Charles Edmund Brighton was born about 1921 in the Fivemiletown area. Charles served with the Royal Air Force in World War Two. 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.
Fivemiletown Church of Ireland Cemetery lies on the Murley Road. If coming from Dungannon, the Murley Road is a right turn at the entrance to the village. The Churchyard is 50m along that road on the right hand side. It is also known as Saint John's Parish Church, Fivemiletown.
