Teignmouth

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Reference WMO/98198

Address:

Den Carriageway

Promenade

Opposite the Venus Cafe

Teignmouth

TQ14 8BB

England

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Status: On original site

Type: Freestanding

Location: External

Setting: Roadside

Description: Obelisk

Materials:

Stone Granite

Lettering: Leaded

Conflicts:

First World War (1914-1918)
Second World War (1939-1945)
Cyprus Emergency (1955-1959)
Malayan Emergency (1948-1960)
Post-1945 War or Conflict

About the memorial: The memorial is a 19ft square shaped obelisk, made from Dartmoor granite.The front panel faces the sea, and the other three main panels show the WW1 names in lead. Total names = 170+

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Newspaper report of memorial unveiled 22 January 1921
Teignmouth WAR MEMORIAL UNVEILED BY COL. MILDMAY, Colonel F. B. Mildmay, M.P., accompanied Mrs. Mildmay, visited Teignmouth on Saturday afternoon to unveil the town’s memorial to those inhabitants who fell in the late war. A crowd upwards 2,000 gathered on the sea front, the memorial, obelisk of Devonshire granite, being placed midway between the Pier and the Lighthouse. It is 19ft. high, and has been erected at a cost of £250 which has, within a few pounds, been raised public subscription. On one of the panels, and facing the sea, is the inscription:—" To the grateful memory of the men Teignmouth who fell the Great War, 1914-19." The other three panels of the base contains the names the 170 heroes who laid down their lives, and contains the names of  four members of one family and three members of three other families. The work has been carried out Messrs. Knight and Sons, who, at their own expense, have done the lettering in beaten lead to prevent erasure by the spray from the sea. The enclosure was reserved for the members of the Council and officials, post men, St. John Ambulance Brigade, Comrades of the Great War, members of other public bodies, and the relatives of the fallen, many of whom brought wreaths and laid them at the base of the obelisk. The total sum collected for the various was £800 15s 4d including £241 9s 7d for the obelisk ; £454 14s 4d for the provision of a new hospital or the extension of the present building; and £104 11s 5d for the tea and sports held on Peace Day. 
The proceedings commenced with the playing of the National Anthem by Town Band, after which Mr. H. Champion Full, Chairman of the Urban Council asked Colonel Mildmay to unveil the memorial. Mr. Full said that the gathering that afternoon was unique and unparalleled in character. There must be diversity of thought, but they all had one in common, and that was had fallen to the lot of the Memorial Committee to commemorate the lives of those who went forth to save England and preserve her greatness. Some, unfortunately, would not come back land was to their honour that the memorial was erected. It was a sad re flection one hand, but England's greatness had been upheld in a conflict in which almost all the world was involved. 
Colonel Mildmay unveiled the memorial in the following words:—"l unveil this memorial in grateful and loving memory the men who gave their lives for King and country in a righteous cause, who died that might live." The hon. member went to say that thought of the gallant dead crowded into his mind, but he almost shrank from giving expression to them sacred those memories. He had watched men in the field for nearly four years; watched them closely, and a lump came into his throat when thought of their cheery fortitude and their determination to endure. By what spirit had the men been actuated? How they had sometimes made him laugh, and, sometimes made him cry, so wonderful, so infinitely touching, had been their forgetfulness of self; their readiness to suffer for others.  