BRAMLEY PARISH COUNCIL
Serving the community of Bramley, South Yorkshire
Office opening hours
Monday to Wednesday 9am-12noon
01709 544590
VILLAGE STORIES AND HISTORY
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The parish council invite the residents of Bramley to write their own versions of the history of the village, which will then be considered for publication on the website.
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Did you know that Bramley had, and still has the a Second World War bombing decoy site? Follow the link below:
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The layout was situated in the Stockyard restaurant area at Hellaby, but the control bunker/shelter is still in-situ and is situated just off Lidget Lane on the way to Bramley Tip.
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War memorials within Bramley:
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http://rotherhamwarmemorials.weebly.com/bramley-old-wesleyan-methodist-chapel.html
Please send in your own stories of Bramley to the Clerk to the Parish Council.
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BRAMLEY ROLL OF HONOUR WORLD WAR ONE 1914 TO 1918
Private Ernest Asbery - 11698
Age 25
York and Lancaster Regt - 1/5th ( T.F ) Battalion
Enlisted 28/8/14 in Rotherham
Killed in Action - 11/4/18 Posted to France 13/7/15
Buried - Caberet Rouge British Cemetery - Souchez
Plot XX -Row B (4)
Son of Mrs A.E Asbery - 7 Shaftsbury Sq - Rotherham
Lived on Wadsworth Rd - Born Bramley
Had 4 Brothers and 5 Sisters
Worked in Colliery as Pony Driver and Filler
Awarded 15 Star and British War and Victory Medals
His Mother received his identity disc in 1925
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Private Earnest Bizby - 34219
Age 39
Northumberland Fusiliers - 26th Battalion
Tyneside Irish
Enlisted in Rotherham
Killed in Action 21/12/16
Buried - Ration Farm Military Cemetery
La Chapelle - D,Armentieres
Son of George and Jane Bizby - Laughton - Rotherham
Lived at the Ball Inn - Bramley
Worked as Colliery Labourer
Brother Frank also served
Brother of Charles and to Florrie Roebuck
Landlady at the Ball Inn
Awarded - British War and Victory Medals
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Albert Bradbury
No known information
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Private Alfred Brown - 2238
Age - 23
York and Lancaster Regt- 1st / 5th Battalion
Died of Wounds 18/12/15
Buried - Bard Cottage Cemetery
Awarded - British War and Victory Medals
Son of Mr George Brown - 2 Providence St - Parkgate
Rotherham
Brother to George
Worked as Pony Driver in Coal Mine
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Corporal Harold Bucktrout - 240144
Age - 24
Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry - 1st/5th Battalion
Killed in Action - 5/7/16 Enlisted 13/4/15
Buried -A.I.F Burial Ground -Grass Lane - Flers- X11.A.3
Born in Castleford
Worked as a Coal Miner
Had 6 Siblings
Awarded - 14/15 Star & British War and Victory Medals
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Private Harry Brown - M2/139077
Age -27
Army Service Corps
Died - 27/2/18
Buried - Guilford Cemetery
Son of Mr and Mrs H Brown - Bramley
Husband of Rose Brown - Eastwood
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Private Robert Wilfred Baker - 46996
Age - 19
Enlisted aged 16 - 8/6/15 in Kings Royal Rifles-15th Batt
Discharged 3/7/16 as Underage( Claimed he was 19)
Rejoined - Leicester Regt - C Company - 7th Battalion
Killed in Action - 22/3/18 - St Quentin
Commemorated - Panel 29/30 - Pozieres Memorial
Son of Edwin & Elizabeth Baker -34 Westfield Rd
Had Five Elder Brothers who also served
Born in Leeds
Awarded - British War and Victory Medals
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JAMES CARNEY
No known information
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PRIVATE JACK GRATTON - 14058
Age -22
York & Lancaster Regt - 8th Battalion- Enlisted 2/9/14
Killed in Action - 1/7/16 - 1st Day - Battle of the Somme
Commemorated - Pier 14a/Face 14b -Thiepval Memorial
Son of Fred & Alice Gratton -7 Howard Rd- Bramley
Had 2 Brothers and 3 Sisters
Worked as Pony Driver Underground
