Organisers appeal for descendents of those named on war memorial to come forward
The organisers of a concert in Ottery St Mary commemorating the end of the First World War are hoping that relatives of the 87 people named on the memorial plaque in the town’s parish church will attend.
A group of local performers will present Songs That Won The War, a selection of music and writings from that period, in the church on Saturday, November 10, 100 years on from the eve of Armistice Day.
It will be in memory of all those who died or suffered as a consequence of the war, and in particular it will honour those recorded on the memorial plaque.
The organisers hope that as many as possible of their living relatives will come along, and be part of a commemorative photograph which will be taken on the evening.
Songs That Won The War will be performed by a group of local people being formed especially for the event, called The Ottery Players or TOPS.
Tickets are £10, including a glass of wine and finger buffet.
Names on the memorial plaque in the Ottery St Mary Parish Church:
Private Albert John Baker
Private James Baker
Corporal William James Barrett
Trooper Arthur Bastin
Private Clarence Donald Disraeli Bastin
Colour Sergeant Charles Frank Batstone
Flight Sub-Lieutenant Samuel Lowe Bennett
Private Albert George Berry
Private Ernest William Huxtable Berry
Lance Corporal Frank Bess
Private Walter Board
Private William Henry Board
Private Alfred Harold Bovett
Private Owen Butt
Private Alfred Frederick Butter
Private John William Cann
Private William Albert John Cann
Able Seaman William Cross (listed in error, he survived the War)
Private Henry Thomas Churchman
Private William John Churchman
2nd Lieutenant Luke Frederick Rennell Coleridge
Private George Connett
Private John Thomas Cummings
Corporal Francis Henry Field
Lieutenant Colonel Pulteney Charles Gabbett
Private Herbert William Godfrey
Private Cyril William Hake
Private Edwin Ham
Able Seaman Edward John Ham
Private D J Harding
Private Arthur Harris
Private Thomas Harris
2nd Class Petty Officer Isaac Hill
Private Ernest Frank Hooper
Private Henry James Hooper
Private William Howard
1st CI. Petty Officer Albert Charles Howe
Chief Petty Officer George Woodley Howe
Private William Henry Howe
Private William Arthur James
Private Frederick Kingdon
Private Reginald Frank Lee
Private Harry Leatt
Flight Cadet James Littley
Pioneer Abraham Cottey Luxton – Royal Engineers
Gunner George Henry Luxton – Royal Artillery
Private George Marker
Sergeant John Martin
Private Frederick Joseph Matthews
Rifleman Francis John Braddick Melluish
Private Arthur Tom Manley
Sergeant William Henry North
Sappeer Walter John Palfrey
Private Thomas Henry Patch
Private John Perryman
Private Frank Piney
Private Charles John Piney
Private William Charles Pottinger
Private Thomas Pratt
Private William James Prigg
Private Harry Robert Prigg
Officers Steward Louis Henry Richards – Royal Navy
Squadron Sergeant Major Edward Vezey Rooker
Private Harold Lionel Salter
Lance Corporal John Elliott Salter
Private Samuel Salter
Private William Melluish Sandford
Private Frank Shepperd
Corporal Albert Hill Short
Able Seaman Frederick George Short
Private Archibald George Slee
Private William Edward Sluggett
Sergeant John Smith
Private Frederick John Taylor
Private Walter Thompson
Corporal Arthur Totterdell
Private Edward William Totterdell
Private Frederick Tremlett
Private Frederick Viney
Private Frank Small Welsman
Leading Seaman Alfred White
Sergeant Sidney George White M.M.
Private Frank Archibald Wilmington
Stoker Frank Channon Woodley
Private William Robert Woodley
Gunner Frederick Thomas Stiling
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