St Merryn
The War Memorial can be found in the Churchyard.
| War | Surname | Forenames | Nationality | Rank | Service No | ||||||
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| WW I | BENNETT | Ernest | UK | Able Seaman | 183634 | Open | |||||
Full Record CFHS Ref12576 WarWW I SurnameBENNETT ForenamesErnest NationalityUK RankAble Seaman Service No183634 Section Company Battery Unit / VesselHMS Blake ServiceRoyal Navy Awards  1914 Star British War Medal WW I Victory Medal WW ICitations EnlistedDevonport, Devon Residence Date Of Death15 May 1917 Will CauseSurface action TheatreOtranto Straits InterredBasri War Cemetery Parish War MemorialSt Merryn WM. St Merryn PC. Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other Memorial County/Country County/Country (Cemetery)Italy Age37 Year Born1880 Place Of BirthSt Merryn ParentsSamuel and Mary BENNETT Parents ResidenceIvydene, St Merryn Spouse Spouse Residence Remarks StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here St Merryn War Memorial St Merryn Parish ChurchSt Merryn War Memorial - Face St Merryn War Memorial | |||||||||||
| WW I | BENNETT | John Francis | UK | Private | 27604 | Open | |||||
Full Record CFHS Ref7027 WarWW I SurnameBENNETT ForenamesJohn Francis NationalityUK RankPrivate Service No27604 Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel1st Battalion ServiceDevonshire Regiment Awards British War Medal WW IVictory Medal WW ICitations EnlistedPadstow ResidenceSt Merryn Date Of Death01 Nov 1916 Will CauseKilled in action TheatreFrance and Flanders InterredGorre British and Indian Cemetery Parish War MemorialSt Merryn WM. St Merryn PC. Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other Memorial County/Country County/Country (Cemetery)France Age26 Year Born1890 Place Of BirthSt Merryn ParentsJohn and the late Susan (nee STRONGMAN) BENNETT Parents ResidenceSt Merryn Spouse Spouse Residence Remarks StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here  War Grave - John Francis BENNETTSt Merryn War MemorialSt Merryn Parish ChurchSt Merryn War Memorial - FaceSt Merryn War Memorial | |||||||||||
| WW I | BRAY | William James | UK | Gunner | 1043 | Open | |||||
Full Record CFHS Ref4247 WarWW I SurnameBRAY ForenamesWilliam James NationalityUK RankGunner Service No1043 Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel ServiceRoyal Garrison Artillery Awards British War Medal WW IVictory Medal WW ICitations EnlistedPadstow Residence Date Of Death17 Jun 1916 Will Cause TheatreEast Africa InterredMoshi Cemetery Parish War MemorialSt Merryn WM. St Merryn PC. Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other MemorialRoyal Regiment of Artillery Memorial. County/CountryLondon. County/Country (Cemetery)Tanzania Age21 Year Born1895 Place Of BirthSt Merryn ParentsWilliam John and Dora BRAY Parents ResidenceTrevear, St Merryn Spouse Spouse Residence Remarks StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here St Merryn War MemorialSt Merryn Parish ChurchSt Merryn War Memorial - FaceSt Merryn War Memorial Royal Regiment of Artillery Memorial London | |||||||||||
| WW I | HARDING | Frank | Open | ||||||||
Full Record CFHS Ref9939 WarWW I SurnameHARDING ForenamesFrank Nationality Rank Service No Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel Service Awards Citations Enlisted Residence Date Of Death Will Cause Theatre Interred Parish War MemorialSt Merryn WM. St Merryn PC Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other Memorial County/Country County/Country (Cemetery) Age0 Year Born0 Place Of Birth Parents Parents Residence Spouse Spouse Residence Remarks StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here St Merryn War MemorialSt Merryn Parish ChurchSt Merryn War Memorial - FaceSt Merryn War Memorial | |||||||||||
| WW I | HAWKEN | Archibald Woolcock | UK | Private | 45683 | Open | |||||
