W. R. ACKLAND |
5254 Private William Richard Ackland of the 2nd Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment. Son of William and the late Eliza Ackland (née Mogridge) of Braunton and husband of Gertrude Ellen Ackland (née Fewins) of 104 East John Street, Exeter. Born in Braunton in the June Quarter of 1881. Died 24 Jan 1918 aged 36. |
F. G. ADAMS |
24952 Private Frederick G Adams of the 258th Company, the Royal Defence Corps. Husband of Maria Eliza Adams of 3 Southard Court, 121A Sidwell Street, Exeter. Died 9 October 1918. Buried in the Higher Cemetery, Exeter. |
H. ADAMS |
S/39048 Rifleman Harry Adams of the Rifle Brigade. Son of William and Jane Adams. Died 20 July 1919 aged 29. Buried in the Higher Cemetery, Exeter. |
J. D. ALLEN |
2130 Private James David Allen of the Royal Army Medical Corps. Believed to have been born in London in the December Quarter of 1892. Died 15 January 1916 aged 29. Buried in the Higher Cemetery, Exeter. |
H. ANDERSON |
17652 Bombardier Hugh Anderson of the Royal Field Artillery. Son of Hugh Anderson; husband of Maud Anderson (née Bennett) of 14 Pancras Lane, Paul Street, Exeter. Born in 1883. Died 19 April 1917 aged 34. Buried in the Higher Cemetery, Exeter. |
P. C. AVENT |
89276 Lance Bombardier Percy Clarence Avent of the 48th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery. Son of Henry John C and "Annie" (Sarah Ann) Avent (née Crossman). Born in Wellington, Somerset in the March Quarter of 1893. Died 15 February 1919 aged 26. Buried in the Higher Cemetery, Exeter. |
S. S. BACK |
1421 Private Samuel Stanley Back of the 2nd/7th Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment. Son of Samuel and Susan Back (née Blundell) of 30 Union Terrace, Exeter. Born in Exeter in the September Quarter of 1896. Died 7 Apr 1916 aged 19. Buried in the Higher Cemetery, Exeter. |
C. E. BEALE |
119097 Driver Charles Ernest ("Ernest") Beale of 18th Reserve Battery, the Royal Field Artillery. Son of Henry and Caroline Beale of Forest Green, Nailsworth, Glos. Born in the September Quarter of 1897 at St. Leonards on Sea, Died 7 Feb 1916 aged 19. Buried in the Higher Cemetery, Exeter. |
F. BERGAN |
3962 Lance Corporal Frederick Bergan of the 24th Battalion, the Royal Fusiliers. Son of Mrs. S. Bergan of Hailsham, Sussex. Believed to have been born in 1894. Died 2 Sep 1916 aged 22. Buried in the Higher Cemetery, Exeter. |
H. BIRCH |
9793 Private Harry Birch of the 2nd Battalion, the Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regiment). Son of Henry Birch of Pelsall, Walsall, Staffs. Born in the December Quarter of 1884 in Brownhills, Staffs. Died 24 Apr 1918 aged 33. Buried in the Higher Cemetery, Exeter. Buried in the Higher Cemetery, Exeter. |
W. H. J. BLATCHFORD |
J68011 Ordinary Seaman William Henry John Blatchford of the Royal Navy, HMS Colossus. Born in Exeter 16 September 1885. Died 23 Aug 1918 aged 32. Buried in the Higher Cemetery, Exeter. |
R. BLYTHE (BLYTH) |
822175 Private Robert Blythe of the 31st Battalion, the London Regiment. Son of John and Margaret Blythe; husband of Annie Blythe of Hackney, London. Born in 1888. Died 13 Nov 1918 aged 30. Buried in the Higher Cemetery, Exeter. |
J. BOYD |
457A Driver James Boyd of the Australian Machine Gun Corps. Husband of Marion Boyd of 43 Swan Street, Hamilton. Embarked on HMAT Ulysses as part of reinforcements. on 25 October 1916. Died 26 March 1918 aged 25. Buried in the Higher Cemetery, Exeter. |
