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Pte. J. Braham

Name & Rank	Private John Braham
Unit	No. 84166, 1st/2nd Bn., London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers).
How & When Died	Killed in Action, 25 March 1918.
Age, if known	20 years.
Next of Kin details	Son of Walter and Mary E. Braham, of Hawthorne Cottage, Seacroft, Leeds.
Commemoration Details	Buried in Roclincourt Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France. Plot IV, Row B, Grave 2.
Other Information / Remarks	John Braham was formerly employed at Leeds Forge. His death was announced in the Yorkshire Evening Post published on Monday, 15 April 1918. Walter his father was a gas meter maker. He had previously served as No. 8486 with 2nd/2nd Bn., London Regiment. He was born and enlisted in Leeds. When Scholes was expanding in the 1930's, the land on which Lynnfield Gardens was to be built was sold to the builder by a Mr Braham who lived at the junction of Main Street and Station Road. The unusual surname points to this being a relative of John Braham.
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