The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Private W T Brackley


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Private William Thomas BRACKLEY, 18953, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment.

Enlisted 29th November 1915, Warley, Surrey, age 28, height 5ft 4 inches, resided 71 Victoria Road, Brentwood, Essex / 5 Red Road, Crescent Road, Brentwood, Essex. Formerly boot maker.

Husband of May Brackley (nee Bardell), 71 Victoria Road, Brentwood, Essex. Married 26th December 1911, Shenfield, Essex.

Children - Edward William Brackley, born 27th October 1912, Brentwood, Essex; Horace Frank Brackley, born 2nd December 1914, Brentwood, Essex.

Home, 29th November 1915 to 10th October 1916; BEF, 11th October 1916 to 12th November 1917; Home, 13th November 1917 to 23rd March 1918.

29th November 1915, enlisted in East Kent Regiment, (The Buffs); 29th November 1915, transferred to Army Reserve; 29th May 1916, mobilized; 31st May 1916, posted 9th Battalion, The Buffs; 4th September 1916, posted 3rd Battalion, The Buffs; 11th October 1916, posted 1st Battalion, The Buffs; 20th October 1916, transferred to 6th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 9th November 1917, wounded, shell shock; 13th November 1917, posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 18th February 1918, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment.

23rd March 1918, discharged  as "no longer physically fit for War Service" due to wounds.   Silver War Badge issued

Disability, debility, 10%. Gratuity £19.50.


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