Summer 2018 Remembrances – Geoffrey Appleyard 75th Anniversary
July 13th 2018 marked the 75th Anniversary of Bramley born Major Geoffrey Appleyard DSO MC and Bar being posted missing in action over Sicily when carrying out his duties as…
Summer 2018 Remembrances – Lawrence Scarborough POW
Lawrence Scarborough, 22 was a Private in the West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales Own) and died in Myanmar (formerly Burma) as a prisoner of war on 10th April 1942.…
Summer 2018 Remembrances – George Fowler, HMT Lancastria
Five Bramley families were left grieving for their loved ones following the sinking of the HMT Lancastria off the coast of France in 1940. The sinking of the Lancastria was…
We receive The Duke of York’s Community Initiative Award
Friends of Bramley War Memorial were delighted to accept The Duke of York’s Community Initiative Award recently from HRH Price Andrew at Sheffield Cathedral. It was in recognition of and…
Major Wilfred E Holdsworth DCM – his story.
In February 2018 we were contacted by relatives in Iceland looking for information about Major Wilfred E Holdsworth DCM, who died on New Years Eve 1945 and is buried in…
Yorkshire Reporter May 2018 article
We are pleased and proud to share this article from the May issue of The Yorkshire Report, copies are still available in Tesco, Bramley Centre. Thanks to Linzi Davies who…
Lord Mayor’s Visit
Wednesday May 9th saw the visit of the Lord Mayor of Leeds, Councillor Jane Dowson to see the work undertaken by the Bramley Baptists War & Remembered Graves team and…
St. George’s Day 2018 – Remembering Korean War Veterans
On Monday 23rd April we marked St.George’s Day by flying our new St. George’s Cross flag and also honouring local veterans of the Korean War who attended to pay respects.…
Our GDPR responsibilities and Privacy Statement
GDPR and Privacy Statement We will always keep any information that you give us safe and secure. We will only use this information for the purpose for which you gave…
We have a date with HRH Prince Andrew
We are delighted to announce that Bramley War Memorial, (dedicated to the 746 fallen from Bramley, Rodley & Stanningley) have been successful in gaining a Duke of York Community…