lostwithiel, Comwall. Buried in BEAURAINS ROAD CEMETERY,
BEAURAINS, Pas de Calais, France. Row C. Grave 25. |
OLIVER,
MM †
|
John |
Corporal
48032, 82nd Field Company, Royal Engineers. Killed in action 5 June
1917. Aged 32. Born and resident Lostwithiel, Cornwall, enlisted
St. Austell, Cornwall. Husband of Mrs. B. Oliver, of 3, Church St.,
Lostwithiel, Cornwall. Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.). Buried
in KLEIN-VIERSTRAAT BRITISH CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Plot II. Row A. Grave 4. |
PARNALL |
William
Leslie |
Private
203005, 8th Battalion, Queen's Own (Royal West Kent Regiment) formerly
9474, Hertfordshire Regiment. Died of wounds 13 May 1918. Aged 24.
Born St. Ewe, Cornwall, resident Lostwithiel, Cornwall, enlisted
Bodmin, Cornwall. Son of Richard Henry and Kathleen Parnall, of
9, Parade Square, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. Buried in PERNES BRITISH
CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France. Plot II. Row B. Grave 47. |
PINCH,
MM †
|
Reginald |
Lance
Sergeant 3/4798, 10th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry.
Died of wounds 25 March 1918. Aged 24. Born and enlisted Bodmin,
Cornwall, residemt St. Tudy, Cornwall. Son of Alfred Harry Pinch,
of St. Kew, Cornwall. Awarded the Military Medal (M.M.). Buried
in PUCHEVILLERS BRITISH CEMETERY, Somme, France. Plot VII. Row E.
Grave 13. |
PINCH
†
|
William |
Private
240582, 1st/5th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Died
of wounds 13 April 1918. Aged 21. Born and enlisted Bodmin, Cornwall,
resident Lostwithiel, Cornwall. Son of Thomas Loftly, of Bodmin,
Cornwall. Buried in ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas de Calais, France.
Plot XXIX. Row B. Grave 3A. |
REED |
William
John |
Second
Lieutenant, 8th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment. Died of wounds as
a Prisoner of War 28 October 1917. Aged 25. Son of William Henry
and Louisa Jane Reed, of Lostwithiel, Cornwall. Also served on Gallipoli
and in Egypt. Assistant Master, L.C.C. School, Mina Rd., London.
Buried in KORTRIJK (ST. JAN) COMMUNAL CEMETERY, West-Vlaanderen,
Belgium. Row B. Grave 24. |
ROOK
†
|
Arthur
James |
No
further information currently |
ROWE |
Henry
Copeland |
[Listed
as Henry Copland ROWE on CWGC and SDGW] Private 3470, 1st Battalion,
Honourable Artillery Company (Infantry). Killed in action 15 November
1916. Aged 31. Resident London, enlisted Armoury House, Lndon. Son
of W. H. and Jane Ann Rowe, of Lostwithiel, Cornwall. No known grave.
Commemorated on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face
8 A. |
SAGE
† |
Douglas
Arthur |
Rifleman
574634, 2nd/17th (County of London) Battalion (Poplar and Stepney),
London Regiment. Killed in action in Palestine 2 May 1918. Aged
20. Born Burton-On-Trent, resident Lostwithiel, enlisted Exeter.
Younger son of Edward Thomas and Ann Sage, of "Merevale,"
Lostwithiel, Cornwall. No known grave. Commemorated on JERUSALEM
MEMORIAL, Israel and Palestine (including Gaza). Panels 45 to
52.
Also
commemorated on a tablet within St Bartholomew's Church, Church
Lane, Lostwithiel.
Douglas
Arthur Sage, Lostwithiel - WW1 ©
Mike Guttridge (WMR-9320)
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SAUNDRY |
John
Henry |
[Surname
spelt SAUNDREY on CWGC] Private 201333, 1st/4th Battalion, Duke
of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Died on service in Persian Gulf 31
December 1916. Aged 27. Born Lostwithiel, Cornwall, resident Lanivet,
Cornwall, enlisted Bodmin, Cornwall. Son of Mrs. J. Saundrey, of
25, Bodmin Hill, Lostwithiel; husband of Sarah Jane Hughes (formerly
Saundrey), of 34, Trenovissick, Par Station, Cornwall. No known
grave. Commemorated on BASRA MEMORIAL, Iraq. Panel 20 and 63. |
STEPHENS
†
|
Charles |
Private
14163, 7th Battalion, Prince Albert's (Somerset Light Infantry).
