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From the Impartial Reporter dated 20th March 1941: |
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Charles Edmund Brighton was born about 1921 in the Fivemiletown area. |
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Charles served with the Royal Air Force in World War Two. |
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On Friday 14th March 1941, whilst home on leave, Leading Aircraftman Charles Edmund Brighton was killed in a road accident at Corralongford. He was killed when a military lorry in which he was a passenger crashed on the Fivemiletown – Brookeborough road at Corralongford. |
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Charles Edmund Brighton was the grandson of Louise A Hackett, Fivemiletown. He was also the nephew of Mrs M G Wiltshire of Fivemiletown. |
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Leading Aircraftman Charles Edmund Brighton is buried in Fivemiletown Church of Ireland Churchyard. |
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Leading Aircraftman Charles Brighton is commemorated locally on Fivemiletown War Memorial. |
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The CWGC record Leading Aircraftman Charles Edmund Brighton as the nephew of Mrs M G Wiltshire of Fivemiletown, |
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But trust in God to meet again.’ |
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BRIGHTON – 14th March 1941, as the result of an accident. Charles Edmund Brighton, Air Gunner, Royal Air Force, dearly loved grandson of Louise A Hackett, Fivemiletown. Deeply regretted by his sorrowing mother, grannie, uncle, aunt and family. |
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From the Impartial Reporter dated 20th March 1941: Fivemiletown Tragedy – Young Man Killed Off Lorry |
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Charles Edmund Brighton, aged 20, a native of Fivemiletown, who was home on leave, was killed on Friday when a military lorry in which he was a passenger crashed on the Fivemiletown – Brookeborough road at Corralongford. |
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‘The call was sudden, the blow severe, |
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To part with one we loved so dear; |
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It was God’s will, we will not complain, |
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Leading Aircraftman Charles Brighton is listed on page 98 of the Fivemiletown book, from which these details come from. Many thanks to Mark Byers for the information. |
