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BUDLEIGH SALTERTON WAR MEMORIAL 1914 - 1918

 

Budleigh War Memorial overlooks the sea

Budleigh's War Memorial stands at the highest point on Coastguard Hill, overlooking the sea.

© Richard J. Brine

 

G. ALISON
Captain George Newdegate Alison of the Seaforth Highlanders, attached to the Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Son of the late Sir Archibald Alison, 3rd Bart. and Lady Georgina Alison (née Bond-Cabbell) of Possil House, Budleigh Salterton. Born in Bermuda in 1890. Died 1 July 1916 aged 26.
E. D. APLIN
Lieutenant Elphinstone D'Oyley Aplin of the 2nd Battalion, the Goucestershire Regiment. Son of Lt.-Col. Hugh M and Annie Campbell Aplin of Clinton Lodge, Budleigh Salterton; brother of Eric (see below).  Born in Strood, Kent, in the September Quarter of 1892. Died 13 May 1915 aged 22.
E. S. APLIN
Captain Eric Scott Aplin of the 2nd Battalion, the Worcestershire Regiment. Son of Lt.-Col. Hugh M and Annie Campbell Aplin of Clinton Lodge, Budleigh Salterton; brother of Elphinstone (see above). Born in Strood, Kent in the December Quarter of 1895. Died 11 March 1918 aged 22. (He was wounded at Loos in September 1915 and again on the Somme in November 1916.)
H. BARTON
Harriet Barton was the wife of Maurice Charles Barton, a retired Colonel, formerly in the Royal Engineers. Their home was at Serai at West Hill, Budleigh Salterton. At the outbreak of war in 1914, Mrs. Barton set up a 20-bed VAD Hospital at Budleigh Salterton and actively participated in the running of the hospital until January 1919. She died in Budleigh Salterton  6 March 1919 aged 56. Harriet Barton was awarded the MBE for her services to the hospital.
E. BLENCOWE
Captain Ernest Cecil Blencowe of "A"Company, 6th Battalion, the Dorset regiment. Son of the late Ernest Gottwaltz of Culworth, Bideford.; husband of Ellen Mary Blanche Blencowe of Westcott, Budleigh Salterton. Born in 1879. Died 16 February aged 36. He changed his surname name to Blencowe-Blencowe from Blencowe- Gottwaltz when war came.
P. BRIGHT
Not yet confirmed
F. BRUCE
3215592 Private Francis Gore Bruce of the 1st Depot Battalion, the Canadian infantry (Alberta Regiment). Son of Francis W. and Mary S. C. Bruce of Setlagoli, Budleigh Salterton.  Born in 1885. Died 31 October 1918 aged 33.
A. CARTER
2nd Lieutenant Alfred John Carter of the 7th Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment. Son of John and Ellen Carter (née Balmanno); husband of Alma Lilian Carter of Burnham Dene, Leas Rd.,Budleigh Salterton. Born in Exmouth in the March Quarter of 1888. Died 13 May 1917 aged 29.
G. CLACK
203592 Private Gerald Elphinstone Clack of the 6th Battalion, the Wiltshire Regiment. Son of William Clack, formerly of Moretonhampstead. Born in Swindon in the September Quarter of 1899 but brought up in Budleigh Salterton. Died 10 April 1918 aged 18.
W. CLARKE
24827 Private Walter George Clarke of the Devonshire Regiment. Son of George and Emily Clarke of Jubilee Cottages, Beer; husband of Emily Clarke (née Sparks) of Barline, Budleigh Salterton. Born in Seaton in the June Quarter of 1879. Died 20 February 1917 aged 38. Buried in Budleigh Salterton church cemetery.
B. COATES
20371 Private Bertram (aka Bertrand) Ernest Coates of "A" Company, 8th Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment. Son of George and Fanny Coates of Exmouth; husband of Ethel Gertrude Coates (née Hitt) of 4 Cliff Rd, Budleigh Salterton. Born in Exmouth in the March Quarter of 1888. Died 13 July 1918 aged 31.
F. COWD
49139 Private Frank Henry Cowd of the 2nd Battalion, the Northumberland Fusiliers. Son of Charles Montague and Ellen Mary Cowd (née Challis) of 14 Fore Street, Budleigh Salterton. Born in Budleigh Salterton in the December Quarter of 1894. Died 21 July 1917 aged 22.
S. DEMANT
B/2532 Rifleman Sidney Alfred Demant of the 8th Battalion, the Rifle Brigade. Son of Alfred and Amelia Demant of Ivy Cottage, Knowle Rd, Budleigh Salterton. Born in Highate, London in 1891. Died 12 June 1915 aged 24.
J. DIXEY
35464 Private Joseph Edward Dixey of the 10th battalion, the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Son of John and Elizabeth Dixey; husband of Ethel Jane. Born in 1883. Died 18 April 1918 aged 35.
W. DUNN
Not yet confirmed
C. EDYE
Lieutenant Charles Vivian de Grete Edye of the 2nd Battalion, the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Son of Ernest and Kate S. Edye of Syon House, East Budleigh. Born in 1886. Died 30 October 1914 aged 28.
