Bromage, William

Age: 36
Date of birth: 1881

Parents: Thomas and Louisa Bromage
Wife:
Address: 25 Stand Street

Occupation: Carter

The 1881 census lists Thomas and Louisa Bromage living at 3A Packmore Street with their daughter Sarah (4) and two lodgers so William’s birth may have been imminent.

By 1901 the family were living at 26 Bowling Green Street, although father Thomas is not listed on the census form.  The family then comprised of Louisa (45), daughter Sarah (24) and sons Thomas (27), William (20), Charlie (10), Louis (9) and Arthur (9).  William is described as a soldier

In 1911, William was living with his family, headed by his mother Louisa at 26 Bowling Green Street and is again described as a soldier.

Brothers, Charlie and Arthur also fell so the family lost three sons  and all are commemorated on the War Memorial at Hatton Church on the Birmingham Road, just outside Warwick

Thomas senior, died on 8th October, 1924, and mother Louisa died in 1930 and both are buried in Warwick Cemetery.

Military Service

Rank & Number: Corporal, 266522
Regiment/Service: 1st/7th Battalion, Royal Warwickshire Regiment
Brigade/Division: 143rd Brigade, 48th Division
Date of death: Tuesday, July 25, 1916
Cause of death/Battle: Killed in Action - Battle of Pozieres
Commemorated/Buried: Thiepval Memorial, Somme
Awards: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Commemorated locally at: Hatton War Memorial

The following report was received in March 1916, just four months before William was killed:

Contributors

  • Unlocking Warwick Research Group
  • Warwick Advertiser excerpt courtesy of Warwickshire County Record Office

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