Bramley, Old Wesleyan Methodist Chapel - Main Street
A plain rectangular stone tablet reads:
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN PROUD MEMORY OF OUR MEMBERS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945
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SACRED THOUGHTS
TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN PROUD MEMORY OF OUR MEMBERS WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES FOR THEIR COUNTRY IN THE WORLD WAR 1939 - 1945
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SACRED THOUGHTS
STANLEY CLIFF
ARTHUR HOLMES HAROLD PERKINS |
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Additional Details
Stanley Cliff (1111064)
Royal Air Force - 909/910 Balloon Sqdn. 18 January 1943, aged 30 Killed in an air raid on London Bramley Burial Ground Arthur Robert Holmes (14315507) Royal Artillery - 145 Lt. A.A. Regiment 16 January 1945, aged 20 Died in an accidental explosion in Sussex Bramley Burial Ground Harold Perkins (14315518) Royal Armoured Corps - 12th Royal Lancers 28 February 1945, aged 21 Killed in the Italian Campaign Ravenna War Cemetery |
Arthur Walker (1676744)
Royal Artillery - 323 Bty., 30 (Surrey) Searchlight Regt. 27 September 1943, aged 30 Died in an accident in North Africa Medjez-El-Bab War Cemetery John Walker (2657949) Coldstream Guards - 2nd Bn 7 December 1944 Died of wounds in Italy Santerno Valley War Cemetery Marjorie Sylvia Titley (2136002) Women's Auxiliary Air Force - 958 Balloon Sqdn. 12 December 1943, aged 18 Died on active service in Wales Bramley Burial Ground |
Stanley Cliff - 1111064
Stanley Cliff was born in 1915 in Rotherham, and had a twin sister. His father, James Lawson Cliff, a Wickersley farmer, had died at the end of 1914. His mother Frances
Marion (nee Turner) later lived at 54 Flanderwell Avenue, Bramley. Stanley was employed as a weigh clerk at Steel Peach & Tozer. He was married in 1940 to Elizabeth (Bessie) Finch, who died on 4 November 1942 whilst giving birth to their only child.
Stanley enlisted in 1940 and was a Leading Aircraftman in the Royal Air Force, service number 1111064. On 18 January 1943 LAC Cliff of 909/910 Balloon Squadron was killed in London. He died instantly by a bomb whilst operating a balloon cable in the West Ham district. Stanley Cliff, aged 30 was laid to rest on 24 January 1943 in the same grave as his wife at Bramley Burial Ground.
Marion (nee Turner) later lived at 54 Flanderwell Avenue, Bramley. Stanley was employed as a weigh clerk at Steel Peach & Tozer. He was married in 1940 to Elizabeth (Bessie) Finch, who died on 4 November 1942 whilst giving birth to their only child.
Stanley enlisted in 1940 and was a Leading Aircraftman in the Royal Air Force, service number 1111064. On 18 January 1943 LAC Cliff of 909/910 Balloon Squadron was killed in London. He died instantly by a bomb whilst operating a balloon cable in the West Ham district. Stanley Cliff, aged 30 was laid to rest on 24 January 1943 in the same grave as his wife at Bramley Burial Ground.
Arthur Robert Holmes - 14315507
Arthur Robert Holmes was born at Westfield Road, Bramley to Arthur Edward Holmes & Sarah Rebecca (nee Scott) on 3 March 1924. Educated at Bramley & Wickersley Council Schools prior to going on to work at Thurcroft Colliery Brickyard. He was also a member of Ravenfield Home Guard before going into the regular army. He had two brothers already in the army and a sister in the ATS.
He was a gunner in 5 Platoon A Company of the Royal Artillery, 145 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment. By January 1945 he had been in the army for two years. On 10 January 1945 Arthur was with 60 other artillery men attending a lecture on the anti-personnel land mine in readiness for the skills that will be required come wars end. The lecture was being conducted in a corrugated iron Nissan hut at Kent Army Camp. A live land mine was being used but the detonator and cartridge of the mine were removed and the land mine was considered safe, however just after 3pm an explosion occurred. In total there were 24 fatalities which the coroner later recorded as ‘Death by misadventure’, and also criticised the lack of dummy mines for training. Arthur Holmes died from his injuries on Tuesday 16 January at Hurstwood Park Emergency Hospital, Haywards Heath with his parents at bedside. He was buried in Bramley Burial Ground after a service at Bramley Methodist Church, Arthur was 20 years old.
He was a gunner in 5 Platoon A Company of the Royal Artillery, 145 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment. By January 1945 he had been in the army for two years. On 10 January 1945 Arthur was with 60 other artillery men attending a lecture on the anti-personnel land mine in readiness for the skills that will be required come wars end. The lecture was being conducted in a corrugated iron Nissan hut at Kent Army Camp. A live land mine was being used but the detonator and cartridge of the mine were removed and the land mine was considered safe, however just after 3pm an explosion occurred. In total there were 24 fatalities which the coroner later recorded as ‘Death by misadventure’, and also criticised the lack of dummy mines for training. Arthur Holmes died from his injuries on Tuesday 16 January at Hurstwood Park Emergency Hospital, Haywards Heath with his parents at bedside. He was buried in Bramley Burial Ground after a service at Bramley Methodist Church, Arthur was 20 years old.
