On Tuesday 6th June 2017 we will be flying our Union Flag to commemorate Peter Paylor, who passed away towards the end of last year. Peter was a D Day veteran who attended the Unveiling of Bramley War Memorial in 2014 at the age of 91 and laid a wreath in remembrance of those lost…
Our good friend, Marsha Jones, licensee of The Black Lion on Broad Lane and known on social media as “The Bramley Lioness” is taking part in the Leeds 10K run in July 2017 to raise funds for our Memorial. Sponsorship forms are available if you pop in to The Black Lion and we thank Marsha…
On Monday, 12th December a group from Friends of Bramley War Memorial and the Bramley War and Remembered Graves team visited two Leeds Synagogues – Firstly, Beth Hamidrash Hagadol at Street Lane, where we visited the AJEX Memorials to their fallen of both World Wars and the Holocaust and the Roll of Honour of the…
Major John Geoffrey Appleyard, DSO, MC and Bar, RASC, CDO, SOE, SSRF and SAS. Bramley born Geoffrey is the subject of many books detailing his bravery from Dunkirk to West Africa and cross channel raids on Occupied France and the Channel Islands. Following service in the RASC, No. 7 Commando and No. 62 Commando (where…
November 11th 2016 saw the Unveiling of two new plaques which carry 236 additional names, making 741 in total on the Memorial. The plaques are fixed on the curved wall at the rear of the Memorial. At the same Service our leather bound Book of Remembrance was blessed and is now accessible at Bramley Library,…
Full films of both the Friday 11th November and Sunday 13th November Services are now available to view or download on the “Services at The Memorial” section of this web site. The Friday film includes the Unveiling of our two new Plaques and the dedication of the Book of Remembrance. The Sunday film includes Bugler…
Please find below photos presented at our AGM on 19th October, followed by the Minutes of the AGM. …
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 McNess section of this Website.
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 place at Bramley War Memorial, Leeds on Thursday 15th September 2016 @ 2.00 pm. The event is to honour an extremely brave soldier, Lance-Sergeant Fred McNess. He…
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 Harry Davison of Stanningley – currently they are not on our database and will be researched for inclusion in both our Book of Remembrance and…
