be added at a later date. Reverend Barry Simmons expressed unhappiness with the conclusion, saying that Highgate had served his country by dying as a deterrent, but other villagers welcomed the council's decision. The result of the council's decision led to Simmons leaving his position at the parish for another in Gloucestershire. In 2006, the government granted posthumous pardons to men who were shot for cowardice and other crimes during the First World War, but Highgate's name remained missing from the memorial. Highgate's great nephew, Terence Highgate, was still campaigning for his name to be added in 2014. During the campaign to have Highgate's name added to the memorial, a local historian discovered that his name already appeared on another memorial in Sidcup. The Sidcup memorial lists Thomas Highgate and two brothers: L/Cpl Robert Highgate, killed in France on 3 January 1915 aged 24, and Pte Joseph Highgate, who died of his wounds on 6 June 1916 aged 19. Highgate's name is also shown on the British memorial to the missing at La Ferté-sous-Jouarre and the Roll of Honour of the Royal West Kent Regiment. He may have ended up on multiple memorials due to his lifestyle, travelling around as a farmer. See also Capital punishment in the United Kingdom Harry Farr Shot at Dawn Memorial References Works cited Citations External links A Straggler's Fate: No. 10061 Private Thomas James Highgate, by Julian Putkowski 1895 births 1914 deaths Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment soldiers British Army personnel executed during World War I British Army personnel who were court-martialled British Army personnel of World War I People from Shoreham, Kent Executed people from Kent Deaths by firearm in France People executed for desertion People who have received posthumous pardons Military personnel from Kent