Surnames BR-
Bracey Ernest Clifford 2nd Lieutenant 1/4th Bn North Staffordshire Regiment.
Bradburn Clifford Taylor Private 152156 "C" Bty. 277th Bde. Royal Field Artillery Son of Sidney and Sarah Bradburn, of the Nook, Bickford Road, Fallings Park, Wolverhampton. Died - 20 September, 1917. Aged - 24. Memorial - Tyne Cot Memorial - Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 4 to 6 and 162
Bradburn Enoch Driver 810753 "C" Bty 240 Bde, Royal Field Artillery Son of the late Mr and Mrs Bradburn; husband of Mary Jane Bradburn of 8 Williams Place, Monmore Green, Wolverhampton. Died - 25 August, 1920. Aged - 34. Memorial - Wolverhampton Borough Cemetery, - Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. 23432
Bradburn Ernest Private 24716 15th Bn Sherwood Foresters (Notts & Derby Regt) Son of Charles Inscoe, of 50 Oxford Street, Wolverhampton. Died - 22 October, 1917. Aged - 23. Memorial - Tyne Cot Memorial - Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 99 to 102 and 162 to 162A
Bradbury Henry Private 30559 2nd/6th Bn South Staffordshire Regiment Son of the late Moses and Eliza Bradbury. Husband of Lily Gertrude Bradbury of Bursnip Road, Essington, Wolverhampton. Died - 21 March, 1918. Aged - 36. Memorial - Arras Memorial - Pas de Calais, France. Bay 6
Bradford Cecil Aubrey Captain Yorkshire Regiment and Nigeria Regiment R W A F F Second son of the late Lt Col O J Bradford of Welparke, Lustleigh S Devon and Mrs Mary Ann Ellen Bradford. Husband of Mildred Ellen Grace Wyatt-Edgell (formerly Bradford) of Tettenhall Wood, Wolverhampton. Drowned at sea (from SS Abosso). Died - 24 April, 1917. Aged - 31. Memorial - Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton - Hampshire, United Kingdom. Sened in the Cameroons.
Bradley Albert Corporal 1st Bn Hants Regiment.
Bradley Albert Private 2/6th Bn South Staffordshire Regiment
Bradley Alfred Lance Corporal 16103 1st Bn Hampshire Regiment Husband of E E Bradley of 1 Court, Willenhall Road, Wolverhampton. Died - 22 April, 1918. Aged -. Memorial - St Venant-Robecq Road British Cemetery, Robecq - Pas de Calais, France. IV D 4
Bradley Frederick Private 9909 7th Bn South Staffordshire Regiment Son of James and Annie Bradley, of 25 Hickman Street, Wednesfield, Wolverhampton. Died - 09 August, 1915. Aged - 22. Memorial - Helles Memorial, Turkey. Panel 134
Bradney George Private 10/40 2nd Bn Worcestershire Regiment Son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Edward Bradney, of 14 Johnson Street, Blakenhall, Wolverhampton. Died - 26 September, 1915. Aged - 30. Memorial - Loos Memorial - Pas de Calais, France. Panel 64 and 65
Bradney Robert Oldfield Bombardier 810071 ‘A’ Bty 232nd Bde Royal Field Artillery Son of Alfred and Elizabeth Bradney of 39 Church Road, Bradmore, Wolverhampton. Died - 21 March, 1918. Aged - 27. Memorial - Arras Memorial - Pas de Calais, France. Bay 1
Brant John Private 6/4677 1st/6th Bn Durham Light Infantry Son of Mrs Phoebe Brant, of 33 Smestow Street, Springfield, Wolverhampton. Died 22 November, 1916. Aged 32. St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen Seine-Maritime, France. O II S 9
Brassington Thomas Nathan Private 28612 1st Bn North Staffordshire Regiment formerly (19279) King’s Shropshire Light Infantry Son of Nathan and Agnes Brassington of Heathton Cottages, Claverley, Wolverhampton. Died 21 March, 1918. Aged 22. Pozieres Memorial Somme, France. Panel 67 and 68 .
Bratt Alfred E. Captain 1/5th Bn Royal Warwickshire Regiment.