W. FRAYNE
240399 Corporal William Stanley Frayne of the 1st/5th Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment. Son of George John Frayne and the late Frances Frayne (née Williams) of 6 Poplar Row, Budleigh Salterton. Born in Bideford in the September Quarter of 1892. Died 20 November 1917 aged 25.
W. FRENCH
18996 Private Walter henry French of XIX Corps Cyclist Battalion, the Army Cyclist Corps. Son of Archibald and Malera French of Knowle, Budleigh Salterton. Born in Budleigh Salteton in 1896. Died 31 October 1918 aged 22.
J. GRIFFIN
Not yet confirmed. For many years, Thomas Griffin was schoolmaster at East Budleigh - this may be a member of his family.
H. HALLETT
91961 Private Henry Robert Hallett of the 15th Battalion, the Durham Light Infantry. Son of John and Fanny Jane Hallett (née Lawrence). Born in East Budleigh in the September Quarter of 1890. Died 29 May 1918 aged 27.
H. HARDING
109618 Gunner Horace John Harding of "B" Battery, 107 Brigade, the Royal Field Artillery. Son of Herbert Henry and Ellen Harding of Bird's Eye View Granary, Budleigh Salterton. Born in 1894. Died 14 June 1917 aged 23. 
E. HARTREE
Lieutenant Eric Mursell Hartree of the Army Service Corps, attached to the 8th Battalion, the Royal Berkshire Regiment. Son of John Hartree and the late Ida Hartree (née Mursell). Born in Beckenham, Kent, in the Septemaber Quarter of 1894. Died 8 August 1918 aged 25.
R. HERRIDGE
241343 Private Reginald Herridge of the 7th Battalion, the Queen's Own (Royal West Kent) Regiment. Son of William and Mary (née Heaman); husband of Ivy Blanch (née Best).  Born in Sidmouth Junction in the March Quarter of 1890. Died 22 March 1918 aged 27.
G. HOOPER
55773 Private George Arthur Hooper of the 11th Labour Company, the Devonshire Regiment. Son of William and the late Matilda Hooper; husband of May Isabel Hooper of Seacroft, Budleigh Salterton. Born in Exmouth in the December Quarter of 1877. Died 13 April 1917 aged 39.
L. HUGHES
715764 Lance Corporal Lorne Arthur Hughes of the 25th battalion, the Canadian Infantry (Nova Scotia Regiment). Son of Robert W and Bessie Hughes of Fox River, Nova Scotia. Born in 1898. Died 6 July 1917 aged 19.
G. HUNT
11151 Private George Hunt of the 1st Battalion, the Royal Dublin Fusiliers. Son of George and Mary Hunt of Jutland, Greenway, Budleigh Salterton. Born in Exeter in the September Quarter of 1890. Died 29 June 1915 aged 24.
C. HUTCHINS
Lieut. Cedric Page Hutchins of the Special List, attached to the 1st/3rd Battalion of the King's African Rifles. Son of the late Rev. Arthur George Hutchins and his wife Eveline Hutchins. Born in York in the March Quarter of 1895. Died 14 November 1917 aged 22. 
F. LOCK
Not yet confirmed.
P. MALTBY
83/M/274 Nurse Phyllis May Maltby of the Voluntary Aid Detachment, the British Red Cross Society. Daughter of the late Lt-Col, Francis Grant Maltby (Indian Army)  and his wife of Woodbeer, Budleigh Salterton. . Born in India in 1891. Died 6 December 1918 aged 27. She served in various VAD hospitals in Devon, Malta and Birmingham between 1915 and 6 December 1918 when she died on active service.
R. MARCHANT
20076 Private Reginald Marchant of the 1st Battalion, the Royal Berkshire Regiment. Son of John and Eva Marchant (née Hyne) of 13 Otter View Terrace, Budleigh Salterton; it is possible that shortly before he was killed, he married Amy Lount in Newton Abbot. Born in Newton Abbot in the June Quarter of 1892. Died 29 April 1917 aged 26.
J. MARSHALL
37616 Private John Northcote Marshall of the 8th Battalion, the Gloucestershire Regiment. Son of John Pyke and (Rebecca) Mary Marshall (née Palmer). Born in Stourbridge in the March Quarter of 1879. Died 6 September 1918 aged 36.
H. MORRIS
2nd Lieut. Henry Gage Morris of the 2nd Battalion, the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Son of Colonel Henry Gage Morris and his wife Mary. Born in Bodmin in the September Quarter of 1897. Died 23 April 1915 aged 17.
W. MUTTERS* (MUTTER)
162473 Stoker 1st Class William John Mutter (not Mutters) of the Royal Navy, HMS Defence. Son of the late William and Elizabeth Mutter, of Beer. Born in Beer 4 April 1876. Died 31 May 1916 at the Battle of Jutland aged 43.
T. PALMER
2/1458 Sergeant Tristram Copplestone Palmer of the New Zealand Field Artillery. Son of John Copplestone and Susannah Palmer (née Vanstone) of 32 High Street, Budleigh Salterton. Born in Budleigh Salterton in the September Quarter of 1887. Died 26 August 1918. Enlisted in Waiau, New Zealand in 1915. 