Full Record CFHS Ref3683 WarWW I SurnameHAWKEN ForenamesArchibald Woolcock NationalityUK RankPrivate Service No45683 Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel16th (Devonshire Yeomanry) Battalion ServiceDevonshire Regiment Awards British War Medal WW IVictory Medal WW ICitations EnlistedBodmin Residence Date Of Death08 Aug 1918 Will CauseKilled in action TheatreFrance and Flanders InterredSt Venant-Robecq Road British Cemetery Parish War MemorialSt Merryn WM. St Merryn PC Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other Memorial County/Country County/Country (Cemetery)France Age30 Year Born1888 Place Of BirthSt Merryn ParentsJames Ernest and the late Sophia Woolcock (nee OPPY) HAWKEN Parents ResidencePorthcothan Farm, St Merryn Spouse Spouse Residence Remarks StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here St Merryn War MemorialSt Merryn Parish ChurchSt Merryn War Memorial - FaceSt Merryn War Memorial | |||||||||||
| WW I | OLIVEY | Thomas Edward Legge | UK | Apprentice | Open | ||||||
Full Record CFHS Ref9940 WarWW I SurnameOLIVEY ForenamesThomas Edward Legge NationalityUK RankApprentice Service No Section Company Battery Unit / VesselSS Trekieve ServiceMerchant Navy Awards British War Medal WW I Mercantile Marine War MedalCitations Enlisted Residence Date Of Death18 Apr 1917 Will CauseSubmarine action Theatre Interred Parish War MemorialSt Merryn WM. St Merryn PC. Mylor WM Role of HonorFalmouth RoH 1 Remembered On Memorial Other MemorialTower Hill Memorial WW1 County/CountryLondon. County/Country (Cemetery) Age19 Year Born1898 Place Of BirthReading, Berkshire ParentsThomas Henry and Victoria Amelia (nee CORP) OLIVEY Parents Residence7055 Peckham Road, Camberwell, London Spouse Spouse Residence Remarks StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here St Merryn War MemorialSt Merryn Parish Church Mylor War MemorialSt Merryn War Memorial - FaceSt Merryn War Memorial Tower Hill Memorial WW 1 Tower Hill Memorial WW 1 - Face 17d | |||||||||||
| WW I | ROSEVEAR | Ernest | UK | Private | 22634 | Open | |||||
Full Record CFHS Ref9941 WarWW I SurnameROSEVEAR ForenamesErnest NationalityUK RankPrivate Service No22634 Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel ServiceDevonshire Regiment Awards Citations EnlistedSt Austell ResidenceSt Dennis Date Of Death17 Sep 1918 Will Cause Theatre InterredSt Merryn (St Merryn) Churchyard Parish War MemorialSt Merryn WM. St Merryn PC Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other Memorial County/Country County/Country (Cemetery)Cornwall Age30 Year Born1889 Place Of BirthSt Eval ParentsFrank and Helen ROSEVEAR Parents ResidenceSt Merryn Spouse Spouse Residence RemarksCWGC shows surname as ROSEVEARE. StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here  Family Grave - Ernest ROSEVEARSt Merryn War MemorialSt Merryn Parish ChurchSt Merryn War Memorial - FaceSt Merryn War Memorial | |||||||||||
| WW I | ROSEVEAR | Thomas | UK | Chief Stoker | 172298 | Open | |||||
Full Record CFHS Ref10127 WarWW I SurnameROSEVEAR ForenamesThomas NationalityUK RankChief Stoker Service No172298 Section Company Battery Unit / VesselHMS Vivid ServiceRoyal Navy Awards Citations EnlistedDevonport, Devon Residence Date Of Death20 Mar 1916 Will CauseDiptheria Theatre Interred Parish War MemorialSt Merryn WM. St Merryn PC Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other Memorial County/Country County/Country (Cemetery) Age42 Year Born1874 Place Of BirthSt Eval Parents Parents Residence SpouseAlice R ROSEVEAR Spouse ResidenceMorice Town, Devonport, Devon RemarksDied at 20 Ross Street, Morice Town, Devonport, Devon StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here St Merryn War MemorialSt Merryn Parish ChurchSt Merryn War Memorial - FaceSt Merryn War Memorial | |||||||||||