Came from Laughton
Awarded 14/15 Star and British War and Victory Medals
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Private Samuel Guest - 81775
Age - 19. Born in Clay Cross
Durham Light Infantry - 22nd Battalion( Pontefract)
Died of Wounds - 8/6/18 ( Missing 30/5/18)
Buried - Sissonne British Cemetery
Son of Jack & Mary Elizabeth Guest- 21 Howard Rd
Brother to Alfred,Herbert and Emma Guest
Awarded British War and Victory Medals Recd(10/12/21)
Worked as a Pony Driver in colliery
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LANCE CORPORAL FRANK HOLMES - 15131
Age - 23 Born Hoyland
York & Lancaster Regt - 10th Battalion
Died of Wounds - 11/3/17 ( No 18 General Hospital)
Buried - Etaples Military Cemetery - Part 1V
Husband of Elizabeth Holmes - Bramley/Braithwell
Son of Robert S and Frances M Holmes
Brother to Edward,Walter ,Elizabeth and Nora
Awards - British War and Victory Medals
Worked as Colliery Labourer - Thurcroft Pit
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Corporal Samuel Humphries - 13499
Age - 28
York and Lancaster Regt - 8th Battalion
Killed in Action - 8/6/17 Posted to France 27/8/15
Commemorated - Ypres Menin Gate - Panel 36 & 55
Born in Rowley -Staffordshire - Enlisted in Rotherham
Awarded - 15 Star and British War & Victory Medals
Son of Henry & Julia Humphries
Brother to Edward,Henry,John,Jemima,Julie & Isabella
Lived at Fairfield Terrace Bramley (1911)
Worked as a Coal Hewer
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Private Alfred Jackson - 3/31/01
Age - 19
York and Lancaster Regt - 6th Battalion
Killed in Action - 18/11/15 ( 2 months abroad )
Buried - Hill 10 Cemetery - Gallipoli - Turkey
Son of Alfred & Sarah Jackson-9 Moorlands - Ravenfield
Enlisted in Rotherham - 11/8/14
Born in Birmingham
Had 6 Sisters and one Brother
Awarded 14/15 Star and British War and Victory Medals
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Joseph Locke
No known information
Able Seaman Thomas Limb - Z/3709
AGE - 21
Royal Navy Division - Anson Battalion- R.N.V.R
Died of Wounds - 28/4/17
Commemorated - Areas Memorial - MR 201
Son of Samuel Robinson Limb- 19 Wadsworth Rd
Enlisted - 29/1/15
Wounded - 25/8/16 - Rejoined Regt - 25/11/16
Worked as a Miner
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Marcus Locke
No known information
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Private Enoch Millns - 3232
Age - 19
Connaught Rangers - 3rd Battalion
Killed in Action - 7/12/15
Commemorated - Dorian Memorial -Salonica - Greece
Son of Mrs Betsy Millns -7 School St -Eastwood View
Brother to George,John,Joe and Betsy Milns
Awarded - British War and Victory Medals
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Private Ronald Lubbock- 14087
Age - 26
York and Lancaster Regt - 8th Battalion
Died - 1/7/16 - Ist day of the battle of the Somme
Buried - Blighty Valley Cemetery - Authville Wood
Husband of Ann Lubbock - 5 Tudor St - Canterbury
Brother to Robert and Agnes Lubbock
Son of Robert and Laura Lubbock
Enlisted in Rotherham - 2/9/14
Born - Norwich -Tunstead
Lodged at 74 Kelvin St - Dalton( 1911)
Worked as a Blacksmiths Striker - Above Ground
Awarded -14/15 Star and British War and Victory Medals
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Private Charles Mangham - 240223
Age - 21
York and Lancaster Regt - 1st/5th Battalion(T.F)
Killed in Action - 1/7/16 - Ist day of Battle of the Somme
Posted to France - 19/8/15
Commemorated - Thieval Memorial - Pier/Face
14A/14B
Son of Robert and Jane Mangham- 111 Main St
Army Reserve - 7/3/12 (No 1812)
Awarded -14/15 Star and British War and Victory Medals
Worked as a Miner
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Private Harry Metcalfe - 14437
York and Lancaster Regt - 8th Battalion
Died - 17/6/16
Brother of Margeret Sharp and James Metcalfe
Lived at - 13 Cross St - Bramley
Buried-Aveluy Communal Cemetery Extension - Somme
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Private John William Mowbray - 25067
Age - 19
York and Lancaster Regt - 9th Battalion
Enlisted - 19/1/16 - France 21/7/16
Killed in Action - 2/10/16
Commemorated - Thiepval Memorial
Son of Thomas and Mary Annie Mowbray
Brother of Hannah Wadsworth - 26 Westfield Rd
