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Index to

The Land that Changed its Face:

The Evacuation of Devon's South Hams, 1943-44

by

Grace Bradbeer

published in 1973 by

David & Charles, Newton Abbot, Devon

ISBN 0-7153-5781-6

Name Index prepared by Robin Kinloch, <Roblock[at]email.msn[dot]com>

The area that was evacuated covered: "A triangle from Torcross to Blackpool Sands and stretched uphill to Blakawton at its apex. [It] included the villages of Torcross, Slapton, Strete, Blackawton, East Allington, Sherford, Stokenham, and Chillington".

NamePlaceDateEventPage
Crawford, Capt.W.G.Dartmouth1954Reception132
Daw, Sir JohnBlackawton1943Evacuation meetings47
Elles, Sir HughExeter1943Evacuation meetings45
Exeter, Bishop ofSouth Hams1943Notices on churches69
Fortescue, LordEast Allington1943Lord Lieutenant47
Fortescue, EarlSlapton1954Slapton memorial132
Harper, Mr.Exeter1943Deputy of Sir H. Elles46, 101
Hawkins, Lady JudithSlapton1945Damage to memorial124
Hawkins, Sir RichardSlapton1945Damage to memorial124
Hawkins, Sir JohnSlapton1945Damage to memorial124
Horne, Frank R.Slapton Ley1943Botanist, Seal Hayne Agric. College55, 96
Jarvis, EdwardSlapton1918-39Blacksmith22
Jeffrey, AndrewStokenham1945Will preserved at church129
Marie Louise, PrincessSouth Hams1943-45Walking near area77
Mitchelmore, Mrs. EthelSlapton1943Photo: packing house34-35
Rayner, Major Ralph 1943MP for Totnes49
Read, HughBlackawton1943Photo: removing church screens52-53
Southcote, Mr.Stoke Fleming1770sCultivation of sea kale21
Spark, Rev. RichardBlackawton1945Tomb at church128