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History
The boys circled in red above were killed fighting
in the First World War, the dead were:
From the back row, Lt. Hugh Lorimer who fought
with the Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry. He
died of wounds on 27 November 1918, 16 days
after the fighting had stopped. His brother Lt.
Kenneth Lorimer had died on the 8 August 1918.
From the middle row, Lt. Col. Harold Gibson DSO.
He served with the Army Medical Corps, and
after being mentioned in dispatches he was
awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO).
He died 17th October 1917.
From the front row sitting on the left is G. W.
Whiborne, who served with the 28th London
Regiment, which was known as the Artists Rifles
as it was originally formed in the 19th century
from Art students. He died 6th March 1917.
From the front row sitting on the right is Private
Ralph Tucker, who served with the 5th City of
London Battalion, the London Rifles, he died on
the 26th April 1915 at the Battle of St.Julien.
This battle was one of the first times poison gas
was used.
Derek Davies
King Edward VI School Totnes Football Team of 1901-1902
D
on't forget the History Department's project to document
memories fromanyone you know of who was involved inW.W.1.
Caretaker Dave Willis brought in his grandfather's memorabilia
that has been passed down through his family. He came in to
show them to a year 7 Challenge Pathways History group.
Devonshire Regiment cap badge and commemorative tobacco tin
Over 426,000 tobacco tins were distributed
to members of the British, Colonial and
Indian Armed Forces serving on Christmas
Day 1914. Included in the tins were tobacco,
confectionary, spices, pencils, a Christmas
card and a picture of 17 year old Princess
Mary, daughter of King George V and Queen
Mary, whose idea it was.
She organised a public appeal to ensure that
'every Sailor afloat and every Soldier at the
front' received a Christmas present.