Killed in action 14 August 1915. Aged 19. Born Lostwithiel, Cornwall,
enlisted Porth, Glamorganshire. Buried in DESPLANQUE FARM CEMETERY,
LA CHAPELLE-D'ARMENTIERES, Nord, France. Row A. Grave 9. |
STEPHENS
†
|
Ernest |
Sergeant
6755, 1st Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry.
Died on service in Persian Gulf 15 July 1915. Born Lostwithiel,
Cornwall, resident Witney, Oxon, enlisted London. Buried in AMARA
WAR CEMETERY, Iraq. Plot V. Row C. Grave 11. |
TANCOCK
†
|
Charles
Grant |
Lance
Corporal 9774, 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. Killed in action
4 October 1917. Born Bodmin, Cornwall, enlisted Woking. No known
grave. Commemorated on TYNE COT MEMORIAL, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.
Panel 135 to 136. |
TANCOCK
†
|
Thomas |
Stoker
1st Class K/4556, H.M.S. "Amphion," Royal Navy. Died 6
August 1914. Aged 23. Son of Mrs. D. Tancock, of 8, Tangier, Lostwithiel,
Cornwall. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL,
Devon. Panel 3. |
TULLETT |
George |
Private
24348, 1st Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Killed
in action 29 September 1918. Born Lostwithiel, Cornwall, resident
The Moors, Lostwithiel, enlisted Bodmin, Cornwall. Buried in FIFTEEN
RAVINE BRITISH CEMETERY, VILLERS-PLOUICH, Nord, France. Plot VII.
Row A. Grave 12. |
TULLETT |
James
Herbert |
Private
24347, 7th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Killed
in action 31 August 1916. Born Lostwithiel, Cornwall, resident The
Moors, Lostwithiel, enlisted Bodmin, Cornwall. No known grave. Commemorated
on THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France. Pier and Face 6 B. |
VINE
†
|
Harold |
Private
37258, 2nd Battalion, Prince of Wales's Volunteers (South Lancashire
Regiment). Died of wounds 24 October 1918. Aged 22. Born and enlisted
Lostwithiel, Cornwall. Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Vine, of 1, Bodmin
Hill; Lostwithiel, Cornwall. Buried in TERLINCTHUN BRITISH CEMETERY,
WIMILLE, Pas de Calais, France. Plot VI. Row B. Grave 51. |
WENMOUTH
†
|
Charles |
Private
240584, 10th Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Killed
in action 9 May 1918. Aged 27. Born and resident Lostwithiel, Cornwall,
enlisted Bodmin, Cornwall. Son of Thomas and Emily Wenmouth, of
Lostwithiel, Cornwall. Buried in BERLES NEW MILITARY CEMETERY, Pas
de Calais, France. Plot I. Row A. Grave 20. |
WILTON
†
|
William
Henry |
Private
68623, 193rd Company, Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) formerly 33997,
Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Killed in action 7 May 1917.
Aged 30. Born Altwmon, Cornwall, resident Lostwithiel, enlisted
Bodmin. Son of John and Susan Wilton, of Blisland, Bodmin; husband
of Mabel Wilton, of Knight's Row, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. Buried
in LONDON CEMETERY, NEUVILLE-VITASSE, Pas de Calais, France. Plot
II. Row H. Collective grave 7-11. |
Listed
on church memorial but not on main memorial |
PEARCE |
Charles |
No
further information currently |
AND
TO THOSE WHO FELL IN
THE SECOND WORLD WAR
1939-1945
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AGGETT |
Alfred
Henry [Reginald] |
Sergeant
(Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 1285977, 166 Squadron, Royal Air
Force Volunteer Reserve. Flying in a Vickers Wellington III, serial
number BJ961, took off from Kirmington on a night raid Koln, lost
without trace 27 February 1943. Aged 27. Son of Arthur Edwin and
Mary Elizabeth Aggett; husband of Frances Lillie Aggett, of Acton,
Middlesex. No known grave. Commemorated on RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey.
