War Memorial Fivehead

This memorial commemorates the residents of Fivehead who were killed or missing in World War I (12 names) and World War II (1 name).

Many of these memorials were erected after the First World War. After the Second World War, the names of those who died in that war were also added to the memorial.

"1914 Faithful unto death 1918
A. Adams Private. Dorset Regiment
Ernest Adams. Driver. T2/SR/0329. 3rd Base Horse Transport Depot. Army Service Corps. Died 5 Jan 1918. Aged 41. Buried at Salonika (Lembet Road) Military Cemetery, Greece.
J. Amor. Private. Royal Warwickshire Regiment.
Albert George Chorley. Bombadier. 109733. 8th Div. Ammunition Column. Royal Field Artillery. Died 27 May 1918. Commemorated on Soissons Memorial, France.
Harold Linklater Colville. Second Lieutenant. 9th Bn attd 1st Bn. Somerset Light Infantry. Died 6 July 1916. Aged 22. Buried St. Sever Cemetery, Rouen, France.
William Louch. Leading Stoker. K/8406. HMS Queen Mary. Died 31 May 1916. Aged 23. Commemorated Portsmouth Naval Memorial.
Francis Charles Male. Lance Corporal. 78077. 10th Bn. Tank Corps. Died 26 May 1918. Aged 33. Buried at Gommercourt British Cemetery. No 2, Hebuterne, France.
P. Meade RAF
A. Millar SLI
Henry William Miller. Private. 7888. 1st Bn. Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry. Died 22 Oct 1914. Aged 29. Commemorated Le Touret Memorial, France.
William Salway. Private. 202526. 1st Bn Somerset Light Infantry. Died 5 Oct 1917. Aged 19. Buried at Dozingham Military Cemetery, Belgium.
J. Sawtell Can

"1939-1945
Kenneth Merritt. Sergeant. 3025139. 150 Sqdn, RAF Volunteer Reserve. Died 31 Dec 1944. Buried at Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany.

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries + Sharky Ward
• Photos: Anthony (Sharky) Ward