War Memorial and Commonwealth War Grave
Are you perhaps a descendant of one of the Brompton Regis Men who died in the Great War ? Or interested in the human history of that conflict and the lives of individuals who fought in it?
As part of our 2018 commemoration of the Centenary of the end of the war, one of our residents, Sarah Merchant, carried out extensive research and produced a chronicle of the origins, war service and death of the men recorded on the war memorial and that can be seen at the back of the church, behind the font.
You can also select the names below for a summary of each brief life and untimely death. Some of the details are very poignant and the places where they died are spread widely across Europe and the Middle East.
Brompton Regis is also host to a headstone installed and maintained by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission. One of the men, Private Charles Blackmore, was buried here. It is assumed that he came home ill or wounded before his death in 1917.
If you have any further information or any photographic records, please contact Sarah on 01398 341973, email merchant461@btinternet.com
Name |
Regiment |
Died |
Age |
| Private Charles Blackmore | Somerset Light Infantry | 27th October 1917 | 20 |
| Serjeant William Henry Cheek (1) | Devonshire | 22nd February 1916 | 30 |
| Private George Henry Chilcott | Devonshire | 1st April 1916 | 21 |
| Private James Harold Colman | Wiltshire | 10th April 1918 | 19 |
| Private John Colman | Royal Army Service Corps | 23rd December 1918 | 31 |
| Lance Corporal Charles Abraham Farmer (2) | Devonshire | 31st July 1917 | 19 |
| Corporal William John Hawkins | Royal Marine Light Infantry | 13th November 1916 | 22 |
| Private Sidney John Jennings | Somerset Light Infantry | 18th August 1916 | 28 |
| Gunner John May | Royal Field Artillery | 22nd December 1916 | 20 |
| Private Tom Rushton | The Queen's Royal West Surrey | 13th October 1915 | 22 |
| Lance Corporal Albert Edward Sowden | King's Shropshire Light Infantry | 25th September 1915 | 24 |
| Lieutenant Fenwick Charles Stevens | King's Own Royal Lancaster | 7th September 1918 | 23 |
| Private Job Tapp | Devonshire | 14th July 1917 | 20 |
| Private David Henry Wensley | Worcestershire | 17th October 1917 | 23 |
| Lance Serjeant Tom Williams (3) | Somerset Light Infantry | 26th April 1917 | 35 |
| Corporal Walter Charles Williams | Devonshire | 25th September 1916 | 20 |
| Private Wilfred John Baker (4) | Australian Infantry | 20th September 1915 | 31 |