In advance of the Centenary of the end of WW1 in 2018, local people banded together to create a Road of Remembrance through the village of Bishopsteignton. This is the story of that project.
Charles Edward Koebel WW1
Captain Charles Edward Koebel was born on the 24th Jan 1878 in Croydon, Surrey and his attachment to Bishopsteignton came through his parents (father Oscar and mother Emma) who had moved to Murley Grange. He was a professional soldier with the 1st Royal Surreys and was wounded at the ill-fated landing of Suvla Bay in the Dardenelles leading a company of the 1st Lancashire Fusiliers. He died three days later and was buried at sea.
George Frederick Parish WW1
24627 George Frederick Parish's relationship to the village of Bishopsteignton is a bit of an enigma. If the information on the memorial is correct, then it seems that he is George Parish of Colebrook, Devon and he is on the memorial in Colebrook as well. As a gardener living in Kingkerswell, perhaps he was working at Lindridge or one of the other large gardens in the village? He joined the 8th Battalion, Devonshire Regiment and was killed in France on the 9th May 1917.
Ernest John Passmore WW1
20882 Lance Corporal Ernest John Passmore of the 10th Battalion, the York & Lancaster Regiment was the son of Alfred and Sarah Passmore, of Radway Street, Bishopsteignton. Born in Bishopsteignton in the March Quarter of 1890 and died 5th July 1916, at the age of 26, in France.
Horton George Stamp WW1
404050 Private Horton George Stamp of the Royal Army Medical Corps. Son of Horton and Lavinia Stamp. Born in Bishopsteignton in 1898. He died 21st May 1920 aged 22 years at the Smyrna Sanatorium in Torquay. He is buried in St John's Parish Church in Bishopsteignton.
George Ambrose Warren WW1
160645 Chief Yeoman of Signals George Ambrose Warren served in the Royal Navy from 1893 until his death. Born in Bishopsteignton on 30th December 1875 he was the son of James and Emma Warren; husband of Jessie Grills Warren of 4, Orchard Terrace, Bishopsteignton. George died on 28th December 1918. He held Long Service and Good Conduct medals and served in the operations in the Persian Gulf (1909-1914) and also at the Battle of Jutland. He is buried in St John's Churchyard, Bishopsteignton.
Bishopsteignton War Memorial
Bishopsteignton’s War Memorial is "listed" and stands at the top of a raised platform adjacent to the pavement on Fore Street, Bishopsteignton. It was first erected to commemorate those who died during the First World War. Later a stone plaque and flower vase were added at the base of the memorial to commemorate the Fallen of the Second World War.
John Walling WW1
Private John Walling 20853 joined the 8th Battalion Devonshire Regiment, served in France and died from his wounds after action in France on 24th September 1916. He is buried in the Netley Military Hospital Cemetery in Hampshire.
William Taylor WW1
Believed to be 11393 Private William Taylor of the 2nd Battalion, the Devonshire Regiment. He was the son of George and Elizabeth Taylor and was born in Kingsteignton in 1893. William died on the 6th October 1916 aged 23 years in France with no known burial. He is remembered on the Loos Memorial.
Thomas Warren-Swettenham WW1
Major Thomas Robert Eaton Wybault Warren-Swettenham was born in Cheltenham and married Emmété Florence Cope whose parents lived in Cockhaven Road, Bishopsteignton. He was a professional soldier before the Great War and was killed in action in Eloi, Flanders in 1915.