Dunsford War Memorial 1914

DUNSFORD WAR MEMORIAL - 1914 - 1918

Dunsford 1914 - 1918 Memorial Plaque in the church

NAMES OF THE FALLEN 1914 - 1918 The names on the plaque are entered in the order in which the men died - note the death of no less than 4 men from this village on 25 September 1915. We have re-ordered the names by listing E. Drew's name to conform to this. On the memorial, he is wrongly named as "Edwin" - his name was Edward.
CECIL CORNISH	Ply/16235 Private Cecil Stanley Cornish of the Royal Marine Light Infantry, HMS Monmouth. Son of George and Sarah Cornish (née Milford) of Halstow, Tedburn St Mary. Born in Dunsford 21 April 1893. Died 1 November 1914 aged 22.
PERCIVAL KNAPMAN	10892 Lance Corporal Percival Fred Knapman of the 8th Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment. Son of George and Emily Ann Knapman ( née Sercombe) of Oak Cottage, Dunsford; brother of William (see below). Born in Dunsford in 1897. Died 25 September 1915 aged 18.
PERCY RICHARDS	10840 Lance Corporal Percy Richards of the 8th Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment. Son of William and Elizabeth Richards of Lower Brocks, Reedy, Dunsford. Born in Dunsford in the March Quarter of 1897. Died 25 September 1915 aged 18.
WILLIAM KNAPMAN	10661 Private William George Knapman of the 8th Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment. Son of George and Emily Ann Knapman ( née Sercombe) of Oak Cottage, Dunsford; brother of Percy (see above). Born in Dunsford in the December Quarter of 1915. Died 25 September 1915 aged 20.
GEORGE LEAMAN	10837 Private George Leaman of the 8th Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment. Son of James and Louisa Leaman (née Breeze). Born in Dunsford in 1895. Died 25 September 1915 aged 20.
FRED VERNON	14895 Private Fred Vernon of the 9th Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment. Died 30 September 1915. "Soldiers Died" states he was born in Chulmleigh and enlisted in Drewsteignton.
(EDWIN) EDWARD DREW	10085 Private Edward Drew of the Coldstream Guards. Son of Richard and Emma Drew. Born in Doccombe in 1894 but went to live in Dunsford. Died 8 October 1915 aged 22.
FRED HILL	10862 Corporal Fred Hill of the 8th Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment. Son of the late Richard Hill and Jessie Hill (née Hill); stepson of Harry and Jessie Baker (née Hill). Born in Dunsford n the September Quarter of 1892. Died 20 July 1916 aged 24. Awarded the Military Medal.
WILLIAM PHARE	K/5642 Leading Stoker William Henry Phare of the Royal Navy, HMS Defence. Son of William and Annie Phare ; husband of Maud Daisy Smeath ( formerly Phare, née Nott) of 12 Morgan Square, Paris Street, Exeter. Born in Sampford Courtenay 6 January 1892. Died 31 May 1916 aged 24.
JAMES SPEIRS	14248 Driver James Speirs of "A" Battery, 76th Brigade, the Royal Field Artillery. Husband of Alice Elizabeth Speirs of Court Cottage, Dunsford. Born in Stoke Damerel in the June Quarter of 1878. Died 26 June 1916 aged 35.
HERBERT CORNISH	K/19248 Stoker 1st Class Herbert Cornish of the Royal Navy, HM Submarine K13*. Son of George and Sarah Cornish. Born in Dunsford 21 July 1894. Died 29 January 1917 aged 22. To read the tragic story of the loss of K13 go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_K13
FRED ELLIS	345767 Private Fred Ellis of the 16th ( Royal Devon and Royal North Devon Yeomanry) Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment. Son of Edwin and Alice Ellis of East Down, Dunsford. Born in Dunsford in 1888. Died 3 December 1917 aged 29.
TOM WILLS	1732 Driver Tom Wills of "C" Battery, 79 Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Son of James and Emma Wills. Born in Drewsteignton in 1877. Died 15 March 1917 aged 30. (His mother was born in Dunsford).
ARTHUR WILLS	G/24755 Private Arthur Wills of the 6th Battalion, the Queen's Own (Royal West Kent) Regiment. Son of the late George and Sarah Ann Wills of Lewis Hill Farm, Dunsford; next of kin - sister Bessie Crews (née Wills). Born in Dunsford in 1877. Died 1 December 1917 aged 39.
HARRY BRANTON	22164 Private Harry Branton of the 1st Battalion, the Dorsetshire Regiment. Son of Henry and Mary Jane Branton. Born in Alverdiscott in 1887. Died 20 April 1918 aged 31.
EDWIN ELLIS	20837 Private Edwin Ellis of the 1st/5th Battalion, the West Yorkshire Regiment (The Prince of Wales' Own). Son of Edwin and Alice Louisa Ellis (née Yeo); husband of Gladys Ellis (née Hill). Born in Dunsford in the June Quarter of 1892. Died 25 April 1918 aged 27.
CHARLES MOORE	(Formerly 21850 Private Moore of the Devonshire Regiment). 35454 Private Charles Frederick Moore of the 10th Battalion, the Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Son of Henry and Bessie Moore. Born in Holcombe Burnell in the March Quarter of 1898. Died 10 April 1918 aged 20.
GEORGE MOORE	11008 Private George Henry Moore of the 9th Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment. Son of William Henry P Moore and the late Emily Moore (née Lang). Born in Dunsford in the September Quarter of 1894. Died 4 October 1918 aged 24.
REGINALD SHORT	30312 Private Reginald Short of the 1st Battalion, the King's Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment. Son of Richard and Jessie Short (née Gaye). Born in Dunsford in the December Quarter of 1885. Died 28 June 1918 aged 33.