Did they understand quite what those men had undergone? He doubted it. Looking back and trying to get it in right perspective he came to the conclusion that it was the early days of war that our men had suffered most acutely. In the days before they had been taught by experience or supplied with the means of coping, with the terrible conditions in the trenches—before they had the means of coping, for instance, with trench feet, when they were at the mercy of poison gas without gas-masks, and of the German artillery, having no shells with which to respond. He should never forget the early days of 1915 in the Ypres salient. The conditions there were appalling, and the country owed a debt of deepest gratitude the troops which upheld their cause at that time under truly desperate conditions. He was never likely forget, the position in which the infantry division with which he was serving found itself in the days immediately preceding second battle of Ypres in April, 1915. Divisional Headquarters was in the centre the salient and two miles east of Ypres during desperate fighting which swayed backwards and forwards around Hill 60. Our troops holding the salient were, in consequence their position, bombarded from the north, east, and south. In whatever direction then trenches lay they were enfiladed. But this was not the worst. The worst was that the German guns could work their will without molestation from us. They could laugh at our artillery lire, for it was powerless—we had no shells with which to respond. Out batteries were reduced to a daily allowance of a single round. It could be imagined what that, meant, and yet the men wen cheerful. He well remembered the German attack when poison-gas was first used. A faint odour drifted across their position. He could almost smell it now. They sniffed and sniffed—what was it? In later days they did not stop to sniff. The meaning of it soon became apparent, for the French black colonial troops poured past them in a rushing retreat, terrified, their eyes starting out of their heads, tearing at their throats devoured by gas—they thought they were possessed by the devil. British troops were rushed up to fill the gap, many of them Territorials. With no gas masks it  was necessary  to meet the devilish poison. They did meet it, and repelled the Germans. But at what cost! And yet all through it the men were cheerful.  He carried his mind on to the fighting on the Somme in the following year. There the British had carried on the fighting far into the winter; they had sacrificed themselves to help the French. In those days the men would have been rightly described as living almost under water, up to their eyes in half-frozen filth, day and night, never dry. The whole country on the Somme front was filled with enormous shell holes full to the brim with liquid mud of the consistency of glue. Many men and horses had been engulfed therein while struggling forward. So insistent and ever present was the danger that, in certain parts, every third man of a relieving unit carried a rope for life-saving purposes. Those present that afternoon could picture the conditions on that front when he told them that at certain points every unit about to relieved had to hand over to their successors responsibility for some their men who were so firmly embedded in the muddy quicksands that hours of labour would be required to get them free. Their life had apparently been one intense misery, but did such conditions sap their determination? Not for a moment! They were happy in their crusade. They ever had a joke their lips. There was always song in their hearts. They took the chances of war as they came. They ever faced them with serenity. That was the word, "serenity." It was the serenity of British sailors and soldiers under all the most daunting circumstances associated with four years of desperate fighting which compelled the admiration of foreign friend and foreign foe alike. Might that monument be inspiration the town of Teignmouth to many generations come; might the example of fallen heroes be ever in the minds of those growing to mankind. Let them try to live as those men lived and died, in a spirit of generous self-sacrifice for others.
Mr Full mentioned that the obelisk did not represent the only memorial, and other money was held in trust for an endowment fund for the Hospital
The Rev. B.B Liptrott, Vicar of St James’s read the dedicatory prayers, after which Miss Audrey Lynne M.B.E. formally handed the memorial over to the Chairman of the Council for acceptance on behalf of the town.
Mr Full accepting the charge, proposed a vote of thanks to Col. Mildmay for unveiling the memorial. In reply, the gallant member said no thanks were required. He had seen so much of the splendid spirit of the men at the front that he was only too anxious to show how much he admired and appreciated the splendid example set. Mr C, Robbins, conductor of the town band having sounded the “Last Post”. Miss Lynne on behalf of the Memorial Committee laid a laurel wreath at the bas of the obelisk. Wreaths and posies of flowers were also laid there by relatives.(Exeter and Plymouth Gazette - Monday 24 January 1921)

