Wilfred Charles (Charlie) Bruton

Memorial: Thornbury - Castle School

Regiment: Gloucestershire Regiment

Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal

Rank and number: Lance Corporal 14847

Parents: James and Hannah Caroline Bruton

Home address: The Cross House, Hill, Falfield, Glos

Pre-war occupation: Bank Clerk

Date of birth: 1889

Place of birth: Hill, Falfield, Glos

Date of death: 06/05/1917

Buried/Commemorated at: Arras Memorial, Pas-de-Calais, France

Age: 28

Further information:

Wilfred Charlie Bruton, born in 1889 was the son of James Bruton, a carpenter and his wife, Hannah Caroline Bruton of The Cross House, Hill. Wilfred was admitted to the Grammar School in 1902. He was a bank clerk in the 1911 Census

Wilfred was a Lance Corporal in the 12th Battalion of the Gloucestershire Regiment when he was Killed in Action in France on 6th May 1917. He is mentioned on the Arras Memorial

By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):

Thornbury Roots Website and Forces War Records