Born in Bramley - Lived at 130 Main St - Bramley
Awarded - British War and Victory Medals
Worked as Farm Labourer
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Rifleman James Parker
Kings Royal Rifles
Howard Rd Bramley
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Lance Corporal Sam Parker - 13463
Age - 23
York and Lancaster Regt - 8th Battalion
Enlisted - 1/9/14 in Rotherham
Died - 1/7/16 - 1st day of the Battle of the Somme
Buried - Grave xxx1xF8- Serre Rd Cemetery - No 2
Born in Rawmarsh
Worked as a Miner
Awarded - 14/15 Star
Brother to Earnest (Dalton),Edgar and Ethel
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Alfred Parry
No known information
Lance Corporal Fred Purseglove -R40087
Age - 24
Royal Guernsey Light Infantry 0
Royal Army Service Corps
Died - 16/9/19
Buried - Bramley Burial Ground - 19/9/19 - Grave C58
Son of John and Emma Purseglove- 39 Park Grove
Bramley
Husband of Annie ( Beresford)
Brother of Alfred who also died
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Willie Palmer
No known information
Private Percy Thomas Robinson - 13148
Age - 21
York and Lancaster Regt - 8th Battalion
Enlisted - 2/9/14
Wounded - 1915
Killed in Action -1/7/16 -Ist Day - Battle of the Somme
Commemorated -Pier/Face -14A/14B-Thiepval Memorial
Son of Herbert and Elizabeth Robinson - 136 Main St
Bramley
Had 5 Sisters and was born in Williamswood- Warsop
Awarded -14/15 Star and British War and Victory Medals
Worked as a Miner
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Ldg Seaman John Lakin Rodgers-KW/25
Age - 28
R.N.V.R Drake Battalion ( Ex York and Lancaster Regt )
Enlisted - 2/9/14
Wounded - Twice in 1915
Killed in Action - 26/5/18
Buried -Mesnil Communal Cemetery Extension-111.E.15
Husband of Rose Rodgers - 18 Church Lane - Bramley
Worked as Mining Mechanic - Rothervale Colliery
Born at Hoyland Common
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Private Harry Edmond Ross - 44589
Age - 28
Machine Gun Corps-35th Company. (25/7/16) Ex York and Lancaster Regt- 25953
Enlisted - 15/11/15
Killed in Action - 30/11/17- Posted to France - 4/3/17
Commemorated in France
Son of Joseph and Kate Ross - Rock Villa - Bramley
Brother to George Ernest and Gertrude Ross
Awarded- British War and Victory Medals
Worked as a Labourer at Colliery
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Private Horace Sayles - 23763
Age - 28
York and Lancaster Regt - 2nd Battalion
Died of Wounds - 29/4/16 - Posted to France - 2/2/16
Buried - Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery - Belgium
Son of Arthur and Anne Elizabeth Sayles - 82 Main St
Bramley
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A Schofield
No known information
Corporal Herbert Seneschall - 6136
Age - 32
Lincolnshire Regt - 1st Battalion
Enlisted in Sheffield
Killed in Action - 23/10/18 - Battle of Selle
Commemorated - Panel 4 - Vis en Artois Memorial
Pas de Calais - France
Married Pattie Laura Fletcher - 1905
Father to Herbert Kenneth and Ivy Seneschall
Born in Newport - Lincoln
Lived in Bramley
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Corporal Ernest Seston - 12861
Age - 21
Sherwood Forresters-Notts & Derbyshire Regt- 10th Batt
Enlisted - Worksop
Died of Wounds - 2/11/16
Buried - Grove Town Cemetery - Meaulte
Son of George and Emma Seston - No 2 Bungalow
Ravenfield Common
Born at Kiveton Park
Awarded -14/15 Star and British War and Victory Medals
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Private John Thomas Short - 18890
Age - 29
Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry - 8th Battalion
Enlisted in Wakefield
Died - 1/10/16
Commemorated-Pier/Face-11C&12A-Thiepval Memorial
Son of Joseph and Maria Short- 157 Main St - Bramley
Born Wakefield
Lived Old Hall Cottages - 1911
Had 5 Brothers and 2 Sisters
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Private Arthur Smith - 40974
Age - 19
South Wales Borderers - 2nd Battalion
Enlisted in Mexborough
Killed in Action - 11/4/18
Buried-Crois de Bac-British Military Cemetery
Steenwerck - Grave 1vc13
Born in Nottingham
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Private Sidney Smith - 42264
Age -19
Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry - 10th Battalion
Enlisted in Mexborough
Died of Wounds - 15/4/17
Buried - Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension
Son of Mr&Mrs George Smith - Manor Farm - Morthen
Born in Lerrington Yorkshire
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Private Albert Taylor - 19569
York and Lancaster Regt - 9th Battalion
Enlisted in Doncaster
Killed in Action - 1/7/16 - 1st Day - Battle of the Somme
Commemorated - Pier&Face -14A&14 B- Thiepval Meml
Born in Doncaster
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Private Albert Taylor - 19569
York and Lancaster Regt - 9th Battalion
Enlisted in Doncaster
Killed in Action - 1/7/16 - 1st Day - Battle of the Somme
Commemorated - Pier&Face -14A&14 B- Thiepval Meml
Born in Doncaster
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William Taylor
No known information
Private Arthur Teale - 9544
West Yorkshire Regt - 1st Battalion
Died of Wounds - 6/11/14
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G Thornton
No known information
Private Percy Thorpe - 34095
Age - 22
York and Lancaster Regt - 10th Battalion
Enlisted in Sheffield - 18/6/15
Killed in Action - 15/11/16( Posted to France - 14/7/16)
Commemorated -Thiepval Memorial-Pier&Face14A&14b
Husband of Gertrude Thorpe- 80 Main St - Bramley
Father of Maggie and Frederick William Thorpe
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Private Frank Trotter - 3/2016
Age - 29
Kings Own Yorkshire Light Infantry - 6th Battalion
Enlisted in Pontefract
Killed in Action - 13/7/16
Buried - Faubourg de Amiens Cemetery - Areas
Born in Sheffield
Son of Walter and Sarah Trotter
Awarded - 15 Star and British War and Victory Medals
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Private Willis Walker -23183
Age -29
Enlisted - 23/8/15
York and Lancaster Regt - 2nd Battalion
Killed in Action - 22/8/16
Buried- Euston Rd Cemetery,Colincamps- V.N.6
Son of John Walker - 6 Westfield Rd/ 203 Clifton View
Brother to Francis,Edith,Herbert,George,Edric,Millicent
Mother was Louise Walker
Lived at 195 Grange View - Bramley
Awarded - British War and Victory Medals
Worked as a Labourer for Rotherham District Council
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S Waltch
No known information
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C.Q.M.Sergeant Herbert Williams- 14757
Age - 20
York and Lancaster Regt - 9th Battalion
Died of Wounds - 19/10/16
Buried - Railway Dugout Burial Ground - Transit Farm
Grave V1015
Son of William and Mary Williams - 10 Wadsworth Rd
Bramley
Brother to Edith,Bertha,Tom,Harry,Ruth,Mary&Sarah
Born - Tangerwick Burton, Buckinghamshire.
Awarded- 14/15 Star and British War and Victory Medals
Worked at 14 years old in Colliery yard (1911)
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Driver Alfred Purseglove - 297247
Age - 19
Royal Field Artillery - 56th Battery- 34th Brigade
Died - 9/10/19 ( Brighton -Sussex)
Buried - Bramley Burial Ground - Grave C58(13/10/19)
Son of John and Emma Purseglove - 39 Park Grove
Bramley
Brother of Fred Purseglove
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Alfred Ernest Cakebread
Alfred was born in Wandsworth London in 1897 to William and Rose Cakebread. The family moved to Rotherham in 1910 and lived at Quarryfields Wickersley where William worked as a Plate Layer (above ground).
In Dec 1915 Alfred enlisted in the 1/8th battalion Prince of Wales Own ( West Yorks) Regiment aged 18 his occupation was shown as Haulage Hand (Pit). The family were then living at 10 Wadsworth Road Bramley.
He landed in France on 27th Nov 1917 and joined his unit on 3rd Dec 1917.
On 7th Jan 1918 he was amongst a group recovering Stokes mortar bombs in Retaliation trench near Ypres. As they were carrying the crates of bombs there was an explosion and 7 of the group were wounded and 1 killed instantly. Alfred died of his wounds on 7th Jan 1918 and was buried at Menin Road South Military Cemetery. He had served just 42 days.
He was awarded the British War medal and Victory medal which were sent to his parents at 177 Fairfield Terrace , Bawtry Road Bramley.
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