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War Memorial - Appledore, Devon, England, England


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Jack Bond (Probably John Alfred)
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Gunner
924390
abt. 1920
20 July 1943
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142 (The Royal North Devon Yeomanry) Field Regt. Royal Artillery
Cassino Memorial, Italy
Son of Ernest and Edith Bond,
husband of Florence Annie Bond,
of Bideford, Devon.
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Ronald Crowston
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Private
1571123
abt. 1916
26 September 1944
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6th Bn. Gordon Highlanders
Faenza War Cemetery, Italy
Son of Clara Crowston,
husband of Dorothy Elizabeth Crowston,
of Appledore, Devon.
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Douglas Clements
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Trooper
5624786
abt. 1919
22 November 1942
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"B" Sqn., 56th Regt. Reconnaissance Corps
Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia
Son of Alfred and Teresa Maud Clements,
husband of Adelaide May Clements,
of Appledore, Devon.
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Albert Heard
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Gunner
14523180

21 June 1944

532 Coast Regt. Royal Artillery
Appledore (St. Mary) Churchyard
Husband of N. E. Heard,
of Appledore.
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Joseph Thomas Need
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Private
952885
abt. 1916
21 September 1944
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2nd Bn. King's Shropshire Light Infantry
Leopoldsburg War Cemetery, Belgium
Husband of Mary Need,
of West Appledore, Bideford, Devon.
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Leonard Fairfax Ross
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Sapper
5622700
abt. 1920
27 October 1943
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55 Field Coy. Royal Engineers
Medjez-El-Bab War Cemetery, Tunisia
Son of Fairfax and Alice Ross,
of Appledore, Devon,
husband of Elsie Ellen Ross,
of Appledore.
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John William Taylor
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Corporal
2000769
abt. 1918
06 June 1944
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280 Field Coy. Royal Engineers
Bayeux War Cemetery, France
Son of John William and Sarah Elizabeth Taylor,
of Appledore, Devon,
husband of Ethel Doreen Taylor,
of Appledore.
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Derek Anthony Williams
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Private
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abt. 1926
18 June 1944
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1st Bn. Gordon Highlanders
Bayeux War Cemetery, France
Son of Tom and Ada Irene Williams,
of Appledore, Devon.
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Frank Peter Burbridge (Probably)
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Flight Lieutenant
126016
abt. 1921
22 November 1943
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97 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England
Son of Percy Frank and Dorothy Francis Burbridge,
husband of Ethel Vera Burbridge,
of Lichfield, Staffordshire.
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Jack Evans (Probably Edmund John)
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Corporal
1659542
abt. 1920
07 November 1944
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B. S. R. U. Royal Air Forc Volunteer Reserve
Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, England
Son of John Henry Lock Evans and Elsie Evans,
of Appledore, Bideford, Devon.
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Hamish Lovell
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Royal Air Force

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Samuel L. Squire
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Sergeant (Wireless Operator, Air)
1315832
abt. 1921
15 June 1944
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202 Sqdn. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
Melilla Cemetery, Spain (Marocco)
Son of Samuel Lester Squire and Elsie Squire,
husband of Annie Louisa Squire,
of West Appledore, Devon.
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William Bennett
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Ordinary Telegraphist
LT/JX 405153
abt. 1925
13 June 1944
19
Royal Naval Patrol Service, H. M. Trawler "Birdlip"
Lowestoft Naval Memorial, Suffolk, England
Son of William Robert and Marian Bennett,
of Appledore, Devon.
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William John Norman Ford
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Engine Room Artificer 5th Class
D/MX. 93556
abt. 1926
22 October 1946
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Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Saumarez"
Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England
Son of John Golman Ford and Florence Annie Ford,
of Appledore, Devon.
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Leslie John Green
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Cook
D/MX 95537

16 December 1942

Royal Navy, H. M. S. "White Bear"
Appledore (St. Mary) Churchyard
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Ronald Hammonc(?)
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Royal Navy

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William Taylor
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Seaman
LT/JX 222771
abt. 1888
08 June 1941
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Royal Naval Patrol Service, H. M. Patrol Vessel "Lerina"
Appledore (St. Mary) Churchyard
Husband of Annie Taylor,
of Northam.
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John Murts
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Lieutenant


18 October 1944

Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve, H. M. L. C. T. 494
Portsmouth Naval Memorial, Hampshire, England
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Frederick William Slade
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Chief Petty Officer
D/JX 224153
abt. 1904
20 November 1943
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Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Forte"
Appledore (St. Mary) Churchyard
Son of Stephen and Lilian Mary Slade,
of Appledore,
husband of Dora Anne Slade,
of Appledore.
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Leslie Squire
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Petty Officer
D/JX 126429
abt. 1910
26 December 1943
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Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Norfolk"
Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England
Son of Caleb and Emma Squire,
husband of Katherine Margaret Squire,
of Appledore, Devon.
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Frederick Albert Vincent
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Petty Officer
D/JX 128054
abt. 1911
08 June 1940
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Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Ardent"
Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England
Son of Lewis William and Alice Vincent,
husband of Doris Mary Vincent,
of West Appledore, Devon.
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John Edward Elenzo Cann
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Able Seaman
D/JX 215013
abt. 1916
09 May 1945
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Royal Navy, H. M. S. "Victorious"
Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England
Son of John and Lily Ann Cann,
husband of Beryl Joan Cann,
of Bideford, Devon.
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Eric Bennett
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Boatswain (Bosun)

abt. 1907
21 May 1940
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Merchant Navy, S. S. "Firth Fisher" (Barrow)
Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Son of Joseph Tawton Bennett and Elizabeth Ann Bennett,
husband of Bessie Irene Bennett,
of Appledore, Devon.
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Arthur Brooks (Probably)
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Greaser

abt. 1913
12 April 1942
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Naval Auxiliary Personnel (Merchant Navy), H. M. S. "Tynwald"
Liverpool Naval Memorial, Lancashire, England
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Leonard Carter
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Merchant Navy

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Philip Evans (Probably)
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Chief Officer

abt. 1906
22 November 1940
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Merchant Navy, S. S. "Bradfyne" (Bideford)
Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Son of William Harry and Mary Ann Evans,
husband of Doris May Evans,
of Walsall, Staffordshire.
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Thomas Screech
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Merchant Navy

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Albert Leslie
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Merchant Navy

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Thomas Marshall
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Able Seaman

abt. 1898
08 August 1940
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Merchant Navy, M. V. "Fife Coast" (Liverpool)
Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France
Son of Alexander and Isabelle Marshall,
of Appledore, Devon.
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James Petley
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Chief Officer

abt. 1902
20 January 1941
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Merchant Navy, S. S. "Florian" (Liverpool)
Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Son of James and Caroline Clara Petley,
husband of Florence Maud Petley,
of Appledore, Devon.
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Edgar Stone
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Master

abt. 1889
12 February 1941
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Merchant Navy, S. S. "Oswestry Grange" (London)
Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Son of Crosdaile Martin Stone and Ann Stone,
husband of Emily Stone,
of Appledore, Devon.
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Joseph Lewis Groves
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Apprentice

abt. 1925
29 July 1943
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Merchant Navy, M. V. "Cornish City" (Bideford)
Tower Hill Memorial, London, England
Son of Alfred and Gertrude Mary Groves,
of Appledore, Devon.
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