Devon | Salcombe | War Memorial
A large cross, of a hard crystalline material, probably granite, on one of the terraces overlooking the estuary.
Thanks go to Michael Sandford for confirming that the names on the front are those of the men from World War II; those on the left and right hand faces are from World War I. The rear, as indicated on the memorial, are those of the lifeboatmen.
The front:
This Memorial is Erected
to the Honoured Memory of
Salcombe Men
Who fell in the GREAT WARS
1914-1918 + 1939-1945
AND THE THIRTEEN MEN
Lost in the Lifeboat Disaster
of October 27th 1916
SERVICEMEN
Adams F.J.
Bennett W.E.
Bottey A.C.
Browse M.R.B
Budd A.E.
Cheeseman A.
Clarke W.
Cook S.E.
Dorman H.E.
Field S.
Cole N.H.
Gale E.
Gurney-Richmond A.L.
Jewell H.C.
Leete A.C.
Marchand R.V.P.
Partridge D.F.
Partridge E.C.W.
Perring A.E.R.
Redfern R.B.
Reynold E.C.
Richards H.E.
Robert F.A.V.
Sergeant A.N
Street C.A.
De C. Stretton M.L.
Taylor F.C.
Teague S.
Watson C.
Wood A.W.T.
Youlden F.C. CIVILIANS Alexander A.
Ball D.R.
Catford E.M.
Chadder-blank E.M. Darnbrough B.
Darnbrough D.
Gibson E.
Lapthorn P.
MInney K.W.J.
Patey C.S.
Penwill J. Putt E.
Putt W.H.
Putt C.
Putt D.
Richards M.E.
Sladen T.
Stedman J
On the left hand side:
Ball John A
Calkin John E
Canham James A
Carpendale Maxwell M – MC
Cove, Awdrey L
Dare Maurice H
Dare Thomas
Distin William P
Evans Richard
Foster Douglas C
Friend James A
Gillard John H
Halstead Frederick
Hodder Berry A
Jarvis William
Larcombe James A
Adams Clarence E.P.
Right hand side of the memorial:
Maysey Lewis
Murch John
Patey Samuel
Penny Edward J
Putt Philip A
Putt Roland
Spry Nicholas S
Stretton Alexander L. De. C. – MC
Stretton Conrad De C.
Stretton John De C. – MC
Stretton William S. De. C.
Stone George
Tolcher Cecil
Trinick John H
Twining Richard W
Vereker Robert H.M.
Wood Gilbert T. : M.M.
Yeoman Percy
Cranch George M
Back, facing the estuary:
Lifeboatmen Canham James A.
Cook J. Ashley
Cove James H.
Cudd John A.
Cudd Francis W.
Distin Albert Distin Samuel M.
Foales Peter H.
Foale Peter H.
Foals William J.
Lamble William W.
Putt Thomas Wood Albert E.
Note: Richard W Twining (WWI) died 1st July 1916. He was serving in the Devonshire Regiment.
Last modified 7 November 2002