MEN OF HUTTON ROOF
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"...located at the south end of the Churchyard away from the Church...Rough Hewn limestone slab with a dressed limestone slab for the names and dedication.NOTE-Revd Theodore Bayley Hardy was born at Exeter in 1863. He was a schoolmaster, and was then ordained in 1898. He then became Headmaster of Bentham Grammar School but retired to be Vicar of Hutton Roof in 1913. He volunteered for service as a Chaplain on the outbreak of war, but was not accepted because of his health until August 1916. He was awarded the VC for rescuing wounded men under heavy fire in 3 separate incidents on 5th, 25th & 27th April 1918. It was awarded by the King on 9th August 1918, and he was appointed ‘Chaplain to His Majesty’ on 17th September 1918 partly as an attempt to lure him away from the battlefield. However he was killed in action on 18th October 1918 just 3 days before his 55th birthday....." -
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Link: https://www.warmemorialsonline.org.uk/memorial/176023/
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