Brawn George Harold Private 76767 102nd Field Amb Royal Army Medical Corps Son of John Arthur and Annie Agnes Brawn, of 258 Coleman Street, Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton. Died 27 September, 1918 aged 23. Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen,, Belgium. XXV H 24A .
Brawn Thomas Private Notts & Derby Regiment
Brazier G E Sapper 103552 129th Field Coy. Royal Engineers Son of Edmond and Harriett Brazier, of High Street, Claverley, Wolverhampton. Died of wounds (gas). Died - 01 May, 1916. Aged - 30. Memorial - Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension - Nord, France. II D 118
Breakwell Alfred Pioneer 369883 ‘E’ Coy Royal Engineers Son of Mr and Mrs Breakwell of 6 Herbert Street, Wolverhampton. Died - 16 April, 1920. Aged - 21. Memorial - Wolverhampton Borough Cemetery, - Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. 106515
Breakwell Harold T. Private 60434 10th Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers Son of Mrs Elizabeth Breakwell, of Coven, Wolverhampton. Died - 26 September, 1917. Aged - 22. Memorial - Tyne Cot Cemetery, - Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. XXV. F. 16
Breakwell Alfred Pioneer 369883 ‘E’ Coy Royal Engineers Son of Mr and Mrs Breakwell of 6 Herbert Street, Wolverhampton. Died - 16 April, 1920. Aged - 21. Memorial - Wolverhampton Borough Cemetery, - Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. 106515
Breakwell Harold T. Private 60434 10th Bn Royal Welsh Fusiliers Son of Mrs Elizabeth Breakwell, of Coven, Wolverhampton. Died - 26 September, 1917. Aged - 22. Memorial - Tyne Cot Cemetery, - Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. XXV. F. 16
Brereton William Arnold Corporal 91277 ‘D’ Bty. 160th Bde Royal Field Artillery Son of Emily B Smith (formerly Brereton) of 116 Chester Street, Wolverhampton, and the late William Brereton. Died - 07 September, 1916. Aged - 23. Memorial - Peronne Road Cemetery Maricourt - Somme, France. II C 7
Brewerton Arthur Robert Sergeant 4153 1st/6Bn South Staffordshire Regiment Son of Robert and Alice Brewerton, of 111 Church Road, Bradmore, Wolverhampton. Died - 01 July, 1916. Aged - 18. Memorial - Thiepval Memorial - Somme, France. Pier and Face 7B
Brewster Sidney George Private 1701 1st/6th Bn South Staffordshire Regiment Son of Mrs Mary Jane Brewster, of 13 Granville Street, Wolverhampton. Died - 01 July, 1916. Aged - 21. Memorial - Foncquevillers Military Cemetery, - Pas de Calais, France. I L 57
Brice John S. Private 9353 2nd/5th Bn South Staffordshire Regiment Husband of Ann Brice of 87 Moore Street, Lower Walsall Street, Wolverhampton. Died 5 March, 1915. Aged - 49. Memorial Walsall (Ryecroft) Cemetery, , United Kingdom. 3 5 374
Bridgart Albert Private 203470 2nd/5th Bn North Staffordshire Regiment Son of Thomas Bridgart, of 240 Bilston Road, Monmore Green, Wolverhampton. Died - 21 March, 1918. Aged - 20. Memorial - Arras Memorial - Pas de Calais, France. Bay 7 and 8
Bridges Henry Herbert Private 10552 1st Bn Welsh Regiment Son of Joseph and Betsy Bridges of Back 27, Cleveland Street, Wolverhampton. Died - 17 December, 1914. Aged - 25. Memorial - Gibraltar (North Front) Cemetery, Gibraltar. E 2866
Bridgewater William Private 1/6th Bn South Staffordshire Regiment.
Brindley H V Private 426321 29th Bn Canadian Infantry (British Columbia Regt) Brother of Mrs Edith Gabriel, of Baptiste Lake, Ontario, Born Wolverhampton. Died - 07 June, 1916. Aged - 20. Memorial - Reninghelst New Military Cemetery, - Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. I G 5
Brindley Norman Lance Corporal 371248 8th Bn London Regt (Post Office Rifles) Son of Henry Joseph Brindley, of 71 Lea Road, Wolverhampton. Died - 28 April, 1918. Aged - 20. Memorial - Penn Fields (St Philip) Churchyard -Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. F32.