Harold Perkins - 14315518
Harold Perkins was born in Rotherham in 1924, the son of William Leonard Perkins and Harriett Ann (nee Shaw) of Bramley, later living at 15 West Crescent, Sunnyside. He was employed at Bramley Co-Op before enlisting in the army in 1942 and was a Trooper with 12th Royal Lancers, Royal Armoured Corps. He served in North Africa before going to Italy in December 1943. The Regiment served as infantry during the winter of 1944. Harold Perkins was killed on 28 February 1945, aged 21, less than three months to the end of the war in Europe. He now lies in Ravenna War Cemetery.
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Arthur Walker - 1676744
Arthur Walker was born in Rotherham in the third quarter of 1913, first child of William Joseph Walker and Clara (nee Graham) of 61 East Crescent, Rotherham. He was educated at South Grove Central School and Wickersley Modern School, and he was later employed at Silverwood Colliery. He was a keen cyclist and a member of Rotherham Wheelers Cycling Club.
Enlisted in the Army in September 1940 as a Gunner, service number 1676744, in the 323 Battery, 30 (Surrey) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery. He served in
North Africa since February 1942. Gunner Walker was killed in an accident on 27 September 1943, after the end of hostilities in North Africa. He now lies in Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery, which is approximately 60 km west of Tunis, Tunisia, he was 30 years old, and left a wife and four year old son who lived at 68 Dale Rd, Listerdale.
Note
His brother was John Walker (see Bramley - Old Wesleyan / Clifton - United Methodists Church / Thrybergh Parish Hall
Enlisted in the Army in September 1940 as a Gunner, service number 1676744, in the 323 Battery, 30 (Surrey) Searchlight Regiment, Royal Artillery. He served in
North Africa since February 1942. Gunner Walker was killed in an accident on 27 September 1943, after the end of hostilities in North Africa. He now lies in Medjez-el-Bab War Cemetery, which is approximately 60 km west of Tunis, Tunisia, he was 30 years old, and left a wife and four year old son who lived at 68 Dale Rd, Listerdale.
Note
His brother was John Walker (see Bramley - Old Wesleyan / Clifton - United Methodists Church / Thrybergh Parish Hall
John Walker - 2657949
John Walker was born in Rotherham in the first quarter of 1918, he was the third child of William Joseph Walker and his wife Clara (nee Graham). The family lived at 61 East Crescent, Sunnyside.
John enlisted in the Army, service number 2657949, and became a Lance Serjeant in the 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards. The Battalion fought with the British Expeditionary Force and then in North Africa before being involved in the Italian Campaign in early 1944. The Battalion disembarked on the 5th of February at Naples and were ordered forward immediately to Monte Ornito where they fought a desperate twelve day battle. The battle for Cassino followed this and then the advance up Italy continued steadily during the summer. The Battalion moved along the valley of the River Tiber to Perugia and then to Arezzo. At Perugia they fought a major battle at Monte Pacciano, where No 4 Company and `S' Company distinguished themselves. There was a short halt at Arezzo, whilst preparations were made to assault the Gothic Line. The Germans, however, abandoned it before the assault could be made. In late November and early December the unit is south-west of Bologna. John Walker died of wounds on 7 December 1944, aged 26 and now lies in Santerno Valley War Cemetery.
Note
His brother was Arthur Walker (see Bramley - Old Wesleyan / Wickersley)
John enlisted in the Army, service number 2657949, and became a Lance Serjeant in the 2nd Battalion, Coldstream Guards. The Battalion fought with the British Expeditionary Force and then in North Africa before being involved in the Italian Campaign in early 1944. The Battalion disembarked on the 5th of February at Naples and were ordered forward immediately to Monte Ornito where they fought a desperate twelve day battle. The battle for Cassino followed this and then the advance up Italy continued steadily during the summer. The Battalion moved along the valley of the River Tiber to Perugia and then to Arezzo. At Perugia they fought a major battle at Monte Pacciano, where No 4 Company and `S' Company distinguished themselves. There was a short halt at Arezzo, whilst preparations were made to assault the Gothic Line. The Germans, however, abandoned it before the assault could be made. In late November and early December the unit is south-west of Bologna. John Walker died of wounds on 7 December 1944, aged 26 and now lies in Santerno Valley War Cemetery.
Note
His brother was Arthur Walker (see Bramley - Old Wesleyan / Wickersley)
Marjorie Sylvia Titley - 2136002
Marjorie Sylvia Titley was born in 1925 in Rotherham, the daughter of John Titley and Annie E (nee Vallance) of Bramley.
She was a Leading Aircraftwoman in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force with 958 Balloon Squadron. She was reported as ‘Died on Active Service’ on 12 December 1943, aged 18 in Neath, South Wales and is buried in the Bramley Burial Ground.
She was a Leading Aircraftwoman in the Women's Auxiliary Air Force with 958 Balloon Squadron. She was reported as ‘Died on Active Service’ on 12 December 1943, aged 18 in Neath, South Wales and is buried in the Bramley Burial Ground.