Reginald Beresford Pegram

A Private with the 15th Hussars. Reginald died on 1st of November 1914 at the age of 28. 

Reginald was born at Little Chishall, Essex, in 1886, a son of Joseph and Sarah Pegram. By 1891 his family were living at High Street, Great Chishall, Royston, and by 1901 at Barley Road, Great Chishall. 

In 1901 Frederick was an apprentice French polisher and living with his great-aunt, Harriet Pegram, at Barkway Street, Royston. He was apprenticed at Messrs. Abbott & Son, Royston. 

Reginald was working as a French polisher when he joined the Army, at Chishall, Cambridgeshire, on 2 July 1906. He joined the 15th Hussars and in 1911 was serving with his regiment in Egypt. In 1913 he joined the Army Reserve.

Reginald was working as an insurance agent, and living at 80 Saint Peter's Street, Lowestoft, when the First World War began. He was mobilized and re-joined his regiment. He arrived in France, with his Regiment, on 16 August 1914. Reginald was a despatch-rider. 

While details of what happened to Reginald are unclear we know that by 1 November 1914 the 15th Hussars were often fighting in a dismounted role. He was buried, along with five other men of his Regiment, at map reference 28.J.7.s.2.5. All had been killed on 1 November 1914. In 1926 Reginald, and the other men, were reburied at Railway Dugouts Cemetery.