We Will Remember Them Torquay-"Put That Light Out" Traditional Cache
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WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
We Will Remember Them Torquay-"Put That Light Out"
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"OI !! Put That Light Out" - A tribute to the Air Raid Patrol
They shall not grow old, as we that are left grow old
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
WE WILL REMEMBER THEM
(Extract from the Laurence Binyon poem For The Fallen)
This is a series of caches designed to remind us of the sacrifice given by members of the armed forces not just in the two world wars but in all wars since, and those still being fought. NONE of the caches are placed on any of the memorial sites but at a respectful distance. Can be done as a cache and dash, for the best effect try in the evening, but remember this is a residential area.
"Air raid precautions" started in Torbay as early as 1935, but "warden" recruitment didnt begin until 1939, when with the threat of war between 20,000 and 30,000 homes were visited and supplied with gas respirators. In March 1939 the Torbay ARP commitee purchased Upton Primary School at a cost of £3,350, for use as headquarters for the Torbay branch. Voluteers totaled 2,033. Their duty would be to assist the public and maintain order in the event of an air raid. On the 1st September (2 days before the declaration of war) permenant ARP post were sited throughout Torbay, and the first air raid "drill" took place in St Marks Road with a simulated mustard gas attack just 8 days later.
During Torquays first "serious" air raid, (most of the previous ones had been "tip and run" raids following raids on Plymouth and Exeter) on the 22nd April 1941, the home of Torquays chief air raid warden was hit killing 2 of his children. The largest air raid on Torquay involved about 23 enemy aircraft (of which 11 were destroyed) between them they dropped 161 bombs of various types and sizes. The most tragic raid was the "Rogation Sunday Raid" on May 30th 1943, when at around 3.00pm the Church of St Mary the Virgin was hit and destroyed killing 21 children and 5 adults.
The last recorded raid on Torquay was on Monday 29th May 1944, where bombers targeted troops and boats preparing to depart for the D-Day landings.
In all Torquay experienced over 700 air raid alerts with over 40 actual raids (including "tip and runs"), around 170 civillians were killed with a similar number seriously injured, along with an undisclosed number of service personel. Approximately 125 buildings were completely destroyed and almost 12,000 damaged.
(Please note that all figures are estimates from information that i have managed to find online. If anyone knows of more accurate figures please email me so i can update the description)
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