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They died for us all.

We must not forget them

Some years ago, a brass plaque similar to the one in our parish church, honouring those men of the village who died while serving their country, was found forgotten in an outhouse in Rooksbridge.
It was restored and put on display at the old Baptist Chapel in Rooksbridge by David Walden.

war dead memorial

Information from the War memorial at East Brent. Also Memorial plaques at St Marys church and at the  Old Baptist Chapel Rooksbridge  .

TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND THE HONOURED MEMORY

OF THE FOLLOWING PARISHIONERS AND RELATIVES OF

PARISHIONERS OF EAST BRENT

WHO FELL IN THE GREAT WAR

GEORGE INMAN COMER           FREDERICK C HAM

BERTRAM FRANK CREES        SYDNEY WILLIAM HAM

John LESLIE DERRICK              ALBERT HARRISON

JOHN DURSTON                          FREDERICK POPHAM

EDWARD EMERY                         RALPH POPHAM

ERNEST FISHER                          CHARLES POPLE

WILLIAM HENRY GAMLEN          JOHN PUDDY

ALFRED GRANT                            WILLIAM HENRY STUDLEY 

Greater love hath no man than this that a man lay down his life for his friends.

 Be thou faithful unto death and I will give thee a crown of life.

          1939  --  1945                        LOUIS WILLIAM TAYLOR

                   KOREA                         Ernest Henry COMER        


 

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission website  www.cwgc.org contains information on military personnel killed in the two world wars.

Some of the records of those from our village who fell in the two world wars are reproduced below.

I have been unable to ascertain the correct records for some of the names on the memorials These need further local knowledge of regiment or Service Number to ascertain the correct entry.  Please contact me  with any information, especially on the following: Ernest Fisher. Alfred Grant. Ralph Popham and Charles Pople.
 

War Graves Commision.

In Memory of Gunner Alfred GRANT

620300, 2nd/1st (Somerset), Royal Horse Artillery
"B" Bty. 223rd Bde., Royal Field Artillery

who died age 25
on 03 December 1917
Husband of Martha Mabel Grant, of 205, Manchester Rd., Walkden, Manchester.
Remembered with honour
ABBEVILLE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION

Gunner Alfred GRANT was born in Rooksbridge in 1892.
He enlisted at Taunton into the Somerset Div of the Royal Field Artillery. He fought at Flanders and died in France. At the time of his death his wife Martha was living in Manchester.


 

Name:

COMER, GEORGE INMAN

Initials:

G I

Nationality:

New Zealand

Rank:

Trooper

Regiment:

Canterbury Mounted Rifles, N.Z.E.F.

Date of Death:

28/08/1915

Service No:

7/830

Additional information:

Son of Mary A. Comer, of Morrin Rd., Ellerslie, Auckland, and the late Benjamin Comer.

Casualty Type:

Commonwealth War Dead

Cemetery:

HILL 60 (NEW ZEALAND) MEMORIAL

 

Name:

HAM

Initials:

F C

Nationality:

United Kingdom

Rank:

Private

Regiment:

Monmouthshire Regiment

Unit Text:

2nd Bn.

Date of Death:

01/07/1916

Service No:

1735

Casualty Type:

Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference:

II. E. 7.

Cemetery:

AUCHONVILLERS MILITARY CEMETERY

 

Name:

HAM, SYDNEY WILLIAM

Initials:

S W

Nationality:

United Kingdom

Rank:

Sapper

Regiment:

Royal Engineers

Unit Text:

2nd (Wessex) Field Coy.

Age:

18

Date of Death:

02/10/1915

Service No:

971

Additional information:

Son of Jeffery and Emily Ham, of East Brent, Highbridge, Somerset.

Casualty Type:

Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference:

I. K. 8.

Cemetery:

HANGARD COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION

 

Name:

CREES, BERTRAM FREDERICK

Initials:

B F

Nationality:

United Kingdom

Rank:

Sapper

Regiment:

Royal Engineers

Unit Text:

17th Field Coy.

Age:

30

Date of Death:

30/04/1915

Service No:

13986

Additional information:

Son of Frederick and Emily Crees, of East Brent, Highbridge, Somerset; husband of Winifred Crees, of Cholwell, Temple Cloud, Bristol.

Casualty Type:

Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference:

Panel 9.

