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Rfmn. Henry Mepham
British Army 15th Btn. Royal Irish Rifles
from:Herstmonceaux, Hailsham, Sussex
(d.22nd Nov 1917)
Born in Heathfield, East Sussex, Rifleman Henry Mepham was the son of Frederick and Caroline Mepham, of Bemzells Cottage, Herstmonceux, Hailsham, Sussex. He enlisted in Brighton and served with the Royal Sussex Regiment (Service No: 4909). Henry Mepham was aged 19 when he was killed in action during the Battle of Cambrai. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, Somme, and on the Bodle Street Green War Memorial in the grounds of St John The Evangelist Church, Sussex.