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Men remembered on ’s World War One memorial

Bryant, Walter Sidney Hall Born 1894 in Vellow. Private, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry Died of wounds, in or Flanders, 5 September 1916.

Criddle, George Born 1887, married, father of Carlo. Private, Light Infantry. Died of wounds in Reading War Hospital, 17 August 1916.

Carrott, John C Born 1889 in Rexton, agricultural labourer. Private, Somerset Light Infantry. Killed in action, in France or Flanders, 16 September 1916.

Coles, James Born , lived in . Private, Somerset Light Infantry. Killed in action, in France or Flanders, 16 September 1916

Cavill, Alfred Born 1888, a carter, lived at Capton. Private, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry Died of wounds, in France or Flanders, 18 October 1917.

Corney, Basil John Butcher Gunner Royal Garrison Artillery According to the Courier (29 March 1916) he was slaughterman and assistant to Percy Hutchings of Stogumber, whose appealed to the Tribunal for Basil to be exempted was dismissed. He enlisted 10 Dec 1915, shot in right knee Oct 1916, never returned to duty and died of wounds at home in 1918, and was buried in Stogumber churchyard.

Taunton Courier 29 March 1916 Eames, Mark Private. Royal Warwickshire Son of W and Annie of Wood Cottage, Wood Lane. Killed in action aged 18, France and Flanders, 29 August 1918, final resting place unknown.

Hellard, John Alexander According to the Taunton Courier (26 August 1916) he was the younger son of Mr and Mrs Edwin Hellard of The Knoll (now Wayshill) in Stogumber, and occasionally played for Somerset County Cricket Club. 2nd Lieutenant, Somerset Light Infantry. Killed in action 2 July 1916 aged 34.

Taunton Courier 26 August 1916

Moles, Thomas L Private, 54th Kootenay Battalion, Canada. Thomas Lionel Moles was born in (Somerset) on 17 November 1891. He served for four years in the Somerset Light Infantry. After leaving the British Army, Moles emigrated to Canada, where in July 1915, Moles enlisted in the 54th (Kootenay British Columbia) Battalion. The 54th Battalion for in 1915, entering France in August 1916. Sadly, Thomas Moles had several convictions for drunkenness and had a poor conduct sheet: Date Offence Punishment 18 December 1915 Absent Without Leave Fined 2 day’s pay 23 March 1916 Absent Without Leave Fined 2 day’s pay 6 June 1916 Absent Without Leave Fined 2 day’s pay 30 June 1916 Absent Without Leave Fined 2 day’s pay

During October 1917, Thomas Moles was ordered to re-join his company which was about to go into action. Instead of going forward, Moles went to a village in the rear areas. He was eventually arrested 3 weeks later, and charged with desertion. At his court-martial Moles was found guilty and sentenced to death. At 05:30 on 22 October 1917, Moles was executed by firing squad. His remains are located in Ypres Reservoir , Plot I, Row H, Grave 76.

Parsons, Robert J Listed as the son of Mr and Mrs Henry Parsons of Vellow, ; husband of Winifred, Annie Parsons of 3 Back, Hooper Street, Dudley Road, Birmingham. Sapper, Tunnelling Depot Company, Royal Engineers. Died of wounds aged 28 on 6 December 1918; buried in Glasgow Western Necropolis, grave/memorial reference P.2818.

Stevens, William James Gunner, Royal Horse Artillery. Died in England, 26 February 1917.

Stone, Thomas Private, Gloucestershire regiment. Killed in action 1917.

Williams, F Possibly Frank, born 1871. Gunner.

Sweet-Escott, Murray Robertson Reported to be the younger son of Rev Edward Herbert Sweet-Escott and Anna Frances (nee Robertson) of Hartrow Manor. Born 14 December 1887; educated Dulwich College and Marlborough. Lieutenant, 1st Battalion, Kings Liverpool Regiment. Joined December 1909; trained Irish Fusiliers; promoted Lieutenant February 1911; seconded ADC Sir E B Sweet-Escott (Governor, Leeward Islands then Fiji) returning to UK 1913; volunteered foreign service 1914; killed in action on the Aisine near Brayne; buried where he fell.