S. R. BRADFORD |
30137 Private Reginald Stanley Bradford of the 1st Battalion, the Somerset Light Infantry. Son of Thomas and Sophia Bradford of 20 Little Silver, Exeter. Died 14 May 1918 aged 26. Buried in the Higher Cemetery, Exeter. |
M. BROWNING |
7956 Private Montague Browning of the Devonshire Regiment. Son of Alfred and Mary Browning, formerly of King Street, Exeter. Born in Exeter in 1882. Died 26 July 1920 aged 38. Buried in the Higher Cemetery, Exeter. |
J. H. BURCHELL |
200185 Quartermaster Sergeant John Henry Burchell of the 4th Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment. Son of James and Martha Burchell of London; husband of Alice Rose Burchell of 1 Danes Road, Exeter. Born in Lambeth in the March Quarter of 1871. Died 9 May 1921 aged 50. Served in the Chitral Expedition and the South African Campaign. Held the Long Service and Good Conduct Medals. Buried in the Higher Cemetery, Exeter. |
H W BURNET |
171470 2nd Lieutenant Harold Wallace Burnet of the Royal Horse Artillery.Son of David and Rosabelle Burnet, formerly of 9 Clifton Hill, Exeter; husband of Marjorie N Burnet (née Raybould). Born in Bootle, Lancs in the September Quarter of 1870. Died in the December Quarter of 1917 aged 47. Burial place not known. |
E. BURNS |
110337 Pioneer Edward Burns of "B" Company, the Royal Engineers. Son of Daniel and Susan Burns; husband of Ellen Cott (formerly Burns) of 3 Milford, Commercial Road, Exeter. Born in Plymouth in 1866. Died 4 January 1919 aged 53. Buried in the Higher Cemetery, Exeter. |
J. BURNS |
12392 Private John Burns of the 2nd Battalion, the Royal Scots Fusiliers. Son of the late Robert Burns and Susan Burns of Irvine, Ayrshire. Died 20 August 1915. Buried in the Higher Cemetery, Exeter. |
A. E. T. BURRIDGE |
TL/3257 Driver Albert Edward Thomas Burridge of the Army Service Corps. Son of Thomas and Edith Burridge of Woodbine Place, St Sidwells, Exeter. Born in Exeter in 1894. Died 2 october 1918 aged 25. Buried in the Higher Cemetery, Exeter. |
C. BURROWS |
515090 Sapper Charles Burrows of the 20th TF Depot, the Royal Engineers. Son of William and Charlotte Burrows of Pollockshill, Ampthill, Beds; husband of Mary Ann Burrows of 39 Exe Street, St Davids, Exeter. Born in Ampthill in the December Quarter of 1882. Died 15 July 1918 aged 35. Buried in the Higher Cemetery, Exeter. |
E. G. BURT |
ON/214232 Leading Stoker Ernest George Burt of the Royal Navy, HMS Warrior. Husband of Mabel Alice Burt of 70 Widgery Road, Exeter. Born in Bridgewater, Somerset 26 July 1886. Died 10 May 1916 aged 30. |
R. A. E. CARTER |
5057 Private Robert Arthur Elliot Carter of the 59th Battalion, the Australian Infantry. Son of George James and Mary Carter of Rosebrook, Horsham, Victoria, Australia. Born in Horsham AU in 1890. Died 10 September 1918 aged 26. An Australian citizen, he sailed on HMAT Suffolk 1 April 1916 having previously been a grazier in Horsham - he was not married. |
W. A. CARTER |
223516 Driver William Abert Carter of 3 Cheshire Brigade, the Royal Field Artillery. Son of Alfred John and the late Sarah Alma Carter: husband of Gertrude Alice Carter (née Morrish) of 8 St Davids Terrace, Exeter. Born in Exeter in the March Quarter of 1882. Died 21 August 1919 aged 37. Buried in the Higher Cemetery, Exeter. |
J. W. CAWCUTT |
