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
[A William Edward BABB and Arthur TURNER born in East Brent were both WW1 Casualties But do not appear on the East Brent War Memorial.] See Below.
Some years ago, this 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.
The War memorial to the dead of East Brent Parish
War Graves Commission.
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.
Photo. Norma and Melanie Body. Rooksbridge.
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 Frederick C
Initials: F C
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Private
Regiment: Monmouthshire Regiment
Unit 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 J
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: Sergeant
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 Emery formerly Hastings,
of 6, South Petty Staff Lines, Poona, India.
Born at Rooksbridge, Axbridge, Somerset.
Casualty Type: POW
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
J Rigarlsford
J Rigarlsford
Memorial
Photos
here
Name: POPLE Charles
Initials: C
Nationality: United Kingdom
Enlisted: Weston super mare.
Rank: Private
Regiment:
Age:
Date of Death: 23/04/1917
Flanders
Source: Ancestry.co.uk
Casualties not commemorated on memorial
William Edward Babb
Born East Brent
Died Flanders 02/09/1918
Family moved to WSM c 1911.
Arthur TURNER
Born East Brent
Died 09/09/1915 from war wounds at home at Chelwood.
Arthur Turner’s father was a church rector at Chelwood near Pensford
Arthur having been born at East Brent is buried at Chelwood and thus may appear on a war memorial in that area.
Ian McClaren (Biddisham)