Bramford World War One Project
The Men of Bramford on The Commemorative Memorial
This website is dedicated to the memory of the men of Bramford who served in the Great War and in particular to the fifty four recorded on the village memorial who lost their lives. The information on this website is provided as part of the “Remembering Bramford in The Great War” project organised by the Bramford Local History Group and funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund First World War: then and now programme.
According to a newspaper report in 1920, on the unveiling of the Bramford War Memorial, a total of 312 men from the village had served in the war. At this time the village incorporated part of what is now Ipswich Borough, largely along the Bramford Road up to the railway bridge on the junction with Sproughton Road. Read more.
A number of other casualties have been found that had connections with the village but are not on the memorial.
In most cases the men were born in Bramford but the family had moved away before the war. For a few there was a connection purely through residence. Read more on WW1 Casualties With Bramford Connections .
This site has been built by the Bramford Local History Group. To see more details on Bramford’s local history please visit our website https://www.bramfordhistorygroup.org.uk
Bramford Great War Project – Served and Survived
Follow this link for to see a list of all the men, their memorials and brief details.
Armistace 100 - the centenary commemoration
To mark the centenary of the Armistice a series of events were organised in the village. Over the weekend of the 2/3rd November 2018 our show “When The Boys Come Home” and 8th-11th the exhibition organised by the local History Group. Read more about the success story!
The Book
Published by the Bramford Local History Group, it provides a detailed profile of each of the men on the Bramford Village Memorial except for two individuals who cannot be traced. The profiles include (where available) family details, a summary of their military service, newspaper reports and photographs.
The Concert Party 2014
Before the First World War, one of the chief sources of entertainment was the “Music Hall” and it involved a mixture of popular songs, comedy and variety acts. From the early days of the British Expeditionary Force in France “Concert Parties” were organised to entertain the troops using songs and sketches from the music …..Read more
This project is supported by the National Lottery through the Heritage Lottery Fund