CorytonRoll of Honour1914-1919

CORYTON'S ROLL OF HONOUR - 1914 TO 1919

From The History of Coryton

by Thomas Newman

pub. 1940

"From Coryton *thirty five men served in various ways, of which two made the great sacrifice. One from a submarine collision, and the other from wounds in Italy on November 14th 1918, three days after the Armistice.

William Henry Blatchford was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, nine men were wounded and four were gassed. John Mark Sanders was a prisoner in Germany for twenty months and was awarded the Military Medal.

Twenty three were soldiers, ten sailors, one a marine, one a land worker and one a Civil Servant. Several served at the Battles of the Falkland Isles (1914) and Jutland (1916) and also in the Dardanelles."

(*The Roll of Honour lists 34 men in total and the descriptions given in the paragraph above do not quite match those below.)

Coryton Roll of Honour 1914 to 1919

TWO WHO MADE THE GREAT SACRIFICE

WILLIAM JOHN GALE

Transcription reads:

RN. HMS Crescent and Submarine K17. Stoker 1st Class. Submarine sunk through collision January 31st 1918.

Additional information:

K/11623 Leading Stoker William John Gale. Birth registered in Tavistock in the September Quarter of 1897. Died aged 20.

To read the tragic story of the sinking of K17 go to

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_May_Island

A Memorial Service for William John Gale was held at Coryton Church in the afternoon of 10th February 1918.

GEORGE HENRY

TAYLOR LAKE

Transcription reads:

2nd Battalion, Royal Warwicks. Served in France and Italy. Died of wounds in Italy on 14th November 1918 . Aged 21 years.

Additional information:

43789 Private George Henry Taylor Lake. Son of Frederick Taylor and Lucy Lake of Torr Cottages, Lydford Station.

Memorial Plaque to Private Lake in Coryton Church

A Memorial Service for Harry Lake was held in the church in the afternoon of Sunday December 15th 1918. He died of wounds in Italy just three days after the Armistice.

Pierluigi Sanzovo has contacted us to say that this man is also remembered on his website

www.museoemotivo.org

32 WHO SERVED IN VARIOUS WAYS
BLATCHFORD	William Henry Blatchford of the Royal North Devon Hussars. Regimental Sergeant-Major. Served in France. Awarded the Meritorious Service Medal.
BLATCHFORD	Walter Alfred Blatchford - 5th Battalion the East Kent Regiment ("The Buffs") - Sergeant. Served in France. Wounded three times - at Loos 1915, the Somme 1916 and Arras 1916.
BOLT	William Bolt - Private in the Somerset Light Infantry. Served in India and Arabia.
CARTHEW	Stoker William Henry Carthew of the RN, HMS Warrior and Ariadne. Wounded at the Battle of Jutland.
COLE	Richard John Henry Cole - Trooper in the Australian 5th Light Horse. Served in Egypt, Gallipoli and France. Suffered Enteric Fever on Gallipoli and Shell Shock in France.
COLE	Signaller Thomas Cole of the 1st Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment. Served in France and Belgium. Wounded twice - at Vimy Ridge 1917 and Aschell-la-Petit 1918.
CRUZE	Stoker 1st Class Sydney Cruze of the RN, HMS London and Narwhal. Served in the Dardanelles and the North Sea.
DAVEY	Leading Signalman Ernest John Davey RN, HMS Skirmisher. Served in the north Sea and the Mediterranean.
DOIDGE	Chief Petty Officer Charles Doidge RN, HMS Revenge. Served in the North Sea etc.
DOIDGE	Sapper Henry Doidge of the Canadian Railway Troops. Served in France.
FEDRICK	Gunner 1st Class William Henry Fedrick of the Royal Marines Artillery, HMS Monarch. Served with the Grand Fleet 1914 - 1919.
GALE	Stoker 1st Class Frederick Gale RN, HMS Carnarvon. Served in the West Indies. Present at the Falklands Islands Battle 8th December 1914.
GERRY	Trooper Harry Gerry of the Royal North Devon Hussars. Wounded at Ypres 1917. Gassed at Ypres 1918.
GROVES	Sergeant Edwin Cecil Groves of the First Royal Irish regiment. Served at Salonica and in Egypt. Malarial Fever.
GROVES	Sapper Reginald Albert Groves of the Royal Engineers. Served in France and Germany. Wounded once; gassed once. Shell Shock three times.
GROVES	Driver Lionel Groves of the Royal Field Artillery. Served in France and Germany. Wounded once; gassed once.
HARRY	Private Ernest Harry of the 10th Devons. Served with the Salonica Forces.
JURY	Sapper Thomas Jury of the Royal Engineers. Served in France.
KNOCKER	Sub-Lieutenant Edward John Shirley Knocker of the RN. HMS Revenge and Martin. Served in the North Sea. Present at the Battle of Jutland.
MOUNCE	Private Frederick Mounce of the 2nd Battalion, the Devons. Medically unfit.
MOUNCE	Private Harry Mounce of the 8th Devons. Served in France. Nine wounds. Lame for life. Slightly gassed.
MOUNCE	Private Edwin Mounce of the Tank Corps. Served in France.
PENNY	Private Wilfred Penny of the 2nd Devons. Served in Ireland and Germany.
PERKIN	Trooper Leslie Seth Perkin of the Royal North Devon Hussars. Served in Egypt, Palestine and France.
PIDGEON	Trooper Samuel Pidgeon of the Royal North Devon Hussars. Served in Egypt, Palestine and France.
RUNDLE	Private Bernard Rundle of the 4th Devons. Served at Home.
SANDERS	Sergeant John Mark Sanders of the Royal Marines Light Infantry, HMS Berwick. Served in the West Indies, Mediterranean and France. Two Wounds. Prisoner in Germany for 20 months. Awarded the Military Medal.
SANDERS	Bert Sanders of the Royal Marins Light Infantry, HMS Atlanta and Argon. Sergeant in the Special Examination Service. Served off Ireland.
TOOK	Able Seaman Charles Henry Took RN, HMS Marlborough. Served in the North Sea.
TRANT	Gunner William Frederick H. Trant of the Royal Artillery. Served in France and Belgium
TURNER	Sergeant Thomas James Turner of the 6th Royal Munster Fusiliers. Served at the Dardanelles - Suvla bay. Wounded in the head.
WALTERS	Gunner Alfred James Walters of the Canadian Field Artillery. Served in France. Wounded several times.