Reading Out Loud
Focused Elements:
You can have these explanations read out loud by clicking on 'Speak Explanation' (access key 'a')
These controls are to provide alternative means of accessing the information on this page. Two main facilities are provided: adjusting the text size and listening to the text on the page.
1) Adjusting Text Size:
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2) Listening to the Text
You can adjust the pitch of the spoken word, the rate or speed of delivery and the volume. You can also choose the voice to use by clicking on the drop-down list. The default voice is whatever is the standard for the computer and browser you are using.
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There are normally three sections of text on the page that you can listen to: the headings, the main text and a selection. Click on 'Speak Headings to speak the page headings (access key 'l'). Click on 'Speak Main Text' (access key 'q') to listen to the main text.
You can also select an area of text in the page using standard select methods and click on 'Speak Selection' (access key 'w') to read the selection aloud.
You can enable the reading out loud of the element that currently has focus by clicking on 'Start Focus Speaking' (access key 'f') and you can stop this by clicking on 'Stop Focus Speaking' (access key 'd').
You can pause the audio by clicking on 'Pause' (access key 'r') and resume by clicking on 'Resume' (access key 't').
To cancel or stop the audio click on 'Cancel' (access key 'y'). To restart the current audio from the beginning, click on 'Restart' (access key 'k').
To hide the accessibility controls click on 'Hide Panel' (access key 'h')
To hide this explanation click on 'Hide Explanation' (access key 'x')
Widecombe-in-the-Moor
Roll of Honour:Samuel Warren
SAMUEL WARREN
Also known as GEORGE
1894 - 1920
Samuel was born in 1894 in Ponsworthy to Edward Warren and Lucy Irish. Samuel had an older brother William John and a younger sister Lily.
Samuel attended Leusdon School until 1907 when he changed school to Widecombe as the family had moved to Kingshead Farm.
Samuel enlisted in the Armed Forces in December 1915 in the name of George Warren and was posted to 3rd/7th Battalion Worcestershire Regiment.
Before being sent abroad in 1916 Samuel married Alice Hamley, and two years later son, Cyril, was born.
During 1917, whilst serving on the Western Front, he suffered severe gunshot wounds and was invalided back to the UK. Samuel was never considered fit enough to return to the front line. He was transferred to the Labour Corps and spent 2 years serving with various Labour Corps companies usually aiding “food production”. He was demobbed in May 1919.
Samuel died in July 1920 and his death was attributed to his wounds from the War causing “various internal complaints”.
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