Panel 140. |
CAMPBELL,
MC |
M |
probably
Richard Michael CAMPBELL, Major 164759, Black Watch (Royal Highlanders)
attached 2nd/6th Battalion The Queen's Royal. Died 6 October 1944.
Aged 32. Son of Jock Otto Campbell, and of Aimee Dorothy Campbell
(nee Phillips); husband of Beatrice Mary Anna Campbell. Awarded
the Military Cross (M.C.). Buried in ANCONA WAR CEMETERY, Italy.
Plot IV. Row D. Grave 13. |
CARNE |
Ernest
George Lucas |
Cook
(S) D/MX 80268, H.M.S. "Exeter," Royal Navy. Died at
sea 1 March 1942. Aged 25. Born 1 June 1916 in Lostwithiel, Cornwall.
Son of Ernest George and Olive Felicia Carne, of Lostwithiel,
Cornwall. In the 1939, Register he was a Baker& Confectioner,
single, resident with his parents at 1 Saint Georges Park, Lostwithiel,
Lostwithiel M.B., Cornwall. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH
NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 72, Column 1.
Extract
from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index
1946:
CARNE
Ernest George Lucas of 1 St. Georges-park Lostwithiel Cornwall
died on or since 1 March 1942 on war service Administration Bodmin
4 March to Olive Felicia Carne widow.
Effects £231 19s. 9d.
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COAD |
Joseph
Walter aka Johnny |
Sergeant
(Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 923542, 215 Squadron, Royal Air Force
Volunteer Reserve. Based at Pandeveswar, India, flying in a Wellington
IC, serial number DV622, died when his aircraft ditched off Chittagong
due to an engine failure when returning from a raid 2 May 1942.
Aged 28. Native of Thornbury, Devon. Son of Joseph Walter and Olive
Coad, of Thornbury, Devon. Buried in CHITTAGONG WAR CEMETERY, CHATTOGRAM,
Bangladesh. Plot 7. Row C. Grave 5. |
COLE
|
Robert
Alec |
Corporal
651422, Royal Air Force. Died as a Prisoner of War, Taken prisoner
March 1942 and lost on board the S.S. Suez Maru which was torpedoed
off the Kangean Islands in the Java Sea by the USS Bonefish 29 November
1943. Aged 22. Native of Lostwithiel, Cornwall. Son of Mr. and Mrs.
Hedley Cole, and stepson of Mrs. H. M. Cole, of Lostwithiel, Cornwall.
No known grave. Commemorated on SINGAPORE MEMORIAL, Kranji War Cemetery,
Singapore. Column 426. |
COLLINGS |
Leonard |
Corporal
5439172, 2nd Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Died
7 May 1943. Aged 24. Born and resident Cornwall. Birth registered
in April to June Quarter 1896 in Bodmin Registration District, Cornwall.
Son of Mr. and Mrs. William James Collings; husband of Audrey May
Dora Collings, of Southampton. No known grave. Commemorated on MEDJEZ-EL-BAB
MEMORIAL, Tunisia. Face 21. |
DANIEL |
Stephen |
Sapper
14600461, 732 Artisan Works Company, Royal Engineers. Died 7 June
1945. Aged 39. Born and resident Cornwall. Son of William and Kate
Vivian Daniel; husband of Florence Muriel (nee Honey) Daniel, of
Lostwithiel, Cornwall, married January to March Quarter 1929 in
Bodmin Registration District, Corwall. No known grave. Commemorated
on BROOKWOOD 1939-1945 MEMORIAL, Surrey. Panel 5. Column 3. |
DUNKLEY |
Horace
Arthur |
Able
Seaman D/JX 186891, H.M.S. "Orlando," Royal Navy. He died
in Greenock Royal Infirmary as a result of a stab wound in the body,
homicide, 16 April 1942. Aged 22. Born 24 November 1919. Son of
Florence Mabel Dunkley, of Lostwithiel. In the 1939 Register he
was a Bread Salesman, Co-Operative Store Roundsman, resident with
his wife at One Fun Summer Street, Fowey, Lostwithiel M.B., Cornwall.
