Full Film of Fred McNess VC Commemoration 15th September, 2016
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…
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Fred McNess VC Commemoration and Unveiling, 15th September, 2.00 pm
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…
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Three newly discovered WW1 Fallen from Rodley and Stanningley
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…
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1940’s Remembrance Parade down Moorfields
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…
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Thursday, 15th September, 2.00 pm – Unveiling of Centenary Victoria Cross Stone for Lance-Sergeant Fred McNess VC, Scots Guards
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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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