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Gilbert Morley
Gilbert Edgar Morley Born in Widecombe on Saturday 19th February 1916. Father: Walter Samuel Morley. Mother Annie (Queenie) Palmer. Gilbert had 2 brothers Robert Grenville b 1921 and Clifford John b 1927. Gilbert attended Widecombe School from 11th April 1921 until 1st June 1927. In September 1939 he married Mona Burton in Hull. On 20th
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Edmund Radcliffe
Edmund Reynolds Willoughby Radcliffe Born at 45 Kensington Square, London on 3rd December 1899. Father Alexander N. Radcliffe. Mother Isabel G. Henderson. Siblings: John H, Maud M, Ruth I, & Margaret J. Edmund was educated in East Sussex and Eton College. In 1918 he enlisted in the Coldstream Guards but did not see action. He
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Edward Whitley
Edward Neil Whitley Edward was born on 29th July 1918 in Paignton, to parents William Wallace Whitley and Elizabeth Frances Whitehead. He had 4 elder brothers, William W, Peter P, Herbert H, Claude C and two elder sisters Mary and Dorothea E. When Edward was three years of age the family moved from Paignton to
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George Lang
George Lang Born in Buckland in the Moor on 23rd August 1916. Father John Jeffery Lang, Mother Susan A Stevens Two younger siblings Sidney, and Jessie. George attended Ashburton School, and after leaving school, worked as a carpenter on the Whitley estate at Buckland. Upon reaching the age of 18 (in 1934) George joined the
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Archie Pascoe
Archie A Pascoe Archie Pascoe was born in June 1922 at Buckland in the Moor. Father: Francis Pascoe, Mother: Helena Maude Caunter. Archie had 6 older brothers and sisters Francis L, Samuel, Renee, William H, Herbert, and Ernest plus one younger brother Robert J. It is believed Archie was educated at Ashburton School. In 1944
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Charles Weymouth
Charles Anthony Weymouth Charles Anthony Weymouth was born in Kingsbridge on January 1st, 1914 to Anthony Weymouth and Blanche (nee Pedrick) Charles had three siblings, elder sister Dulcie and younger twins William and Blanche. Charles’s mother Blanche died in 1918 and 2 years later Anthony married Linda Husband with whom he had another 4 children,
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Those who served in the British Army
British Army Pages These pages tell the stories of those from the parishes of Buckland-in-the-Moor, Leusdon, Postbridge and Widecombe-in-the Moor who served in the British Army and did not return. The servicemen concerned are as follows: Edmund Radcliffe Edward Whitley
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Alec Walter
Alec Walter Alec Walter was born in Widecombe on 10th July 1915. Father: Fred Walter, Mother Elizabeth Townsend. Alec had two sisters Ellen (elder) and Daffodil (younger), Daffodil was known to the family as “Dilly”. He attended Widecombe School from April 1920 until May 1929. After leaving school he worked as a gardener. On 16th October
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Widecombe World War Two
These pages tell the stories of the men who served in the Second World War and did not return to the parishes of Buckland-in-the-Moor, Leusdon, Postbridge and Widecombe-in-the Moor. In remembrance of those who served in the British Army In remembrance of those who served in the Royal Navy and the Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve