The War Memorial, which was awarded Grade II Listed Status in 2015, commemorates the lives of 12 men who died in World War I and 1 who died in World War II. There is also a Commonwealth War Grave in the Village Cemetery for William James Vickery, who was killed in World War II.
Click on each person’s name to find out more about them or see ‘Fivehead’s Military Men’.
(With grateful thanks to Pip Brett for her research)
World War I |
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Private Henry William Miller1885 – 22nd October 1914, 29yrs – 1st Bn, Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry |
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Private Clement Adams1893 – 14th March 1915, 21yrs – 1st Bn, Dorsetshire Regiment |
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William Clement Louch5th August 1884–31st May 1916, 31yrs – HMS indefatigable, Royal Navy |
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Lance Corporal John Sawtell28th March 1893 – 14th June 1916, 23yrs – 8th Bn, Canadian Light Infantry, Canadian Expeditionary Force |
| Lieutenant Harold Linklater Colville
8th May 1894 – 6th July 1916, 22yrs – 1st Bn, Prince Albert’s (Somerset Light Infantry) |
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Corporal Alfred Miller1891 – 14th November 1916, 25yrs – 8th Bn, Somerset Light Infantry |
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Private William Salway1898 – 5th October 1917, 19yrs – 1st Bn, Somerset Light Infantry |
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1896 – 30th December 1917, 21yrs – Royal Flying Corps |
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Driver Ernest Adams1875 – 5th January 1918, 42yrs – Horse Transport, Army Service Corps |
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Private Joseph Henry Amor1898 – 11th May 1918, 19yrs – 2/6th Bn, Royal Warwickshire Regiment |
Lance Corporal Francis Charles Male1884 – 26th May 1918, 33yrs – 10th Bn, Tank Corps & Welch Regiment |
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World War II |
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Sergeant Air Gunner Kenneth Merritt1925 – 31st December 1944, 18yrs – 150 Squadron, Royal Air Force |
Driver William James Vickery1915 – 16th March 1941, 25yrs – Royal Army Service Corps |
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‘Lest we Forget’