Brittain William Henry Private 241258 ‘A’ Coy South Staffordshire Regiment Son of James and Caroline Brittain. Husband of Mary Ann Brittain, of 2 Court, 7 House, Stafford Street, Wolverhampton. Died - 06 April, 1920. Aged - 42. Memorial - Wolverhampton Borough Cemetery, - Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. 23425
Broadhead Samuel Reuben Private 73638 28th Bn Canadian Infantry (Saskatchewan Regt) Son of George and Mary Broadhead of Rose Cottage, Authorley Lane, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton. Died - 06 June, 1916. Aged - 32. Memorial - Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial - Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 18-26 - 28
Broadhurst Thomas Shoeing Smith 61889 14th Bde Royal Field Artillery Son of Willian and Diana Broadhurst of Warrington; husband of Catherine Broadhurst of 245 Merridale Street, west Wolverhampton. Died - 17 September, 1914. Aged - 26. Memorial - Crouy-Vauxrot French National Cemetery, Crouy - Aisne, France. A 12
Brockhurst Frederick James Driver 191848 ‘A’ Bty 38th Royal Field Artillery Son of Mrs Selena Shotton, of Fordhouses, Bushbury, Wolverhampton. Died - 23 July, 1917. Aged - 20. Memorial - Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial - Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 5 and 9.
Brockwell Arthur William Private 35625 1st/4th Bn Duke of Cornwall’s Light Infantry Son of the late Thomas and Elizabeth Brockwell, of 31 Hungerton Street, Nottingham. Husband of Florence Nettie Brockwell of 5 Ryecroft Cottages, Coton Road, Penn, Wolverhampton. Lost in HMT Transylvania. Died - 04 May, 1917. Aged - 39. Memorial - Savona Memorial, Italy.
Brooke Norman Murray Private S/9915 1st Bn., Gordon Highlanders transf. to (530798) 413th Labour Coy., Labour Corps who died on Thursday, 13th February 1919. Memorial Wednesfield (St Thomas) Churchyard.
Brookes Leonard Private 235028 1st Bn Worcestershire Regiment Son of Charlotte Brookes, of 4 Chase Road, Lower Gornal, Wolverhampton. Died 17 August, 1917. Aged - 19. Memorial - Tyne Cot Memorial -Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 75 to 77
Brooks George William Private 30528 3rd Bn South Staffordshire Regiment Son of George and Elizabeth C Brooks, of 11 Moore Street, Willenhall Road, Wolverhampton. Died - 25 November, 1916. Aged - 23. Memorial - Killingworth (St John) Churchyard - Northumberland, United Kingdom. 124
Broomhall John Alfred Lance Corporal 25966 1st Bn Cheshire Regiment Son of Mr and Mrs J Broomhall, of 72 Pounting Street, Wolverhampton. Died - 22 September, 1916. Aged - 25. Memorial - St Sever Cemetery, Rouen - Seine-Maritime, France. B 20 64
Brown George Percy Priate 19467 2nd Bn Suffolk Regiment Husband of Polly Mary Brown, of 21 Portland Place, Wolverhampton. Born in London. Died - 20 July, 1918. Aged - 30. Memorial - Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval - Somme, France. XIV H 19 .
Brown Frederick Joseph Private 8th Bn South Staffordshire Regiment.
Brown Henry Private 9351 5th Reserve Bn South Staffordshire Regiment Son of Mrs Mary Brown; husband of Ellen Brown, of 26 St John’s Square, Wolverhampton. Died - 22 January, 1915. Aged - 48. Memorial - Wolverhampton Borough Cemetery, - Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. 22670.
Brown Henry Private 1/6th Bn South Staffordshire Regiment.
Brown H. Private 1st Bn South Staffordshire Regiment.
