Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of John Bramley an architect and surveyor, born 1849 in Narborough, Leicestershire and his wife Caroline Bramley (nee Lane, married in the 1st quarter of 1879 in the St. Asaph, Denbighshire, Wales district), born 1859 in Sevenhampton, Wiltshire. John Frederick William, was born in the 1st quarter of 1881 in Rhyl, Flintshire, North Wales, in April 1881 the family home was at Greystone Villa, Crescent Road, Rhuddlan, Flintshire, Wales. In April 1891 John was a schoolboy and was residing in the family home at Main Street, Houghton on the Hill, Leicestershire, together with his father, an architect and surveyor, his mother and siblings Cecil Norman, a schoolboy, born 1883, Ernest Vowe, a schoolboy, born 1886 and Constance May, born 1889, all his siblings were born in Houghton on the Hill. In March 1901 John was employed as a rural postman and was residing in the family home at Main Street, Houghton on the Hill, together with his father, a land surveyor, his mother and siblings Cecil, an electrical engineer, Constance, a schoolgirl and Elsie, a schoolgirl, born 1894 in Houghton on the Hill. In April 1911 John was employed as an engineer’s fitter and was residing in the family home at Houghton on the Hill, together with his father a land surveyor, his mother and siblings, Cecil, an engineer’s fitter and Ernest, a wool spinner’s warehouseman. John died of pneumonia at the V.A.D. Hospital, Darlington on 19th May 1916.
On Friday May 26th 1916 The Melton Mowbray Times & Vale of Belvoir Gazette published the following article under the heading. “DISTRICT WAR ITEMS.” – HOUGHTON SOLDIER’S DEATH. Very solemn and impressive was the procession on Monday of men in khaki, about thirty in all, bearing the body of Private John Bramley, covered with the Union Jack, down the village street to the church at Houghton-on- the-Hill. There was a large attendance of mourners and friends, including the local Scouts, who carried some of the many floral tributes. The service was taken by the Rev. S. T. Winckley, R.D., who had referred on Sunday evening to the deceased in high terms of eulogy, and mentioned how at the cost of his life he had persisted in his resolve to serve his King and country. After the funeral service three volleys were fired over the grave, and “The Last Post” was sounded. Among the flowers and wreaths were tributes from the hon commandant and the officers, non commissioned officers, and men of “A” Company, 3/5 D.L.I.