| WW II | BENNETT | Ernest James Reginald | UK | Private | 1110263 | Open | |||||
Full Record CFHS Ref9942 WarWW II SurnameBENNETT ForenamesErnest James Reginald NationalityUK RankPrivate Service No1110263 Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel2nd Battalion ServiceDevonshire Regiment Awards  Normandy MedalCitations Enlisted Residence Date Of Death06 Jun 1944 Will Cause Theatre Interred Parish War MemorialSt Merryn WM. Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other MemorialBayeux Memorial County/CountryFrance. County/Country (Cemetery) Age38 Year Born1906 Place Of Birth Parents Parents Residence SpouseGladys May (nee RESCORLA) BENNETT Spouse ResidenceSt Merryn Remarks StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here St Merryn War MemorialSt Merryn War Memorial - FaceSt Merryn War Memorial | |||||||||||
| WW II | BRENTON | Raymond | UK | Gunner | 933141 | Open | |||||
Full Record CFHS Ref4986 WarWW II SurnameBRENTON ForenamesRaymond NationalityUK RankGunner Service No933141 Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel75 Medium Regiment ServiceRoyal Artillery Awards Citations Enlisted ResidenceCornwall Date Of Death06 Oct 1945 Will Cause TheatreSouth Africa InterredJohannesburg (West Park) Cemetery Parish War MemorialSt Merryn WM. Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other Memorial County/Country County/Country (Cemetery)South Africa Age27 Year Born1918 Place Of BirthPlymouth, Devon ParentsHenry and Bartha BRENTON Parents ResidenceSt Merryn Spouse Spouse Residence Remarks StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here St Merryn War MemorialSt Merryn War Memorial - FaceSt Merryn War Memorial | |||||||||||
| WW II | DUFFY | Jocelyn Tierney | UK | Gunner | 5164 | Open | |||||
Full Record CFHS Ref9943 WarWW II SurnameDUFFY ForenamesJocelyn Tierney NationalityUK RankGunner Service No5164 Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel ServiceHong Kong Volunteer Defence Corps Awards Citations Enlisted Residence Date Of Death25 Dec 1941 Will Cause Theatre Interred Parish War MemorialSt Merryn WM. Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other MemorialSai Wan Memorial County/CountryHong Kong. County/Country (Cemetery) Age26 Year Born1915 Place Of Birth ParentsJocelyn Tierney and Christine Margaret DUFFY Parents ResidenceConstantine Bay Spouse Spouse Residence Remarks StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here St Merryn War MemorialSt Merryn War Memorial - FaceSt Merryn War Memorial | |||||||||||
| WW II | ELLERY | Frederick John | UK | Lance Sergeant | 1433132 | Open | |||||
Full Record CFHS Ref533 WarWW II SurnameELLERY ForenamesFrederick John NationalityUK RankLance Sergeant Service No1433132 Section Company Battery202nd Battery Unit / Vessel56th Heavy Anti-Aircraft Regiment ServiceRoyal Artillery Awards Citations Enlisted ResidenceCornwall Date Of Death30 May 1942 Will Cause TheatreIndia InterredCalcutta (Bhowanipore) Cemetery Parish War MemorialSt Merryn WM. Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other Memorial County/Country County/Country (Cemetery)India Age21 Year Born1921 Place Of BirthCornwall ParentsAlfred James and Lottie ELLERY Parents ResidenceSt Merryn Spouse Spouse Residence Remarks StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here St Merryn War MemorialSt Merryn War Memorial - FaceSt Merryn War Memorial | |||||||||||
| WW II | FLETCHER | Carteret John | UK | Captain | 138881 | Open | |||||
