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. |
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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: |
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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