John Bracey
Memorial: Downend - Christ Church
Regiment: South Wales Borderers
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 20164
Parents: Henry and Mary Bracey
Marital status: Single
Home address: Seymour Road, Staple Hill (boarder with sister and widowed mother ) (1911). Soundwell Gardens, Mangotsfield (1901 census)
Pre-war occupation: Miners Labourer
Date of birth: 1891
Place of birth: Mangotsfield, Bristol
Date of death: 10/07/1916
Buried/Commemorated at: No Known Grave – Commemorated Thiepval Memorial, France
Age: 26
Further information:
Probably worked in the South Wales coal mines, as many South Glos miners did prior to WW1
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Findmypast (Soldiers Died during the Great War, 1901 and 1911 Census etc), researcher John Davis