Full Record CFHS Ref9944 WarWW II SurnameFLETCHER ForenamesCarteret John NationalityUK RankCaptain Service No138881 Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel ServiceRoyal Highlanders Awards Citations Enlisted ResidenceCornwall Date Of Death04 Nov 1943 Will1 Cause TheatreEast Africa InterredNakuru North Cemetery Parish War MemorialSt Merryn WM. Role of Honor Remembered On MemorialSt Merryn Churchyard, parents' grave Other Memorial County/Country County/Country (Cemetery)Kenya Age35 Year Born1908 Place Of BirthHarpenden, Hertfordshire ParentsSir Carteret Ernest and Lady Eliza FLETCHER Parents ResidenceTreyamon Spouse Spouse Residence Remarks StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here  Family Grave - Carteret John FLETCHERSt Merryn War MemorialSt Merryn War Memorial - FaceSt Merryn War Memorial | |||||||||||
| WW II | LEGGE | Geoffrey Bevington | UK | Lieutenant Commander | Open | ||||||
Full Record CFHS Ref9945 WarWW II SurnameLEGGE ForenamesGeoffrey Bevington NationalityUK RankLieutenant Commander Service No Section Company Battery Unit / VesselHMS Vulture ServiceRoyal Naval Volunteer Reserve Awards Citations Enlisted Residence Date Of Death21 Nov 1940 Will Cause Theatre InterredSt Merryn (St Merryn) Churchyard Parish War MemorialSt Merryn WM. HMS Vulture Plaque Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other Memorial County/Country County/Country (Cemetery)Cornwall Age37 Year Born1903 Place Of BirthBromley, Kent ParentsHenry Bevington and edith Bllythne LEGGE Parents Residence SpouseRosemary Katharine LEGGE Spouse ResidenceCranbrook, Kent RemarksHe is also memorialised on the Benenden War Memorial, Kent.  Geoffrey Bevington LEGGEStoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here  War Grave - Geoffrey Bevington LEGGESt Merryn War Memorial St Merryn - HMS Vulture PlaqueSt Merryn War Memorial - FaceSt Merryn War Memorial | |||||||||||
| WW II | PELLEW | Robert Humphrey Beevor | UK | Pilot Officer | 111648 | Open | |||||
Full Record CFHS Ref9946 WarWW II SurnamePELLEW ForenamesRobert Humphrey Beevor NationalityUK RankPilot Officer Service No111648 Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel ServiceRoyal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Awards Citations Enlisted Residence Date Of Death16 Jan 1943 Will Cause Theatre InterredBenghazi War Cemetery Parish War MemorialSt Merryn WM Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other MemorialRAF Memorial. County/CountryLondon. County/Country (Cemetery)Libya. Age40 Year Born1903 Place Of Birth ParentsV H L PELLEW Parents ResidenceConstantine Bay Spouse Spouse Residence Remarks StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here St Merryn War MemorialSt Merryn War Memorial - FaceSt Merryn War Memorial Royal Air Force Memorial London | |||||||||||
| WW II | RHODES-MOORHOUSE | William Henry | UK | Flight Lieutenant | 90140 | Open | |||||
Full Record CFHS Ref9947 WarWW II SurnameRHODES-MOORHOUSE ForenamesWilliam Henry NationalityUK RankFlight Lieutenant Service No90140 Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel601 Squadron ServiceRoyal Air Force Awards  Distinguished Flying Cross 1939-1945 StarCitationsDFC - This officer has been engaged on operational flying since November 1939 During this period he has destroyed five enemy aircraft and has displayed great courage and devotion to duty. Enlisted Residence Date Of Death06 Sep 1940 Will CauseAircraft shot down near Tunbridge Wells, Kent TheatreBattle of Britain InterredParnham Private Cemetery Parish War MemorialSt Merryn WM Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other MemorialBattle of Britain Memorial. RAF Memorial. St Martin's PC. County/CountryLondon. London. Sussex. County/Country (Cemetery)Dorset Age26 Year Born1914 Place Of BirthLondon ParentsLinda (nee MORRITT) and the late William Barnard RHODES-MOORHOUSE Parents Residence SpouseAmalia (nee DENETRIADI) RHODES-MOORHOUSE Spouse Residence RemarksHe lies alongside his father (but does not meet the criteria for this website) who lost his life and was the first airman to be awarded a VC in WW1. His 1939-1945 Star was issued with the Battle of Britain Clasp.  William Henry RHODES-MOORHOUSEStoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here St Merryn War MemorialSt Merryn War Memorial - FaceSt Merryn War Memorial Battle of Britain Memorial | |||||||||||
