William L Bryant
Memorial: Kingswood - Summerhill Methodist
Regiment: Gloucestershire Regiment
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Silver War Badge, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 202759 (also 394 and 20705)
Parents: Elizabeth Bryant and William Bateman (step-father)
Home address: Sculls Barton, Reformatory Road, Two Mile Hill, Kingswood, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Leather Cutter in Boot Industry
Date of birth: 1896
Date of death: 29/08/1917
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Kingswood Methodist Church Burial Ground
Age: 21
Further information:
William was the youngest of 4 children with two older sisters and an older brother. In 1891 his mother and two of his older siblings were living in Keynsham workhouse but by 1901 his mother had married and all 4 children took their step-father’s name. By 1911 William’s mother was widowed and William and his siblings reverted to the name Bryant.
William enlisted in 1914 in the Army Cyclist Corps then went on to serve in the 2nd/4th Battalion, Gloucestershire Regiment on the Western Front. He was wounded probably during the Flanders offensive and was awarded a wound stripe. He died at home from his wounds. His death was registered in Newcastle.
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/