Brown John Private 22101 2nd Bn Worcestershire Regiment Died of Wounds 01/11/1917 Grave Reference : XXI. FF. 7. LIJSSENTHOEK MILITARY CEMETERY
Brown Joseph George Private 36182 4th Bn South Staffordshire Regiment Son of Joseph Rose Brown and Elizabeth Brown, of 77 North Road, Wolverhampton. Died 10 April, 1918. Aged - 19. Memorial - Ploegsteert Memorial - Comines - Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium. Panel 6
Brown Robert Private 6938 1st Bn Scots Guard Son of Robert and Isabella Ross Brown, of Glasgow. Husband of Mrs L Clowes (formerly Brown) of 49 Thomas Street, Wolverhampton. Died - 20 September, 1914. Aged - 25. Memorial - Braine Communal Cemetery, - Aisne, France. A 8 (Sp Mem)
Brown Thomas Private 13044 3rd Bn Worcestershire Regiment Son of Margaret Brown, of 6 Court, 3 House, Wolverhampton Street, Dudley and the late Matthew Brown. Died - 19 September, 1914. Aged - 28. Memorial - La Ferte-Sous-Jouarre Memorial - Seine-et-Marne, France.
Brown Thomas Albert Corporal 8806 1st Bn Staffordshire Regiment Husband of Jane Brown, of 45 Ward Street, Wolverhampton. Died 7 October, 1917. Aged - 26. Memorial - Godewaersvelde British Cemetery, - Nord, France. I F 2
Brown Thomas Private 240092 (1617) 1st/6th Bn South Staffordshire Regiment Son of Charles and Ellen Brown, of 6 Evans Street, Whitmore Reans, Wolverhampton . Died - 01 July, 1916. Aged - 20. Memorial - Thiepval Memorial - Somme, France. Pier and Face 7B
Brown Victor Albert Corporal 203205 1st/5th Bn South Staffordshire Regiment Son of Joseph Rose Brown and Elizabeth Brown, of 77 North Road, Wolverhampton. Died - 16 October, 1918. Aged - 21. Memorial - Telincthun British Cemetery, Wimille - Pas de Calais, France. V F 4
Browning James Henry Mate S.S. ‘Calliope" (London). Mercantile Marine Husband of Elizabeth Browning (nee Constable) of 174 Lord Street, Wolverhampton. Presumed drowned. Born at Birmingham. Died - 09 July, 1917. Aged - 42. Memorial - Tower Hill Memorial - London, United Kingdom.
Browning Reginald George Private 41027 2nd Bn Cameronians (Scottish Rifles) Son of Frederick and Emily Matilda Browning, of 7 Sherwood Street, Wolverhampton. Died - 17 August, 1917. Aged - 29. Memorial - Tyne Cot Memorial - Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 68 to 70 and 162 and 162A
Bryan Frederick Private 15574 8th Bn South Staffordshire Regiment Son of Mark Bryant. Husband of Ethel Seabridge (formerly Bryan) of 12 New Street Ettingshall, Wolverhampton. Died - 11 February, 1916. Aged - 22. Memorial - Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial -Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Panel 35 and 37
Bryan Frederick Reginald Private 29573 3rd Bn Grenadier Guards Son of Harry Edward and Esther Jane Bryan of 203 North Street, Wolverhampton. Died - 10 May, 1918. Aged - 19. Memorial - Douchy-Les-Ayette British Cemetery, - Pas de Calais, France. IIF 13
Bull Dennis Private 13174 7th Bn King’s Shropshire Light Infantry. Born Pattingham Husband of Mrs J W Bull, of Griffiths Green, Claverley, Wolverhampton. Died - 02 September, 1918. Aged - 28. Memorial - Vaulx Hill Cemetery, - Pas de Calais, France. II F 11.
Bunnington Reginald Henry Bomber Royal Garrison Artillery.
Bunt Thomas Avery Company Quartermaster Sergeant 240639 1st/6th Bn South Staffordshire Reiment. Son of Richard and Charlotte Bunt, of Wolverhampton. Husband of Annie Bunt, of 15 Penn Street, Wolverhampton. Died of wounds (gas). Died - 02 May, 1918. Aged - 25. Memorial - Lapugnoy Military Cemetery, - Pas de Calais, France. IX D 21
Burgess William Private 106702 15th Bn Sherwood Forests (Notts & Derby Regt) Son of William and Florence M Burgess, of 64 Neachall Lane, Wednesfield, Wolverhampton. Died - 01 October, 1918. Aged - 19. Memorial - Zantvoorde British Cemetery, - Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. II B 15
Burke Edward Private 240861 1st/6th Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment Husband of Elizabeth Burke, of 1, Alma St. Heath Town, Wolverhampton. Died - 01 July, 1916. Aged - 31 (3525) Memorial - Thiepval Memorial - Somme, France. Pier and Face 7B
Burns Albert James Sergeant 28241 8th Bn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers Son of William Thomas and Annie Burns, of 40, Berry St. Wolverhampton. Died - 28 September, 1917. Aged - 23. Memorial - Ervillers Military Cemetry - Pas de Calais, France. F.2
Burns Charles Private 63429 Royal Army Medical Corps Died 21/06/1918 age 33 son of John and Harriet Burns; husband of Louisa Burns, of Melton Place, Moseley Village, Willenhall. KIRKEE 1914-1918 MEMORIAL : Face 11.
