Reading Out Loud
Focused Elements:
You can have these explanations read out loud by clicking on 'Speak Explanation' (access key 'a')
These controls are to provide alternative means of accessing the information on this page. Two main facilities are provided: adjusting the text size and listening to the text on the page.
1) Adjusting Text Size:
You can increase the text size by clicking on 'Larger' (access key '+'), and reduce it by clicking on 'Smaller' (access key '-'). You can reset the size back to its original value by clicking on 'Reset' (access key 'j')
2) Listening to the Text
You can adjust the pitch of the spoken word, the rate or speed of delivery and the volume. You can also choose the voice to use by clicking on the drop-down list. The default voice is whatever is the standard for the computer and browser you are using.
To set your default, please refer to the description in the Accessibility Statement.
There are normally three sections of text on the page that you can listen to: the headings, the main text and a selection. Click on 'Speak Headings to speak the page headings (access key 'l'). Click on 'Speak Main Text' (access key 'q') to listen to the main text.
You can also select an area of text in the page using standard select methods and click on 'Speak Selection' (access key 'w') to read the selection aloud.
You can enable the reading out loud of the element that currently has focus by clicking on 'Start Focus Speaking' (access key 'f') and you can stop this by clicking on 'Stop Focus Speaking' (access key 'd').
You can pause the audio by clicking on 'Pause' (access key 'r') and resume by clicking on 'Resume' (access key 't').
To cancel or stop the audio click on 'Cancel' (access key 'y'). To restart the current audio from the beginning, click on 'Restart' (access key 'k').
To hide the accessibility controls click on 'Hide Panel' (access key 'h')
To hide this explanation click on 'Hide Explanation' (access key 'x')
Widecombe-in-the-Moor
Widecombe in World War One
Those Who Fell in the War
In these pages we are remembering those people from the Widecombe parish who gave their lives in World War One.
We are publishing information about their life and their war record.
The pages have been built up over the last few years with those who died in 1915 available during 2015, those that died during 1916 available during 2016, etc. No one from the parish died in 1914.
All the information for the 1915, 1916, 1917 and 1918 fallen are now complete.
- Died in 1915
- Died in 1916
- Died in 1917
- Died in 1918
Map showing home locations of those who fell
Roll of Honour
Death Penny
A memorial plaque was issued to every next-of-kin of a person who died as a result of the First World War. The History Group has acquired the memorial plaque of Sydney Arthur West who was a Leusdon resident who died in the conflict. A picture of this plaque will be found below as well as the envelope that each plaque was issued in (both pictures courtesy of David Ashman.)
Acknowledgments
Thanks to the following members of the Widecombe History Group who have put so much work into this project:
- Peter Rennells
- John Kimber
- David Ashman
Thanks to the Nosworthy family
Thanks to Leonard Sellers for permission to use the RND extracts
Thanks to Peter Rennells for permission to reproduce his picture 'Remembrance'.