First World War WWI InscriptionThe War Memorial has the following inscription: "To the Glory of God, and the Immortal Memory of the Brave Men of Bishopsteignton who fell in the Great War 1914 -1919." "Greater love Hath no man than this. That a man lay down His Life...
World War One
Bishopsteignton War Memorial
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Bishopsteignton and World War I
Read about the people and events connected to Bishopsteignton from World War One.
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John Walling WW1
Early Life John Walling is currently a bit of an enigma as regards his link with Bishopsteignton and his family. His birthplace was Bovey Tracey and his residence at the time of his death is recorded as Newton Abbot. [1] There is a Walling family in the 1911 census...
William Taylor WW1
Early Life There is only a little information about William's family and currently his link with Bishopsteignton is yet to be fully discovered. He is believed to have been born in 1893 in Kingsteignton, Devon. William's parents were George and Elizabeth Taylor...
Thomas Warren-Swettenham WW1
Early Life Thomas Robert Eaton Wybault Warren-Swettenham was born on 10th October 1867 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. His parents were Robert and Amelia Marion Warren-Swettenham and the family home was Swettenham Hall, Congleton, Cheshire. He studied at Cheltenham...
William Henry Newton WW1
Early Life William Henry Newton was born in Colaton Raleigh near Ottery St Mary on September 21st 1894. There is a record of his baptism on 18th Oct 1894. According to the 1901 census he lived with his father Henry Francis Newton who was an agricultural cattle man,...
Bishopsteignton Primary School during World War 1
The Outbreak of War The year that the war started began with tragedy for Bishopsteignton School’s Headteacher, his wife, who also taught at the school, and their family. His stoical entries in the School Logbook on April 1st and April 7th 1914 indicate the depth of...
Thomas James Kidston WW1
Early Life Thomas James Kidston was born in Bishopsteignton on the 28th March 1876 to John and Louisa Kidston. According to the 1881 census he was living with his mother Louisa (shown as a sailors wife) and his elder brother William and his grandmother Sarah Morritt...
Stephen George Ridgeway WW1
Early Life 44301 Private Stephen George Ridgeway of the 2/4th Battalion, the Royal Berkshire Regiment was the son of Charles and Minnie Amelia Ridgeway, of Mount Radford, Bishopsteignton. He was born in Bishopsteignton in the June Quarter of 1899.[1] According to the...
Charles Henry Payne WW1
Early Life 25581 Lance Corporal Charles Henry Payne of the 6th Battalion, the Somerset Light Infantry was the son of John and Ellen Louise Payne, of Cockhaven Road, Bishopsteignton. Charles was born in Shaldon in 1889. At the age of 1 year old he was living at...
Clifford E Wallis WW1
Early LifeClifford Edward was the beloved eldest son of the Wallis family and had 8 siblings, Fannie Mildred (Fannie), Nellie Christine (Teenie), Gladys Lilian, Francis Noel (Francie), Elsa Mary (Murlie), Kenneth Arthur (Kennie), Monica Joan (Joan) and Donald (Donnie)...