BRAMLEY, Samuel Leslie John
| Service Numbers: | 68, Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 1 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | No. 57 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Romsey, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Elwood, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Electrical fitter |
| Died: | Flying Battle, Belgium, 23 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Harlebeke New British Cemetery XII. A. 10. |
| Memorials: | