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242408 Pte. Herbert Bramley British Army 1/4th Btn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) from:Whixley (d.19th Dec 1915) Herbert Bramley was my Great Great Uncle, the son of Henry and Robina Bramley of Whixley, Yorkshire and one of seventeen children. He was born at Whixley in 1893 and became a Drayman. During the Great War, living at 44 Union Street, South Halifax and unemployed he enlisted into the British Army Territorial Force with the 1st/4th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) at Halifax on 18th December 1914 as a Private with regimental number 3527. He embarked the SS Invicta at Folkestone on 14th April 1915 and was with the British Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders serving on the Western front from 15th April 1915. On 2nd June 1915 he was admitted to No.7 Casualty Clearing Station at Merville northern France where he was treated for sickness and discharged to duty on 10th June. Herbert was killed in action and died of wounds on 19th December 1915 aged 22. He was posthumously awarded the 1914/15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal. Herbert is buried at Talana Farm Cemetery, Belgium. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please put first part of your email, (before the @ sign) in the first box, and the second part in the second box. Do not include @, it is automatic. Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**