Upottery & Yarcombe Ploughing Match

Upottery and Yarcombe Ploughing Match.

Upottery School photo for 1928

Upottery School photo for 1933

Upottery Fire Crew

Upottery men return from WW1.

Upottery School

Upottery Home Guard 1939-45

Picture showing men of Upottery Home Guard 1939-1945

The men of Upottery Home Guard

The picture shows 37 members of the Upottery Home guard (1935-1945)

Back row: F. Pym, M. Spiller, Richard Drew, Stanley Wright (Stanley Arthur William Wright born 1921 in Kilmington moved to Highley Farm, Upottery in 1931), Bert Cooke, Ern Joyce, A. Edwards, Len Wyatt, Reg Underdown, Tom Shepherd, Will Harris, Ed Selway, F. Bartlett and Jack Dare.

Second row: J. Baker, R. Edwards, William Bartlett, Cpl. Raymond Reed, W. Edwards, W. Salvage, Stanley Lane, B. Tidball, ? Spiller, J. Edwards, Arthur Quick, S. Retter, Henry Boyland, L. Pincombe and George Bond.

Front row (seated): Cpl. Alf Pavey, Cpl. Les Rowland, Sgt. J. Boyland, (Officer, rank unknown) W. Parris, (Officer, rank unknown but appears to be Lt.) F. Jefferies, Sgt. H. Crabb, Sgt. A. Crabb and Sgt. R. Wyatt.

Can you help with first names?

World War 1 Veterans Return Home

Picture of 20 World War I venerans returning home to Upottery, Devon.

20 World War I venerans back safe to Upottery, Devon.

With all these veterans now sadly gone, it would be fitting to keep those who did return, known to us. If you have any information about these chaps or any others, please get in touch

Upottery Fire Crew

Picture of the Upottery Fire Crew, Devon.  Date unknown.

Upottery Fire Crew. Date unknown.

It would be really good to get some names to these heroic faces. The equipment (or lack of it) in ‘those days’ must have made dealing with fires quite frightening! Add to the mix, the many thatched cottages, candles and oil lamps…