Bragg, Henry Stanley

Name of Researcher / Enw’r ymchwylydd: Geoffrey Alexander Mitchell.
Name of Memorial / Enw’r gofeb: Bagillt War Memorial.
Regiment/Catrawd: 1st/5th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. (Formerly King's Liverpool Reg)
Service Rank and Number / Rheng gwasanaeth a rhif: Private No. 245966. (Formerly 4805)
Military Cemetery/Memorial / Fynwent milwrol: Perreuse Chateau Franco British National Cemetery, Seine-et-Marne.
Ref No Grave or Memorial / Rhif cyfeirnod bedd: Plot: 1. Row: A. Grave: 45.
Country of Cemetery or Memorial / Gwlad y fynwent neu gofeb: France
Medals Awarded / Medalau a ddyfarnwyd: British War Medal, Victory Medal.
Date of Death / Dyddiad Marwolaeth: 7 June 1918
Circumstances of Death / Dyddiad ac amgylchiadau marwolaeth:
Killed in Action on Friday 7th June 1918 aged 19 years.
Commonwealth War Grave Certificate / Tystysgrif Bedd Rhyfel y GymanwladView certificate

Henry Stanley Bragg was born in Liverpool during 1899. The 1901 Census tells us that the head of the family was Thomas Bragg aged 42, a Self Employed Carter. His wife Jane Bragg aged 43 and their four children – John Bragg aged 17, who was employed as a Marine Engineer’s Apprentice. Ruth Bragg aged 12, George Bragg aged 8 and Henry Stanley Bragg aged 2 years. At that time they lived at 56 Claypole Street, West Derby, Liverpool.

Jane Bragg, Stanley’s mother died in April 1904. The census of 1911 records Thomas (the Father) aged 52 who was listed as brother- in – law and a widower, living with two sons George Bragg 18 and Stanley Bragg aged 12. They were at the home of Samuel Lyons and Mary Lyons at 4 Bartlett Street, Liverpool.

Little is known of their life in Bagillt, Flintshire, but at some time they did live at Gadlys, Bagiilt. At the time of Henry’s death in 1918 both his parents were deceased.

UK soldiers who Died in The Great War 1914- 19, accessible on Ancestry confirms the regimental details as listed on this page. It tells us he enlisted in Liverpool. This source provides us with his previous regiment and number and tells us that he Died of Wounds.

There is no Flintshire Roll of Honour Card for Henry Stanley Bragg at the County Archives Office, Hawarden. Details of his medals were obtained from ancestry.co.uk

He is also remembered on the North Wales Heroes Memorial Arch, Deiniol Road, Bangor, North Wales.

13th April 2014
Henry's grave visited Eifion and Viv Williams
245966 Private
H. S. S. Bragg
Durham Light Infantry
7th June 1918 age 19
13th April 2014
This monument within the cemetery says that the cemetery was originally made for 1 American, 60 British and 72 French World war 1 servicemen.
13th April 2014
This long narrow cemetery was approached up a narrow rough track. It was on the edge of woodland and once formed part of the grounds of the Chateau Pereuse which was used as a hospital during the war. On one side of the walled cemetery a cornfield had been planted. On the wall inside the cemetery, pruned trees have been trained on wires. It was peaceful and quiet apart from birdsong. We found the graves of two Flintshire soldiers Frank Roberts of Leeswood and Henry Bragg of Bagillt. The chateau which is a very beautiful building is still a hospital - but a very different one now. It is a private psychiatric clinique.

Flintshire War Memorials

Bragg, Henry Stanley

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