Buried in LOSTWITHIEL (ST. BARTHOLOMEW) CHURCH CEMETERY, Cornwall.
|
FRANCIS |
Thomas
Henry Eric |
Able
Seaman D/J108664, H.M.S. "Exeter," Royal Navy. Died of
diphtheria whilst a prisoner of war in Japanese hands 30 September
1942. Born 23 April 1907 in Liskeard, Cornwall. In the 1921 census
he was aged 14, born Liskeard, Cornwall, son of John and Ellen Francis,
resident St Austell Road, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. Enlisted 23 April
1925 for 12 years, an Errand Boy previously, height 5 feet 5 inches,
chest 36 inches, brown hair, brown eyes, fresh complexion. Buried
in AMBON WAR CEMETERY, Indonesia. Plot 30. Row A. Grave 4. |
JEFFERY |
Leslie
James |
Writer
Probationer D/MX 674532, H.M.S. "Cabot," Royal Navy.
Died 25 July 1944. Aged 40. Born 16 December 1903. Son of Arthur
and Edith Jeffery, of Lostwithiel; husband of Phyllis Jeffery,
of Wadebridge. In the 1911 census he was aged 7, born Lostwithiel,
Cornwall. son of Arthur and Edith Jeffery, resident 3 Post Office,
Queen Street, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. In the 1921 census he was
aged 17, born Lostwithiel, Cornwall. son of Arthur and Edith,
resident Queen Street, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. In the 1939 Register
he was a Bank Clerk, married to Phyllis Jeffery with two daughters,
resident Chelston Fernleigh Road, Wadebridge, Wadebridge R.D.,
Cornwall. Buried in LOSTWITHIEL (CASTLE HILL) CEMETERY, Cornwall.
Row B. Consecrated Section Grave 16.
Extract
from England & Wales Government Probate Death Index
1944:
JEFFERY
Leslie James of Chelston Fernleigh-road Wadebridge Cornwall
died 25 July 1944 on war service Probate Bodmin
14 October to Phyllis Jeffery widow.
Effects £1194 7s. 6d.
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KEAST |
Rutland |
Able
Seaman D/J 111080, H.M.S. "Jaguar," Royal Navy. Died at
sea 26 March 1942. Aged 35. Born 11 July 1907 in Liskeard, Cornwall.
Son of Alma Keast; husband of Elsie May Keast, of Lostwithiel, Cornwall.
No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon.
Panel 65, Column 3. |
LEVERS |
Ronald
Henry |
Private
5439984, 1st Battalion, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. Killed
in action in Italy 3 June 1944. Aged 24. Born 23 September 1919,
and resident, Cornwall. Son of Joseph Philip Levers and Mary Jane
Levers; husband of Delphine Lucy (nee Elvin) Levers, of St. Mary's,
Scilly Isles, married January to March Quarter 1943 in St. Austell
Registration District, Cornwall. In the 1939 Register he was single,
a Shop Assistant Grocery Cont., resident with his parents at 14
Bodmin Hill, Lostwithiel, Lostwithiel M.B., Cornwall. Buried in
BEACH HEAD WAR CEMETERY, ANZIO, Italy. Plot II. Row E. Grave 4.
|
LITTLETON |
William
John |
Leading
Seaman D/JX 137640, H.M.S. "Orion," Royal Navy. Died at
sea during the evacuation of Crete, when his ship was bombed and
badly damaged while transporting 1,900 evacuated troops 29 May 1941.
Aged 24. Born 1 April 1917 in Bodmin, Cornwall. Son of William Thomas
Littleton and May Littleton, of Lostwithiel, Cornwall. No known
grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 46,
Column 1. |
NICHOLLS |
Ronald
Richard |
Gunner
1533345, 153 Battery, 51 Heavy A.A. Regiment, Royal Artillery. Died
of wounds in Cyrenaica 17 April 1941. Aged 21. Born 4 March 1920,
and resident, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. In the 1921 census he was aged
1, born Lostwithiel, Cornwall, son of Tom and Beatrice Nicholls,
resident Victoria Place, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. In the 1939 Register
he was unmarried, a Bread Roundsman, resident with his widowed father
at 6 Tanhouse Road, Lostwithiel, Lostwithiel M.B., Cornwall. Buried
in TOBRUK WAR CEMETERY, Libya. Plot 3. Row L. Grave 2. |
PHILLIPS |
John
Charles |
Private
5439976, 2nd Battalion, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Killed
in action in North Africa 21 April 1943. Aged 25. Born and resident
Cornwall. Son of William Henry and Mabel Phillips; husband of Beatrice
Mary Phillips, of St. Mawgan, Cornwall. Buried in MASSICAULT WAR
CEMETERY, Tunisia. Plot III. Row G. Grave 5. |
PHILP |
George
Stanley |
Able
Seaman D/JX 178568, H.M.S. "Charybdis," Royal Navy. Died
when his ship was sunk by two torpedos from German torpedo boats
23 October 1943. In the 1921 census he was aged 1, born Lostwithiel,
Cornwall, son of Stanley and Edith Adele Philp, resident St Austell
Road, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. No known grave. Commemorated on PLYMOUTH
NAVAL MEMORIAL, Devon. Panel 80, Column 1. |
RIDDLE |
Hoskin
Peter |
[Plaque
states Flight Engineer] Sergeant (Flight Engineer) 1587493, 7 Squadron,
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 15 March 1944. Aged 20.