Cemetery:

YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL

  

Name: DERRICK, JOHN LESLIE
Initials: J L
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Captain
Regiment: Yorkshire Regiment
Unit Text: 6th Bn.
Age: 27
Date of Death: 27/08/1917
Additional information: Son of the Rev. J. G. and Edith Derrick, of 2, Royal Crescent, Cheltenham. Enlisted in Public Schools University Bn. Royal Fusiliers in 1914. Gazetted 2nd Lt. Dec., 1914. Served in Egypt Jan.-July, 1916; France and Flanders July, 1916-Aug. 1917. Promoted Capt. July, 1917.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: Panel 52 to 54 and 162A.
Memorial: TYNE COT MEMORIAL

 

Name:

HARRISON, ALBERT

Initials:

A

Nationality:

United Kingdom

Rank:

Private

Regiment:

Gloucestershire Regiment

Unit Text:

2nd Bn.

Age:

35

Date of Death:

09/05/1915

Service No:

5655

Additional information:

Son of James Harrison, of 35, Gloucester Rd., Trowbridge, Wilts.; husband of Hannah Harrison, of East Brent, Highbridge, Somerset.

Casualty Type:

Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference:

Panel 22 and 34.

Cemetery:

YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL

 

Name:

DURSTON

Initials:

J

Nationality:

Canadian

Rank:

Private

Regiment:

Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regiment)

Unit Text:

7th Bn

Age:

35

Date of Death:

22/06/1917

Service No:

442054

Additional information:

Son of Charles and Lydia Durston, of Hawker Cottages, Bristol Rd., Bridgwater, Somerset, England. Born at Rooksbridge, Somerset.

Casualty Type:

Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference:

I. A. 13.

Cemetery:

ARRAS ROAD CEMETERY, ROCLINCOURT

 

Name:

EMERY, EDWARD JOHN

Initials:

E J

Nationality:

United Kingdom

Rank:

Serjeant

Regiment:

Dorsetshire Regiment

Unit Text:

2nd Bn.

Age:

36

Date of Death:

17/09/1916

Service No:

9408

Additional information:

Son of George Emery; husband of Florence Mabel Hastings (formerly Emery), of 6, South Petty Staff Lines, Poona, India. Born at Rooksbridge, Axbridge, Somerset.

Casualty Type:

Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference:

XXI. S. 13.

Cemetery:

BAGHDAD (NORTH GATE) WAR CEMETERY

 

Name:

GAMLEN, WILLIAM H.

Initials:

W H

Nationality:

United Kingdom

Rank:

Private

Regiment:

Gloucestershire Regiment

Unit Text:

1st/6th Bn.

Age:

39

Date of Death:

23/07/1916

Service No:

266522

Additional information:

Son of William and S. A. Gamlen, of Chapel Farm, East Brent, Highbridge, Somerset.

Casualty Type:

Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference:

Pier and Face 5 A and 5 B.

Cemetery:

THIEPVAL MEMORIAL

 

Name:

POPHAM, FREDERICK

Initials:

F

Nationality:

United Kingdom

Rank:

Private

Regiment:

Somerset Light Infantry

Unit Text:

7th Bn

Age:

23

Date of Death:

01/10/1916

Service No:

20593

Additional information:

Son of Frank and Sarah Popham, of Badgworth, Axbridge, Somerset.

Casualty Type:

Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference:

Pier and Face 2 A.

Cemetery:

THIEPVAL MEMORIAL

 

Name:

PUDDY, JOHN

Initials:

J

Nationality:

United Kingdom

Rank:

Private

Regiment:

Somerset Light Infantry

Unit Text:

1st Bn.

Age:

20

Date of Death:

08/08/1916

Service No:

17373

Additional information:

Son of Samuel and Emily Jane Puddy, of Yardwall, Mark, Highbridge, Somerset.

Casualty Type:

Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference:

III. B. 17.

Cemetery:

ESSEX FARM CEMETERY

 

Name:

STUDLEY, GERALD HENRY WILLIAM

Initials:

G H W

Nationality:

United Kingdom

Rank:

Private

Regiment:

Somerset Light Infantry

Unit Text:

12th (West Somserset Yeomanry) Bn

Age:

20

Date of Death:

02/09/1918

Service No:

295591

Additional information:

Son of Mrs. Beatrice Jane Studley, of 9, South Terrace, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset.

Casualty Type:

Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference:

Panel 4.

Cemetery:

VIS-EN-ARTOIS MEMORIAL

 

 

 

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