Major John Geoffrey Appleyard, DSO, MC and Bar, RASC, CDO, SOE, SSRF and SAS. Bramley born Geoffrey is the subject of many books detailing his bravery from Dunkirk to West Africa and cross channel raids on Occupied France and the Channel Islands. Following service in the RASC, No. 7 Commando and No. 62 Commando (where…
November 11th 2016 saw the Unveiling of two new plaques which carry 236 additional names, making 741 in total on the Memorial. The plaques are fixed on the curved wall at the rear of the Memorial. At the same Service our leather bound Book of Remembrance was blessed and is now accessible at Bramley Library,…
Full films of both the Friday 11th November and Sunday 13th November Services are now available to view or download on the “Services at The Memorial” section of this web site. The Friday film includes the Unveiling of our two new Plaques and the dedication of the Book of Remembrance. The Sunday film includes Bugler…
Please find below photos presented at our AGM on 19th October, followed by the Minutes of the AGM. …
Please find below the link to our 44 Minute Film of the Unveiling Ceremony on September 15th, the film is by Graham Turner and will also entered on the Fred McNess section of this Website.
Lance-Sergeant Fred McNess Commemorative Stone Unveiling We write to inform you of a momentous occasion being organised by Leeds City Council with assistance from Friends of a War Memorial for Bramley to take place at Bramley War Memorial, Leeds on Thursday 15th September 2016 @ 2.00 pm. The event is to honour an extremely brave soldier, Lance-Sergeant Fred McNess. He…
Local historian Lynn Groves has discovered press cuttings detailing three World War One fallen from Rodley and Stanningley – they are Charles Edward Lee and John Harvey of Rodley and Harry Davison of Stanningley – currently they are not on our database and will be researched for inclusion in both our Book of Remembrance and…
We are pleased to have permission from Leeds Library and Information Service, www.leodis.net to post the link below, which shows a Royal British Legion Remembrance Parade down Moorfields (where our Memorial is now situated). The Parade is around the period 1945-1950 and shows veterans from both World Wars. The featured image on this post is from…
On September 15th, 2016 a public commemoration is planned at Bramley War Memorial to honour the memory of Bramley man, Fred McNess VC. A commemorative stone will be unveiled and dedicated at the Memorial. This is the second of seven commemorations in Leeds for World War One Victoria Cross holders over four years (2016-2019), and…
Following lengthy research and extensive help from local historians, we have the first draft of our Book of Remembrance available for viewing online. The book is 244 pages long and includes details of 741 people from Bramley, Rodley and Stanningley who died in service of their country from 1900 to 2011. Currently there are 505…