Men of Stogumber who served and survived

Besley, Frank Army Vet Corps; Old Way Bicknell, John Giles Labour Corps, New Buildings Bishop, Charley Somerset Light Infantry, Catford Bishop,, Francis William Light Infantry, Catford Bishop Robert James Somerset Light Infantry, Catford Bosley, Albert John Labour Corps, Coleford Water Bryant, Ernest Albert Somerset Light Infantry, Vellow Bryant, Ernest George Somerset Light Infantry, Hill St Bryanty, Frederick James Somerset Light Infantry, Vellow Bryant, Henry George Somerset Light Infantry, Vellow Bryant, John Somerset Light Infantry, Hill St Burge, William James Royal Warwickshire Regiment Bucknell, James (See press-cutting below) Chidgey, William John Royal Engineers, Rexton , Arthur Froude Somerset Light Infantry, Culcombe Coles, Herbert Somerset Light Infantry, Vellow Coles, William James Somerset Light Infantry, Hill St Corney, Basil John R G A Cornish, George Lyddon Worcesters, Hill House Cornish, John Lyddon enlisted 4 Sept 1914 Criddle, James M G C, Old Way Davey, William Somerset Light Infantry, Rose and Crown Davis, Samuel John R A M C, Kingswood Dennett, William Richard Somerset Light Infantry, Hill St Eames, Frederick Royal Irish Rifles, Carslake Cottage Eames, Walter John Royal Irish Rifles, Carslake Cottage Elliott, Arthur John Somerset Light Infantry, Rexton Eslick, William J H RN, Vellow Gadd, Charles Somerset Light Infantry, Vellow Gadd, Robert Labour Corps Gooding, John RAF Gould, Edward Dorsets, Jacobs Pond Gould, William, SLI, Jacobs Pond Granger, Frederick H RAMC, Old Way Hall, Herbert Somerset Light Infantry, Harding, John H ASC Hawkins, Thomas J Somerset Light Infantry, Vellow Hayes, Frank enlisted 1914 Hayes, Frank Somerset Light Infantry, Capton Hayes, William H Somerset Light Infantry, Northam Hewett, Frederick Arthur Somerset Light Infantry, Culcombe Farm Hole, Charles John of Oldway enlisted 1915, called up 1917 maltster at brewery Hole, Charles John RE Old Way Hyett, Alexandria enlisted 1917, medical discharge 1917 Hyett, Alexandria Seymour RE, Old Way King, John Franklyn RA, Sunnybank Langdon, Ernest Somerset Light Infantry, Chidmarsh Langdon, George, Somerset Light Infantry, Chidmarsh Langman, Donald W Labour Corps, Escott Maddock, Fredrick Somerset Light Infantry, Higher Vellow Maddock, James W RMLI, Butts Maunder, Ernest P KSLI, Zinch Meade, Henry S J AVC, Yeaw Nation, Matthew Somerset Light Infantry, Hole Cottage, Lower Vexford Parsons, Frederick Somerset Light Infantry, Vellow Routley, Arthur E Somerset Light Infantry, Vellow Routley, Eldred (1879-1957), in 1901 bombardier, RFA ,(see also below) Routley, William A Somerset Light Infantry, Vellow Snell, Frederick J Labour Corps, Preston Vale Stevens, Ernest William Somerset Light Infantry, Escott Stevens, Frank RE, Hall Cottage Stevens, Walter AVC, Capton Thorne, William T RFA, Carslake Touchin, William T ASC, Trebble, Edward J RE, Hill St Tuckfield, John L W London Regt, New Buildings Tuckfield, Percy F RGA, New Buildings Tuckfield, Reginald W Manchester Regt Tuckfield, Stanley V J Somerset Light Infantry (see press-cutting below) Tuckfield, William Somerset Light Infantry, Wood Cottage Wallbutton, Charles T ASC Wallbutton, Frederick J RN Wallbutton, Herbert J ASC Watts, Marmion enlisted in Jan 1915, lived in , Hampshire Regt. medical discharge 1916 Welsh, Arthur E RE, Coleford Water Westcombe, Charles Somerset Light Infantry, Houndhill Westcombe, William Bedfords, Houndhill Williams, Cuthbert J ASC, Togford Yeandle, William J Somerset Light Infantry Routley, Eldred (1879-1957), in 1901 bombardier, RFA , 1911 saddler/harness maker, enlisted 1914, went awol for 3 days in Dec 1914; sent to France, 1 May 1918 convicted of drunkenness and deprived 28 days pay, demobbed 15 Jan 1919; moved to Williton then

Bucknell, James

Tuckfield, Stanley (1899-1961)

Taunton Courier 20 Dec 1916

Men born in Stogumber who died but are not on our memorial

Hutchings, Samuel James b 1860, lived at Tiverton

Case, Montague Lived in Bath Burnett, El b 1886, d 25 Jan 1917, lived in Bagborough Hayes, Fred Lived at Washford Bennett, William Welsh regiment, killed in action 1918 Stone, Thomas Lived in Bristol, killed in action d 1 Oct 1917 Sully, Richard Frederick d 22 Aug 1918, lived at West Porlock Watts, Edward Lived in Berkshire, d 3 May 1917 Yandle, William d 5 Jul 1917, lived at Calloway, William b Monksilver, lived in Stogumber, killed in action, 22 Mar 1918

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