M2/181850 Private John William Cawcutt of the Army Service Corps, Motor Transport. Son of John William and Jane Cawcutt; husband of Rosetta Cawcutt (née Clarke) of Cross Cottage, Bishopsteignton. Born in reading in the September Quarter of 1885. Died 2 August 1917 aged 32. Buried in the Higher Cemetery, Exeter. |
E. G. CHENNEOUR |
908 Private Edwin George Chenneour of the 1st/7th Cyclist Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment. Son of William and Arabelle Chenneour of Longbrook Street, Exeter. Born in Sidmouth in the December Quarter of 1895. Died 11 July 1915 aged 20. Buried in the Higher Cemetery, Exeter. |
L C CHOWN |
31738 Private Louis ("Lewis" on the memorial) Charles Chown of the Machine Gun Corps (Infantry). Son of Elizabeth Chown (widow). Born in Exeter in the September Quarter of 1891. Died 9 November 1916 aged 25. Buried in the Higher Cemetery, Exeter. |
R. S. CLARK |
245352 Private Robert Stewart Clark of the 2nd Battalion, the London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers). Son of the late Thomas S Clarke and Florence Clark of the Hill, Greenstreet, Sittingbourne, Kent. Born in 1899. Died 5 January 1918 aged 19. Buried in the Higher Cemetery, Exeter. |
L. COCKLE |
172860 Sapper Lewis ("Louis" in GRO) Cockle of the Inland Waterways Transport Corps, the Royal Engineers. Son of George and Ann Cockle formerly of Bristol, latterly of Stroud; husband of Mary Maria Cockle (née Simmons). Birth date (see below). Died 22 March 1918 aged 46*. Buried in the Higher Cemetery, Exeter.
*Louis or Lewis, the son of George and Ann Cockle was born in Bristol, Clifton, in the March Quarter of 1868 His Army record states that he was 47 on enlistment on 20 May 1916. |
R. COLE |
14417 Private Robert Cole of the Hampshire Regiment. Family details not yet confirmed. Died 3 August 1920. Buried in the Higher Cemetery, Exeter. |
G. COLLETT |
76978 Leading Aircraftsman George Collett of the RAF. Husband of Violet May Collett (née Weston) of 69 Clifton Street, Exeter. Died 20 February 1919. Buried in the Higher Cemetery, Exeter. |
S. C. COLLINS |
J/41979 Ordinary Seaman Sidney Charles Collins of the Royal Navy, HMS P41*. Son of Albert Cornelius and Alice Maud Collins of 29A Magdalen Street, Exeter. Born in Exeter 22 November 1898. Died 10 May 1918 aged 19. Buried in the Higher Cemetery, Exeter.
*This man was accidentally drowned while serving on Patrol Boat 41. |
C. C. COLWILL |
2690 Sergeant Cuthbert Charles Colwill of the 2nd/1st Devon and Cornwall Bridging Company, the Army Service Corps. Son of the late Henry Colwill and Elizabeth Ann Colwill of 1 Cambridge Terrace, Well Street, Exeter. Born in Exeter in the June Quarter of 1890. Died 28 April 1917 aged 27. Buried in the Higher Cemetery, Exeter. |
W. G. COMMINS |
31108 Private William George Commins of the 34th Battalion, the Royal Fusiliers. Son of William and Mary Ann Commins of 11 Albert Street, Exeter. Born in Exeter in the December Quarter of 1885. Died 8 September 1917 aged 31. Buried in the Higher Cemetery, Exeter. |
J. COOMBES |
160649 Private John Coombes of the 31st Battalion, the Canadian Infantry (Alberta Regiment). Son of William and Elizabeth Coombes formerly of Rewe. Born in Rewe in the March Quarter of 1887. Died 7 April 1918 aged 31. Buried in the Higher Cemetery, Exeter. |
J. C. CRAIGIE |
2/2392 Battery Sergeant Major James Colin Craigie of the New Zealand Field Artillery. Son of Thomas and Ann Craigie of Milburn, Otago. Born in 1892. Died 14 November 1918 aged 26. |