H. PEARCEY
11896 Private Herbert Victor Pearcey of the 8th Battalion, the Devonshire regiment. Son of George and Melina Pearcey (née Trout) of Fernley, Victoria Terrace, Budleigh Salterton. Born In Budleigh Salterton in the September Quarter of 1897. Died 19 August 1915 aged 19. 
N. PENGILLY* (PENGILLEY)
29709 Private Norman John Pengilley of the 1st Battalion, the East Yorks Regiment. Son of Mr and Mrs P. Pengilley; husband of Harriet (née Rice) of 3 Clarence Rd. Exmouth. Born in Budleigh Salterton in the June Quarter of 1888. Died between 21 March 1918 and 4 April 1918 aged 31.
W. SANDERS
202084 Private William Honyman Gillespie Sanders of the 8th Battalion, the Royal Berkshire Regiment. Son of William Fletcher and Elizabeth Wale Sanders (née Guest) of Budleigh Salterton. Born in Exeter in the September Quarter of 1884. Died 7 September 1918 aged 34.
H. SEMPLE
Major Henry Spencer Semple, commanding officer of 203 (Cambridgeshire) Field Company, the Royal Engineers. Son of Dr. Henry F. Semple of Abele Tree House, Budleigh Salterton and his wife Charlotte. Born in Budleigh Salterton in the December Quarter of 1893. Died 5 September 1917 aged 25. Awarded the Military Cross.
D. SMALE
S/15818 Staff Sergeant Dan (Daniel) Smale of the 50th Field Battery, the Army Service Corps. Son of George and Sarah Ann Smale. Born in Budleigh Salterton Parish in the December Quarter of 1876. Died 19 September 1915 aged 38. 
G. SOUTHCOTT
26767 Private George Southcott of the 2nd Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment. Son of James Southcott of Newton Poppleford; husband of Jean (née McKay) of Mount Pleasant Cottage, Knowle, Budleigh Salterton. Born in 1883. Died 21 June 1917 aged 34.
W. SWIFT
Captain Wilfred Harold Swift of the Indian Army Reserve of Officers, attached to the 51st Sikhs (Frontier Force). Son of Harold and Mary Swift of Budleigh Salterton. Born in India. Died 17 April 1917.
T. TEED
82052 Gunner Thomas John P. Teed of 203 Siege Battery, the Royal Garrison Artillery. Son of Cecilia Teed of Chapel Street, East Budleigh. Born in East Budleigh  in the September Quarter of 1889. Died 30 September 1917 aged 28.
W. TEED
16576 Private Walter Edward Teed of the 9th Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment. Son of Walter Robert and Georgina Teed of 13 Queen Street, Budleigh Salterton. Born in Budleigh Salterton in the December Quarter of 1892. Died between 4 September 1916 and 6 September 1916 aged 24.
N. TROAKE
27312 Private Neil Troake of the 6th Battalion, the Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Son of Albert and Mary Troake (née Fouracres). Born in East Budleigh in the March Quarter of 1895. Died 25 September 1917 aged 23. 
F. VEAL
J/29310 Ordinary Seaman Francis Thomas Veal of the Royal Navy, HMS Vanguard. Son of Francis C and Elizabeth Veal (née Rogers) of the Coast Guard Station, Budleigh Salterton.  Born in Plymouth in the December Quarter of 1898. Died 9 July 1917 aged 18.
E. WARREN
117050 Bombardier Edward Harry Warren of 277th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery. Son of Joseph Samuel and Rebecca Gilbert Warren; husband of Mabel Mary Warren of Ambon, Victoria Terrace, Budleigh Salterton. Born in Budleigh Salterton in the March Quarter of 1876. Died 18 September 1917 aged 42.
S. WEBBER
30549 Private Sidney Hugh Webber of the 1st battalion, the Devonshire Regiment. Son of George and Jane Webber of Sidbury. Born in Highampton in the June Quarter of 1897 but living in Budleigh Salterton at the time of his enlistment, Died 4 October 1918 aged 21. 
W. WEST
11876 Private William Henry West of the 9th Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment. Son of Mr and Mrs J. West of 12 Cliff Rd, Budleigh Salterton. Born in the March Quarter of 1894. Died 25 September 1915 aged 22.
W. WORTH
2817 Company Sergeant Major Harry Thorne of the 2nd Battalion, the Honorary Artillery Company. Son of Harry W and Lucy A, Worth (née Thorne) of The Feathers Hotel, Budleigh Salterton. Born in Budleigh Salterton in the June Quarter of 1891. Died 9 October 1917 aged 26.
A. YEATS
2093 Private Albert James Yeats of the 2nd/1st Field Ambulance, the Royal Army Medical Corps. Son of W. T and Fanny Yeats of 14 High Street, Budleigh Salterton. Born in Budleigh Salterton in the June Quarter of 1898. Died 14 August 1916 aged 18.