| WW II | SOWDEN | Alfred Claude Brenton | UK | Sergeant | 841889 | Open | |||||
Full Record CFHS Ref3247 WarWW II SurnameSOWDEN ForenamesAlfred Claude Brenton NationalityUK RankSergeant Service No841889 Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel ServiceRoyal Corps of Signals Awards  Military MedalCitations Enlisted ResidenceCornwall Date Of Death07 Sep 1945 Will Cause TheatreIndia Interred Parish War MemorialDevoran WM. St Eval PC. St Merryn WM Role of HonorDevoran RoH. Remembered On MemorialSt Eval Churchyard, parents' grave Other MemorialRangoon Memorial County/CountryMyanmar. County/Country (Cemetery) Age27 Year Born1918 Place Of BirthCornwall ParentsAlfred and Mabel Gwendoline (nee BRENTON) SOWDEN Parents Residence Spouse Spouse Residence Remarks StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here  Family Grave - Alfred Claude Brenton SOWDEN Devoran War Memorial St Eval Parish ChurchSt Merryn War Memorial Devoran War Memorial - FaceSt Merryn War Memorial Devoran Roll of Honour | |||||||||||
| War | Surname | Forenames | Nationality | Rank | Service No | ||||||
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| WW II | PELLEW | Robert Humphrey Beevor | UK | Pilot Officer | 111648 | Open | |||||
Full Record CFHS Ref9946 WarWW II SurnamePELLEW ForenamesRobert Humphrey Beevor NationalityUK RankPilot Officer Service No111648 Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel ServiceRoyal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Awards Citations Enlisted Residence Date Of Death16 Jan 1943 Will Cause Theatre InterredBenghazi War Cemetery Parish War MemorialSt Merryn WM Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other MemorialRAF Memorial. County/CountryLondon. County/Country (Cemetery)Libya. Age40 Year Born1903 Place Of Birth ParentsV H L PELLEW Parents ResidenceConstantine Bay Spouse Spouse Residence Remarks StoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here St Merryn War MemorialSt Merryn War Memorial - FaceSt Merryn War MemorialRoyal Air Force Memorial London | |||||||||||
| WW II | RHODES-MOORHOUSE | William Henry | UK | Flight Lieutenant | 90140 | Open | |||||
Full Record CFHS Ref9947 WarWW II SurnameRHODES-MOORHOUSE ForenamesWilliam Henry NationalityUK RankFlight Lieutenant Service No90140 Section Company Battery Unit / Vessel601 Squadron ServiceRoyal Air Force Awards Distinguished Flying Cross1939-1945 StarCitationsDFC - This officer has been engaged on operational flying since November 1939 During this period he has destroyed five enemy aircraft and has displayed great courage and devotion to duty. Enlisted Residence Date Of Death06 Sep 1940 Will CauseAircraft shot down near Tunbridge Wells, Kent TheatreBattle of Britain InterredParnham Private Cemetery Parish War MemorialSt Merryn WM Role of Honor Remembered On Memorial Other MemorialBattle of Britain Memorial. RAF Memorial. St Martin's PC. County/CountryLondon. London. Sussex. County/Country (Cemetery)Dorset Age26 Year Born1914 Place Of BirthLondon ParentsLinda (nee MORRITT) and the late William Barnard RHODES-MOORHOUSE Parents Residence SpouseAmalia (nee DENETRIADI) RHODES-MOORHOUSE Spouse Residence RemarksHe lies alongside his father (but does not meet the criteria for this website) who lost his life and was the first airman to be awarded a VC in WW1. His 1939-1945 Star was issued with the Battle of Britain Clasp. William Henry RHODES-MOORHOUSEStoryIf you have any information about or photographs of this person please contact us here St Merryn War MemorialSt Merryn War Memorial - FaceSt Merryn War MemorialBattle of Britain Memorial | |||||||||||