Burt John Private 20600 1st Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment Son of John Burt, of 32 Duke St, Wolverhampton, Staffs. Died - 31 August, 1916. Aged - 26. Thiepval Memorial - Somme, France.. Pier and Face 7B
Burton Edward Percy 77579 Private 2nd Btn Durham Light Infantry. Killed in Action 21st March 1918 age 19 Grave/Memorial Reference: Bay 8 Cemetery: Arras Memorial.
Burton Ernest Harry 6416 Lance Corporal 2nd Bn. Worcestershire Regiment Killed in Action 31 October 1914.
Panel 34 Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Iper, West-Vlaandern, Belgium.
Burton James Edward Private 2nd Bn London Scottish Regiment.
Burton William Samuel Private 1/6th Bn South Staffordshire Regiment.
Butcher Alfred Corporal 300485 Staffordshire Yeomanry Son of Thomas and Ellen Butcher, of 55, Bushbury Road, Heath Town, Wolverhampton. Died - 25 November, 1917. Aged - 23. Memorial - Jerusalem Memorial, Israel. Panel 2
Butler Charles Sapper 569969 357th Water supply Coy. Royal Engineers Husband of Amy Alice Cook of 38, Leicester St, Wolverhampton. Died of influenza. Died - 31 March, 1919. Aged - 44. Memorial - Tettenhall Regis (St. Michael) Churchyard - Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. Spec. Memorial
Butler George Frederick Private 1770 1st/6th Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment Son of G.T.Butler, of Britannia House, Old Heath, Heath Town, Wolverhampton, and the late Rose Florence Butler. Died of wounds. Died - 07 April, 1915. Aged - 20. Memorial - Wulvergem Churchyard - Heuvelland, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. Sp. Mem. II
Butler John Francis Private 9054 1st Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment Son of John and Sarah Butler, of 23, Coven St, Cannock Road, Wolverhampton. Died - 25 September, 1915. Aged - 19. Memorial - Loos Memorial - Pas de Calais, France. Panel 73 to 76
Butler Kay Corporal 78944 Royal Army Medical Corps Son of Thomas and Sarah Butler, of Liverpool; husband of Louisa Ellen Butler, of 32 Dunstall Road, Wolverhampton. Died - 04 July, 1918. Aged - 30. Memorial - Wolverhampton Borough Cemetry - Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. 4462
Butler Sydney Melville Lance Corporal 2871 1st/6th Bn. South Staffordshire Regiment Son of Alfred Jeremiah and Annie Butler, of Church Hill, Tettenhall, Wolverhampton. Died - 13 October, 1915. Aged - 22. Memorial - Loos Memorial - Pas de Calais, France. Panel73 to 76
Butterworth Henry Lance Corporal 40662 Royal Dublin Fusiliers transf. to (396236) Labour Corps Husband of E. Thompson (formerly Butterworth), of 41, Cardiff St. Wolverhampton, Staffs.. Died - 11 February, 1919. Aged - 29. Memorial - Bridgnorth Cemetry - Shropshire, United Kingdom. 336
Buvington Reginald Henry Lance Bombardier 65265 22nd Heavy Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery Son of George. F. J and Florence L. Buvington, of 93, Waterloo Road, Wolverhampton. Native of Bath, Somerset. Volunteered for active service. Died of wounds (gas). Died - 29 April, 1918. Aged - 22. Memorial - Lijssenthoek Military Cemetry - Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium. XXVIII.E.6A