WILSON Humphrey Peter Bowstead

Attended Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey from 1929 to 1934.

Appears on the Army casualties list for Worcestershire.

Humphrey also had a brother, James Bowstead Wilson, born in 1913.

The following information has been researched by John Barry:
1939 Register
Wolverley Vicarage, Kidderminster
Thomas B. Wilson, born 15th August 1882, Clerk in Holy Orders, Vicar of Wolverley, A.R.P. Warden Kidderminster RD
Winifred D. Wilson, born 28th October 1884, Unpaid domestic duties, A.R.P. Warden Kidderminster RD
Humphrey P.B. Wilson, born 9th September 1915, Architectural Student, Attested candidate for Commission
Jean M. Wilson, born 4th April 1917, Club ****er Student, VAD Cook BRCS, Worcs
Anne B. Wilson born 13th May 1918, Student, Worcs WAAF 88145
+ a cook and a parlourmaid

From the regimental history 94th Dorsets & Hants Field Regiment RA 1939-45 by Whately-Smith (no date ) p24:
94 Field Regiment was part of the 43rd Wessex Division which was taking part in its first divisional attack Op. Epsom from 27 June onwards.
29th June
“The battle was all the time increasing in intensity. The enemy had an enormous amount of nebelwerfers deployed on our front and there were few periods when the “Moaning Minnies” were not heard. The first hostile mortar list was received that night and a heavy counter-mortar programme was fired. It was about this time that Capt. Peter Wilson was killed. Together with Maj. Le Quesne and Capt. Kerr, he was going up the side of Hill 112. They had just arrived at the infantry R.V when they heard the by now familiar moaning whine overhead and took cover under a couple of carriers. A bomb exploded six yards away and Peter Wilson was hit in the head. A padre from the 11th Armoured Division took him at once to the dressing station in his jeep, but tragically for us he died the same night”.
His field grave was at Bretteville L’Orgeuilleuse.

Unknown Newspaper 27th July 1944:
WILSON. – Died of wounds received in action in Normandy, in July, 1944. Capt. Humphrey Peter Bowstead Wilson, Royal Artillery, younger son of the Rev. T.B. and Mrs Wilson, Hartlebury Rectory, Worcestershire.

Probate 1945
WILSON Humphrey Peter Bowstead of Hartlebury Rectory near Kidderminster died 30 June 1944 on war service Administration (with Will) Oxford 6 February to the reverend Thomas Bowstead Wilson clerk attorney of Jean Mary Wilson. Effects £437 16s 2d.

Humphrey Wilson is also remembered on the Charterhouse Roll of Honour Memorial Archive (link still valid 9th April 2024):
https://charterhousewarmemorial.org.uk/RollofHonour.aspx?RecID=2146&TableName=view_WarTable&fromTimelinePage=true