Edward Charles "Jack" Porter

He served in Burma with the Devonshire Regiment where he died. He is commemorated on the Rangoon Memorial as well as the Great Bealings War Memorial, the only person in the village to die during the war.
The War Diary of the 1st Devons record that on 21 Mar 1944 they attempted an attack on a small hill, starting from Devon Hill, using A and B Companies. B company and Battalion HQ came under machine fire. Two men were killed in the attack, including Edward Porter. By October 1943 the Battalion were in action near Tamu, patrolling the Kabaw Valley and the line of the River Chindwin until the Japanese offensive began in March 1944. During the next two months the Devons played a notable part in defending the hills along the Tamu road, which included the notorious Nippon Hill. The Devons’ part in the successful assault on Nippon Hill cost them 20 killed and 67 wounded. He is also remembered on a plaque in St Mary's Church, Great Bealings.