Son of Thomas John and Gertrude Irene Riddle, of Lostwithiel, Cornwall.
In the 1921 census he was aged 2, born Cornwall, son of William
H and Mabel Phillips, resident Hartswell Marsh, St. Winnow, Lostwithiel,
Cornwall. Buried in DURNBACH WAR CEMETERY, Bayern, Germany. Plot
4. Row B. Collective grave 29-33.
Also
commemorated on a tablet within St Bartholomew's Church, Church
Lane, Lostwithiel.
H
P Riddle, Lostwithiel - WW2 ©
Tony Hibberd - IBCC (WMR-9321)
|
SPEAR |
Eric
Garfield |
Sapper
2066363, 571 Army Field Company, Royal Engineers. Died, in 62nd
General Hospital, of multiple shot wounds accidentally received
when servicing a mine in Egypt 18 May 1942. Aged 20. Born 3 July
1920, and resident, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. Enlisted 21 November
1938 in Lostwithiel, Cornwall. Son of William John and Harriet Spear,
of 8 Duke Street, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. Buried in TOBRUK WAR CEMETERY,
Libya. Plot 1. Row B. Grave13. |
SWATTON |
Francis
John |
Leading
Aircraftman 1142066, 2827 Squadron, R.A.F. Regiment, Royal Air Force
Volunteer Reserve. Died 10 September 1944. Aged 24. Born 26 January
1920. Native of Lostwithiel, Cornwall. Son of Walter Francis Louie
Swatton, of Lostwithiel; husband of Beatrice Lilian Swatton, of
Lostwithiel. In the 1921 census he was born 1921 in Cornwall, son
of Francis and Louisa Swatton, resident Duke Street, Lostwithiel,
Cornwall. In the 1939 Register he was unmarried, a Cinema Projectionist,
resident with his parents, Francis W and Louisa Swatton, at 2 Monmouth
Lane, Lostwithiel, Lostwithiel M.B., Cornwall. Buried in LOSTWITHIEL
(ST. BARTHOLOMEW) CHURCH CEMETERY, Cornwall. |
SWEET |
Clifford
Ernest William |
Private
1563318, 2nd/7th Battalion, The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey).
Missing in action in Italy 8 September 1944. Aged 31. Born 4 June
1912, and resident, Cornwall. In the 1939 Register he was single,
a General Labourer, resident 5 Uplands, Fowey, Lostwithiel M.B.,
Cornwall. Transferred from Royal Artillery to Queen's 6 June 1944.
No known grave. Commemorated on CASSINO MEMORIAL, Italy. Panel 4. |
WILKINSON |
Arthur
John |
Sergeant
(Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 1178604, 70 Squadron, Royal Air Force
Volunteer Reserve. Flying out of El Magrun, Libya in a Wellington
IC, serial number DV484, believed to have been shot down by a night
fighter during a raid on Catania, killed in action 30 January 1943.
Aged 22. Born 30 May 1921. Native of Lostwithiel, Cornwall. Son
of Arthur and Lily Wilkinson, of Lostwithiel, Cornwall. In the 1921
census he was born 1921 in Cornwall, son of Arthur and Lilian Wilkinson,
resident King's Street, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. In the 1939 Register
he was single, a Radio Dealer Service Manager, resident with his
parents at 3 Fore Street, Lostwithiel, Lostwithiel M.B., Cornwall.
Buried in CATANIA WAR CEMETERY, SICILY, Italy. Plot II. Row D. Grave
39. |
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