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Erected in grateful memory of the men of Teignmouth who fell in the Great war 1914 - 1918 Dedicated to the memory of the men and women of Teignmouth who lost their lives in the Second World War 1939 - 1945

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Three panels around the obelisk of WW1 names. WW2 names on plinth + late names fitted in on surfaces >>>>WORLD WAR 1 ………… E. ANDREWS ~ G. H. ATTWOOD ~ W. BARGE ~ H. B. BARTRAM ~ T. BASS ~ - E. J. BENNETT ~ R. BERRY - W. J. BERRY - J. H. BETSWORTH - L. A. E. S. BILTON - C. BOUGHTON - J. E. BOYNE - L. BREWER - F. J. BROOM ~ R. E. BROOM ~ W. J. BROOM ~ W. BRUFORD ~ F. BUDGE ~ G. B. BULLEN ~ T. A. BUSH ~ C. CARTER ~ R. S. CAUSLEY ~ F. J. CHURCHILL ~ L. A. CHURCHILL ~ H. M. COLE ~ H. K. COLSTON ~ R. W. COLLINS ~ R. E. COOKE ~ W. J. COOMBES ~ H. CORBETT ~ J. H. CORNELIUS ~ P. S. CORNISH ~ G. COUSINS ~ G. H. COUSINS ~ F. CROSS ~ J. R. CUMMING ~ W. DAVIS ~ T. E. DEAR ~ S. DENNING ~ W. DENHAM. ~ J. F. DEVINE ~ E. J. DODD ~ J. A. DOMMETT ~ A. C. K. DYER ~ S. EARL ~ E. J. EDEN ~ B. J. EDWARDS ~ H. EDWORTHY ~ H. ELLIOT ~ H. ELLIOT ~ J. EVANS ~ R. S. FENNER ~ E. H. FORD ~ T. E. FORWARD ~ R. C. FOSTER ~ J. J. H. FRANCIS ~ A. W. FREER ~ W. C. GARDNER ~ H. A. GARRETT ~ E. E. GILPIN ~ H. F. GLANVILLE ~ R. E. GORDON ~ A. W. GOODMAN ~ W. A. GOODMAN ~ F. HAYMAN ~ J. H. G. HAYMAN ~ F. HAMLYN ~ H. E. HAMLYN ~ H. T. HAMLYN ~ T. W. HAMLYN ~ R. HANNAFORD ~ G. C. HATCH ~ G .HEATH ~ C. M. HEWLETT ~ H. HEXTER ~ H. J. HITCHOCK ~ R. G. HOBBS ~ V. M. HOBDAY ~ P. O. HODGSON ~ R. C. HORE ~ W. HORSAM ~ C. R. HOWARD ~ H. J. HUNTLEY ~ H. ISON ~ J. ISON ~ W.H. JOHNS ~ E. JOHNSON ~ P. A. JOHNSON ~ B. KENT ~ A. S. KIDSTON ~ A. LAKE ~ C. R. LIMBERY ~ K. T. LIMBERY ~ L. LE BRUN ~ E. C. LIPTROTT ~ T. LOCKYER ~ G. B. LUCAS ~ E. MARLES ~ J. MARS ~ A. H. MAYLAND ~ S. H. MEAR ~ F. MEYERS ~ E. J. MEYERS ~ C. H. MILLINGTON ~ H. G. M. MILES ~ A. B. MILLER ~ H. A. MASSEY ~ E. T. WOODVILLE –MORGAN ~ F. MORRISH ~ W. E. MORRISH ~ W. D. NATHAN ~ H. C. NEIASS ~ W. M. NEIASS ~ F. NEWBURY ~ C. NICHOLSON ~ H. R. NOQUET ~ J. H. O'BRIEN ~ T. W. O'BRIEN ~ A. PARKER ~ S. J. PARKER ~ W. T. PARSONS ~ G. H. PEDRICK ~ J. G. PEDRICK ~ J. PHILLIPS ~ W. J. PITT-PITTS ~ E. C. PITT-PITTS ~ F. PIKE ~ W. POPE ~ W. A. PROWSE ~ F. PYM ~ F. C. M. PIGGOTT ~ R. O. POTTINGER ~ R. J. QUARTLY ~ H. QUICK ~ E. RADFORD ~ W. J. REES ~ S. RICH ~ A. C. RICHARDS ~ F. G. ROFF ~ W. A ROURKE ~ J. W. J. RUSSELL ~ F. A. RUSSELL ~ A. RUSSELL ~ R. SACKETT ~ S. E. SAMPSON ~ M. C. SCARBOROUGH ~ J. SEALEY ~ H. SENIOR ~ A. SHARAM ~ M. SHAW ~ A. H. SHEARS ~ H. E. SHORT ~ S. H. SIMS ~ T. SLOCOMBE ~ W. G SMITH ~ B. STENTIFORD ~ W. H. STILES ~ J. S. STREET ~ J. F. THOMAS ~ W. THOMAS ~ A. TIBBS ~ R. C. TOKELY ~ A. R. TOLLEY ~ E. E. TOTHILL ~ E. J. TROUT ~ G. T. UNDERHILL ~ G. A. WADE ~ R. T. WALSH ~ F. R. F. WARREN ~ G. WEBBER ~ L. H. E. WELLS ~ A. C. WEST ~ W. M. WEST ~ F. G. WHITE ~ J. F. WHITEWAY – WILKINSON ~ E. W. WILLCOCKS ~ W. G. WILLSON ~ G. H. WILSON ~ T. W. WILSON ~ W. M. WILSON >>>>>>>WORLD WAR 2 ………F.R. BENNETT ~ F.M. BEST ~ P.N.B. BEST ~ J. BIDWELL ~ G.M. BLEWETT ~ A.W. BOORER ~ R. BOORER ~ R. BOORER ~ F.G. BOYNE ~ P.P. BOYNE ~ S.J. BRANCHETT ~ G.R.BREWER ~ B.E.J. BROOK ~ E.J.C. BROOK ~ J.A.C. BROOK ~ W.S. BROOM ~ J.S. CARTER ~ C. CHAMINGS ~ A.B. CHEVERTON ~ P.N. CHURCHILL ~ W.W. CLODE ~ J.B.H. COLEMAN ~ D.W. COLEMAN ~ S.J. COLEMAN ~ T. COLES ~ C. COOK ~ L. COSWAY ~ M.L. COTMORE ~ V.M.P. COUSINS ~ E. COX ~ I.A. CURTIS ~ M.J.W. DAY ~ J.S. DERGES ~ R.G.A. DUXBURY ~ J. DYMOND ~ A. EDWARDS ~ G.H. EDWORTHY ~ R.E. ESWORTHY ~ T.E. EVEL ~ E.J. FIELD ~ F. FIELD ~ R. FIELDEN ~ A.M. FORD ~ F.W.GODDARD ~ E. GOVIER ~ K.E. HAMBLEY ~ D.W.HAMLYN ~ L.G. HAMLYN ~ M.A. HAMLYN W.T.S. HAMLYN ~ H. HASTINGS ~ E. HERBERT ~ C. HESLOP ~ J.W. HESLOP ~ P. HILL ~ D.E. HODGE ~ I. HOOK ~ D M. HOOK ~ D.E. HOOK ~ L.G. HOOK ~ A.W. HUGHES ~ S.G. HUNT ~ A.E. HUNTER ~ G.E.HURFORD ~ A.J. JAMES ~ B.M. JAMES ~ C.K. JOHNS ~ M.W. JOHNSON ~ P.R. JOHNSON ~ W.C. KEMP ~ E.C. LANE ~ A.J. LEE ~ E. LOOSEMEORE ~ F.J. LOOSEMORE ~ M.M. LOOSEMORE ~ E.T. MADDISON ~ C. McCARTHY ~ M.J.D. McCAUSLAND ~ L.J. McCULLOCH ~ J. MEDLAND ~ B. MILNER ~ E. MOORE ~ W.B.R. MORRISON ~ E. MORTIMORE ~ M.L.C. MORTIMORE ~ R.E. MULLEN ~ B. MUNDY ~ C.H. PARKER ~ G.F. PARKER ~ E.H. PARKIN ~ G. PARKIN ~ A.W. PASSMORE ~ E.J.C PERROW ~ R.C.L PIKE ~ V.R.B. PIKE ~ G.W. PRATT ~ J. PRATT ~ J.T. PREST ~ F. PROUT ~ B. PUCKEY ~ P.F. RENDELL ~ W.F. RENDELL ~ C. RICHARDS ~ H. RIDDLE ~ E.W. ROBBINS ~ W.H. ROGERS ~ A.F. SALT ~ G.E.H. SALTER ~ C.E.G. SHAPLAND ~ E. SHORT ~ D. SIBBALD ~ W.J. STONEMAN ~ J. SKINNER ~ D. SMITH ~ E. SMITH ~ H.J. SMITH ~ J.T. SMITH ~ J.F. STANBURY ~ C.F. STEPHENS ~ C.J.H. SULLIVAN ~ A.M. TAPP ~ J.F. THATCHELL ~ F.A.G.THORNE ~ J.H.W. THORNE ~ J.W. THORNE ~ H.A. TIDBALL ~ R.V. TURPIN ~ G.S. TUSLUR ~ F. UNDERHILL ~ J. WADHAM ~ E.E. WALLING ~ R.T. WARE ~ C.G. WESTLAKE ~ E.V.WHITBREAD ~ S.H.J. WHITEHEAD ~ A. WHITEMAN ~ E.M. WHITEMAN ~ E.N. WHITLOCK ~ E.M. WILLIAMS ~ H.J. WILLIAMS ~ W.A. WILLIAMS ~ N.G. WILLS ~ R. WINSBORROW ~ G. WOOD ~ D.E.P. YOUNG.

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