This page is in honour of those soldiers from the Bratton Clovelly parish who gave their lives in service to their country during World War I. The first list includes those who appear on the Bratton Clovelly Memorial. We assume that these men identified Bratton Clovelly as their place of residence when they enlisted. The second list contains the names of other Roll of Honour soldiers who had some relationship with the parish.
We have tried to gain some understanding of these individuals from the historic records. If anyone identifies omissions or errors, please contact us. Also, if anyone knows more about these soldiers and can offer further information on them including photos, we’d appreciate hearing from you.
Click here to see a map of where the Roll of Honour soldiers are buried.
Bratton Clovelly World War I Memorial
Soldiers on the Bratton Clovelly World War I Memorial
| Given Name | Surname | Death | Regiment | Relationship to Parish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur William | Bowles | 01/07/1916, buried at Devonshire Cemetery, Mametz, Somme, France | Private, Devonshire Regiment, 9th Battalion, Service No 16942 | On the Bratton Clovelly WWI Memorial. Gamekeeper for Major Gill of Eversfield for three years. |
| Alexander | Brown | 05/03/1916, buried at Lillers Communal Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France | Private, Middlesex Regiment, 11th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge's Own, Service No G/11045 | On the Bratton Clovelly WWI Memorial. Relationship to parish not known but was possibly working for Major Gill of Eversfield (1100 acres), Recruiting Officer for Exeter, who had signed up two of his working men before this date. |
| Alfred William | Hutcheson | 1/7/1916, buried at Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France | Private, Devonshire Regiment, 2nd Battalion, Service No 15587 | On the Bratton Clovelly WWI Memorial. with wife and children at Chestermoor, Bratton Clovelly in 1911, working as an undergardener. Western Times reported him missing 11 Aug 1916 and identified that he was a former workman for Miss Whitmore of Bannadon. |
| Nicolas | Palmer | 23/08/1917, buried at Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, Belgium | Private, Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry, 6th Battalion, Service No 27752 | On the Bratton Clovelly WWI Memorial. Born in Bratton Clovelly in 1887 and grew up in Bratton Clovelly. |
| Cecil John | Pike | 3/12/1917, buried at Jerusalem War Cemetery, Israel and Palestine | Private, North Devon Yeomanry, Service No 2168, Devonshire Regiment, 16th Battalion, Service No 345695 | On the Bratton Clovelly WWI Memorial. Stepson of John Karslake James of Barton Cottage, Bratton Clovelly. Attended Bratton Clovelly School from 1906-1911 when he received an exemption certificate. Cowman boy for Thomas Brown in Bratton Clovelly in 1911. |
Other Roll of Honour Soldiers Related to the Parish
| Given Name | Surname | Death | Regiment | Relationship to Parish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney Maurice | Gregory | 18/05/1915, buried at Brown's Road Military Cemetery, Festubert, Pas de Calais, France | 2nd Lieutenant, London Regiment (City of London Rifles), 6th Battalion | Son of Rev William H Gregory who was minister for Boasley Methodist Chapel when Sydney was killed in action. |
| Percy Robert | Knowles | 30/01/1918, buried at Compton Chamberlayne Cemetery, Wiltshire, England | Sergeant, Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery, 9th Battalion, Service No 1666 | Husband of Gladys Mary Hammond and son-in-law of James and Elizabeth Hammond of Risdon Farm (sometimes seen under Beaworthy). The Hammonds were later residents of Blackabroom. Gladys (born 1891 Staffordshire), her parents and brothers are buried at Bratton Clovelly. |
| Alfred James | Lashbrook | 17/12/1916, buried at Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt | Private, Royal North Devonshire Yeomanry, 1st Battalion, Service No 2604, Devonshire Regiment, Service No 346126 | The death notice in the North Devon Journal of 4 Jan 1917 identifies that Alfred was from Bratton Clovelly, so perhaps he was working in the parish before the War. He was the son of John and Bessie Lashbrook who were resident at Beamsworthy, Beaworthy at the time. |
| John | Laycock | 16/08/1917, buried at Tyne Cot Cemetery, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | Private, Devonshire Regiment, Service No 51356, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers, 7th Battalion, Service No 41638 | With mother in Bratton Clovelly in 1901 at the School House where father (deceased) had been schoolmaster and mother was a sewing teacher. Waggoner for the Dawes of Court Barton in 1911. |
| Joseph Charles Henry Valentine John | Mallett | 30/8/1918, buried at Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, Pas de Calais, France | Private, Duke of Edinburgh's (Wiltshire Regiment), 1st Battalion, Service No 27188, previously Somerset Light Regiment, Service No 32994 and Worcestershire Regiment, Service No 24477 | Married Eliza Horrell in Bratton Clovelly in 1907. |
| Henry Charles Ellis | Rundle | 19/2/1918, buried at Messines Ridge British Cemetery, Mesen, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium | Private, Australian Infantry Australian Imperial Forces, 32nd Battalion, Service No 4631 | Son of Henry Rundle who was born at Higher Voaden Farm, Bratton Clovelly in 1860. Grandson of James Rundle and Jane Ellis, both of Bratton Clovelly, who married in 1855 and emigrated with their first five children to South Australia in 1863. |
| Leonard Lancelot | Rundle | 23/8/1918, buried at Birmingham (Lodge Hill) Cemetery, Warwickshire, England | Sergeant, Australian Infantry Australian Imperial Forces, 48th Battalion, Service No 2477B | Son of James Rundle who was born at Higher Voaden Farm, Bratton Clovelly in 1857. Grandson of James Rundle and Jane Ellis, both of Bratton Clovelly, who married in 1855 and emigrated with their first five children to South Australia in 1863. |
| Herbert Ernest | Smith | 22/1/1916, buried at Exeter Higher Cemetery, Devon, England | Battery Quartermaster Sergeant, 7th Reserve Battery, 170th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, Service No 16400 | Born in Bratton Clovelly in 1880. Son of William Hicks, a Bible Christian minister, and Sarah Harriet Smith. |