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It is difficult to believe, given how narrow the River Yeo at Pilton is today, that there was once a thriving shipbuilding industry in Pilton dating back to the mid-18th century and lasting beyond ...

This document is the Identification Card for Drivers of Naval Transport Vehicles of Seaman Eric Roy Barnes who was based on HMS Europa for the period September 1945 to March 1946 when he was probab...

This is a photograph of Lance Corporal Alfred Edward Hobbs of Pilton. He had served in the 1st/6th Devonshire Regiment. Based in Barnstaple, the 6th Devons specifically recruited men from North D...

The Comrades of the Great War was formed in 1917 as a non-political association to represent the rights of ex-service men and women who had served or had been discharged from service during The Gre...

In May 1945, Patricia Ruth Stevens, the older sister of Eric John 'Steve' Stevens, was married to Arthur Douglas Lemon in St Mary's Church, Pilton. In this picture we can identify Arthur and Patri...

The Pilton Story has created a new memorial in Rotary Gardens which honours and remembers the men and the women of Pilton who served in World War I. It was unveiled by Barnstaple Mayor Ian Roome o...

Two Darch brothers were killed in the Great War, the sons of Thomas and Jane Darch of Pilton Street, Pilton. The first was Private William Darch who was employed at the Barnstaple Cabinet Works in...