 

NAMES MISSING FROM THE 1914 - 1918 BUDLEIGH SALTERTON MEMORIAL
G. CALVERT
Major George Calvert of the Royal Field Artillery. Son of the late George and Frances Louisa Calvert (née Forman) of Derby;  husband of Kathleen Maud Calvert of Sevenoaks, Kent. Born in Derby in the December Quarter of 1866. Died 25 August 1920 aged 53. Buried in Budleigh Salterton church cemetery.
J. CRITCHARD
167879 Stoke 1st Class Jethro Critchard of the Royal Navy, HMS Powerful. Son of Thomas and Eliza Critchard (née Potter); husband of Mary Ann (née Ford) who were married just weeks before his death). Born in Axmouth 2 May 1874. Died 24 June 1920 aged 46. Buried in Budleigh Salterton church cemetery.
S. PREW
2/734 Gunner Stephen John Prew of the New Zealand Field Artillery. Son of William Thomas and Harriet Prew of Well Cottage, Knowle, Budleigh Salterton. Born in Budleigh Salterton in the March Quarter of 1893. Died (missing) 15 September 1915 aged 22. Commemorated on the Chunuk Bair War Memorial in New Zealand. 
R. STEWART
Major Robert Smith Stewart of the King's (Liverpool) Regiment. Son of John and Elizabeth Stewart of Everton, Liverpool; husband of Florence Annie (née Finchley). Born in Everton in the March Quarter of 1867. Died 13 June 1921 aged 53. Buried in Budleigh Salterton church cemetery.
A. TRIPP
Brevet Colonel Arthur William Howard Tripp of the King's (Liverpool) Regiment. Son of Arthur Sampford  and Agnes Llewelyn Tripp; husband of Maude Tripp (née Sheldon Smith) of Bexhill on Sea. Born in Machynlleth,Wales in the June Quarter of 1861. Died 6 May 1917 aged 56. Buried in Budleigh Salterton church cemetery.
E. WALLER
300668 Leading Boatman Ernest Arthur Waller of the Royal Navy, HMS President. Husband of Edith Ellen Waller (née Kearvell) of 5 Frewins Cottages, Budleigh Salterton. Born in Rogate, Hampshire 8 August 1885. Died 3 April 1920 aged 35. Buried in Budleigh Salterton church cemetery.

 

 
 
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