Ranulph Lumgair was not a local man, but rather from Cheshire born into a well-to-do family and educated on the Isle of Man where he twice represented the island in matches against the MCC, on one occasion leading the batting averages.
The reason for his parents relocating to this part of the country is unknown, but here they were in 1929 with their three sons. A couple of years later, Ranulph moved to Madras where he worked for an East India merchant until the outbreak of war when he returned to England and enrolled with the Devonshire Regiment.
Some years later, he joined the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and took up arms in the Tunisian Campaign fighting the Axis powers in North Africa. It was there, during the Battle of Hunts Gap, which took place amid deep ravines and mountainous outcrops, that Ranulph was killed while leading an assault on a German artillery post. He lies buried at the Oeud Zarga War Cemetery in Tunisia.
On Monday 4rd March 2025 , the Lustleigh Bell Ringers will sound a half-muffled peel in his honour.