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          • Auvray, Ray
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          • Gutsell, Cecil F
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          • Shebbeare, John (b 1709, d 1788)
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Wartime Roll of Honour

1914-18 and 1939-45 commemorative plaques of Old Boys.
The former was engraved by Southwood, Exeter and is dated 3rdDec 1919.
The WW2 plaque was unveiled on 27 Oct 1948.

Great European War 1914-19

Allin, Harold A17th Lanc. Fusiliers
Ascott, VJDNyasaland Volunteers
Backway, Arthur PR Berks
Bailey, Robert E L6th Wilts
Cole, Walter William GRE
Colwill, Wilfred HRoyal Irish Rifles
Cork, William Arthur5th Dorset
Cork, Thomas EdwardRND Hussars
Couldridge, Claud L8th Devons
Couldridge, Jack O12th Worcs
Couldridge, LeslieRoyal Fusiliers
Dark, Victor15thLondons
Foden, Edwards Cecil21st R Fusiliers
Fulford, SidneyA S C., MT
Galsworthy, EdgarTank Corps
Goaman, Frank WilliamR F Artillery
Goss, JamesM G Corps
Hocking, Leonard VBuffs
Holwill, William BertrandM G Corps
Jenkinson, William ErnestM G Corps
Jones, Gerald A D10th R W Surreys
Murphy, Charles WilliamR F Corps
Murray, Walter K12th Nelson Regt. NZ
Palmer, Robert HHMS Black Prince
Passmore, Archibald ERMLI
Pearse, Arthur William6th Devons
Puddicombe, F Cecil8th Devons
Short, John4th Ox & Bucks LI
Slee, William H8th Devons
Stedeford, Horace KQueen’s Westminsters
Verren, John1st Devons
Ward, Lewis J BR F Corps
Whitefield, WilliamSS ‘Fremaire’
Wickham, Thomas S2ndManchesters
Green, EdwardANZAC
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WW2 Standing Orders

Second World War 1939-45

Allen, F JFriendship, W AHooper, JShort, W R
Ashplant, W LGibson, E HHopson, GShort, J H
Beer, W DGriffey, F AKelly, P SSomerton, P C
Blackman, R E GGrant, RLake, J RTucker, G R M
Breaks, RHalstead, L JLane, F RWhiteside, H
Burbridge, F PHawke, A R PLovell, H A MWhiteside, L
Clarke, NHearn, C RLowther, P HWood, F R
Cornish, EHeywood, K WManning, H WWebber, M R W
Cotton, R GHill, J EManning, J K 
Evans, R W JHocking, LManning, V E 
Evans, E JHookway, R TNichols, F C 

Masters:  Feltham G D, Rowe R R H

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