Finalised Book of Remembrance Available Online
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…
Bramley Rugby League Player, KIA, New Research
Following on from our earlier post regarding newly researched names, we received a request from a local author and historian regarding Lance Corporal George William Midgley, 26, who died in…
New Research
Since Easter 2015, we have been receiving, finding and researching new names to be inscribed on two new plaques to be unveiled on November 11th this year. These names are…
June 2016 Fundraising Events – Thank You
Car Care Plan (Thornbury – Bradford) A company that was once situated in Bramley Shopping Centre has once again shown support for Bramley War Memorial. Car Care Plan held a…
Armed Forces Day, June 25th 2016
To mark Armed Forces Day at Bramley War Memorial, our Union Flag was flown for the day. We also have posters on display at both the Memorial and local outlets…
Somme 100 Remembrance Events, Friday 1st July
Friday, July 1st marks 100 years since the commencement of the Battle of Somme – with 50,000 casualties, over 19,000 of them dead on the first day. 77 local men…
War and Remembered Graves Update
One of the latest Remembered Graves uncovered and added to the strimming and cleaning rota is that of Horace Marshall, aged 24, died 16th July, 2015 and the son of…
Unknown Roll of Honour discovered
There are a large number of Roll’s of Honour and Plaques in our local places of worship commemorating the fallen of both World Wars, where churches and chapels have merged…
Photograph by Andrea Allan
We really like this photo by local photographer Andrea Allan and used with her permission, it was taken just before last November’s wreaths were removed.
Somme 100 Badges for sale
We have a limited number of RBL Poppy Appeal badges for sale to commemorate the centenary of the Battle of the Somme. They are £2.00 each in two designs plus…