Bronfay Farm Military Cemetery, Bray-Sur-Somme (Somme)

Details

The cemetery was begun by French troops in October 1914, but little used by them. It was used by Commonwealth troops from August 1915 to February 1917 (particularly in the Battles of the Somme when XIV Corps Main Dressing station was at the farm), and a few French Soldiers from the Division fighting on the British right were buried here in September; and in the retreat and advance of 1918 further burials were made. After the Armostice, graves of March, August, and September 1918, were brought in from the fields between Bronfay Farm and Bray.

Bray-sur-Somme is a village 8 kilometers south-east of Albert. Bronfay Farm is 3 kilometres north-east of the village on the road to Maricourt and the Cemetery is on the sout-east side of the road opposite the farm.

Number of burials by Unit.

Royal Fusiliers - City of London Regiment
54
  Royal Field Artillery
49
Manchester Regiment
33
  Royal Army Medical Corps
23
Grenadier Guards
19
  Royal Garrison Artillery
18
Welsh Guards
18
  Australian units
14
Royal Engineers
13
  King's Royal Rifle Corps
12
2nd Bn. London Regiment - Royal Fusiliers
12
  Cheshire Regiment
10
3rd Bn. London Regiment - Royal Fusiliers
10
  Royal Army Service Corps
10
Suffolk Regiment
9
  South Staffordfshire Regiment
9
Middlesex Regiment
9
  Machine Gun Corps - Infantry
9
Royal Flying Corps/Royal Air Force
8
  Coldstream Guards
7
Rifle Brigade
7
  Bedfordshire Regiment
6
East Surrey Regiment
6
   Durham Light Infantry
6
4th Bn. London Regiment - Royal Fusiliers
6
   6th Bn. London Regiment - City of London Rifles
6
12th Bn. London Regiment - Rangers
6
   Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
5
King's Liverpool Regiment
5
   Northumberland Fusiliers
5
Scots Guards
5
   Black Watch - Royal Highlanders
4
Devonshire Regiment
4
   King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry
4
Leicestershire Regiment
4
   1st Bn. London Regiment - Royal Fusiliers
4
9th Bn. London Regiment - Queen Victoria's Rifles
4
   Royal Scots - Lothian Regiment
4
Royal Sussex Regiment
4
   Seaforth Highlanders
4
West Yorkshire Regiment
4
   Duke of Wellington - West Riding Regiment
3
Lancashire Fusiliers
3
   Norfolk Regiment
3
Royal Horse Artillery
3
   Royal Warwickshire Regiment
3
Royal West Kent Regiment - Queen's Own
3
   Essex Regiment
2
Gloucestershire Regiment
2
   Gordon Highlanders
2
Hampshire Regiment
2
   Hertfordshire Regiment
2
Highland Light Infantry
2
   Honourable Artillery Company
2
King's Own Scottish Borderers
2
   King's Shropshire Light Infantry
2
Leinster Regiment
2
   North Staffordshire Regiment
2
Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers
2
   Royal Scots Fusiliers
2
Sherwood Foresters - Notts & Derbys Regiment
2
   Somerset Light Infantry
2
Army Gymnastic Staff
1
  
Buffs - East Kent Regiment
1
2nd Dragoon Guards
1
  
Green Howards - Yorkshire Regiment
1
Guards - Machine Gun Regiment
1
  
Irish Guards
1
King George's Central India Horse
1
  
King George's Own Lancers
1
King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment
1
  
9th Lancers
1
12th Lancers
1
  
5th Bn. London Regiment - London Rifle Brigade
1
13th Bn. London Regiment - Kensington
1
  
14th Bn. London Regiment - London Scottish
1
15th Bn. London Regiment - PWO Civil Service Rifles
1
  
2nd/4th Bn. London Regiment - Royal Fusiliers
1
2nd/10th Bn. London Regiment
1
  
Northamptonshire Regiment
1
Royal Dublin Fusiliers
1
  
Royal Irish Regiment
1
Royal Marine Artillery
1
  
Royal Munster Fusiliers
1
Royal Welsh Fusiliers
1
  
Shropshire Yeomany
1
South African Regiment
1
  
South Lancashire Regiment
1
York & Lancaster Regiment
1
      
Identified burials
524
      
Unidentified UK burials
13
      
Total burials
537
      

Those with Awards buried in this cemetery

Pte. J. Brown M.M., 1st Bn. East Surrey Regiment. Died 31 Aug. 1916. C.23

CSM T. Cooke M.C., D.C.M., M.M., Royal Fusiliers posted to 4th Bn. London Regiment, Royal Fusiliers. Died 26 Aug. 1918 aged 31. F.62

Lt. Col. Hubert Pulteney Dalzell-Walton, Mentioned in Despatches, 8th Bn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. Killed in action 9th Sept 1916 aged 50. Served in the Bechuanaland Expedition 1884-85, the Burma War 1886-89 (twice wounded) and in the South African War. D.44

Rfn. John Lang M.M., "A" Coy. 8th Bn. King's Royal Rifle Corps. Died of wounds 13th Sept 1916 aged 22. D.38

Sgt. Observer William James Middleton D.F.M., Medaille d'Honneur (France), 22nd Wing, 205th Sqdn. Royal Air Force. Died of wounds received whilst flying the previous day, 4th Oct 1918 aged 21. A.S.M. 2nd Epping Foret Troop, Baden Powell's Boy Scouts. G.16

Sgt. James Riddoch D.C.M., 2nd Bn. Gordon Highlanders. Died 1st July 1916 aged 27. D.29

Capt. Gerald Duckworth Robinson, Mentioned in Despatches, 3rd Bn. Attd. 1st Bn. East Surrey Regiment Special Service. Died 26th Sept 1916 aged 19. D.43

Rfn. Charles Smith M.M., 9th Bn. London Regiment, Queen Victoria's Rifles. Died 15th Sept 1918 aged 24. F.69

Capt. Frederick Charles Stevens D.C.M., George's Coronation Medal, Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. "D" Howitzer Bty. Royal Field Artillery. Died of wounds 31st July 1916 aged 44. Served in the South African Campaign. D.21

CSM Frederick Sweeney, Long Service and Good Conduct Medal. 1st/5th Cheshire Regiment Died 22nd Sept 1916 aged 40. D.6

L/Cpl. James Reginald Vollans M.M., 1st Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own) Died of wounds 27th Sept 1916 aged 27. D.26

2nd Lt. Alfred Cairns Wilson M.C., 14th Bn. London Regiment, London Scottish. Died of wounds 25th Sept 1916 aged 40. Son of the Rev. Andrew Wilson of Drymen. D.44

Capt. Walter Gordon Woodroffe, Croix de Guerre with Palm (France), 7th Bn. Middlesex Regiment. Killed in action 16th Sept 1916 aged 22. D.4


Others buried in this cemetery

Gnr. Samuel Johnson, 55th Bty. 33rd Brig. Royal Field Artillery. Died of wounds received during enemy air raid at Combles 13th Dec 1916 aged 32. Served for 14 years (6 in India). E.9