Clifford Brain
Memorial: Kingswood - Holy Trinity Church
Regiment: Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Silver War Badge, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Lance Corporal 18749
Parents: Alfred and Mary Ann Brain
Home address: Whittucks Road, off Hanham Road, Kingswood, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Helper in a boot factory
Date of birth: 1896
Place of birth: Kingswood, Bristol
Date of death: 27/12/1916
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Bethune Town Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France and commemorated on Kingswood Holy Trinity Memorial
Age: 20
Further information:
Clifford was born in Kingswood, the son of a bootmaker and the eldest child of three with a younger sister and younger brother.
Clifford enlisted in the 15th Battalion, Warwickshires in the Birmingham Pals Battalion and was posted to France in November 1915. In 1916 the battalion fought in the Battles of The Somme (1 July - 18 November 1916) and on the day that Clifford was wounded, they were not taking part in any significant engagement. It is likely therefore that Clifford was a casualty of the ongoing trench warfare that resulted in around 300 deaths per day throughout the war. On 22/12/1916 Clifford was taken to 14th Field Ambulance Station with a shrapnel wound to his back and was transferred to 33rd casualty clearing station which was situated in the town of Bethune. Five days later Clifford died there from his wounds and was buried in the town cemetery.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/