John – Bramley – London and North Western Railway – Private – 19/08/1916
Title
John – Bramley – London and North Western Railway – Private – 19/08/1916
Initials / forenames
John
Surname
Bramley
Railway company
London and North Western Railway
Military unit
Northamptonshire Regiment, 7th Bn.
Military rank
Private
Military number
14999
Railway department
Northampton, Goods Dept
Railway job
Porter Goods Guard
Date died
19/08/1916
Magazine reference
London & North Western Railway Gazette, October 1916, p.311
Memorial
La Neuville British Cemetery, Corbie
Notes
Age 36, died of wounds in the 21st Casualty Clearing Station, France. Had served with the LNWR for nine and a half years before the outbreak of war, most recently at the Castle Station, Northampton. Enlisted in September 1914 and twice saw service in France, having been sent home on sick leave several months before his death. Left a widow (Mrs E. Bramley, of 36, Herbert St., Northampton) and three children.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919; Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Citation
“John – Bramley – London and North Western Railway – Private – 19/08/1916,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 12, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/60544.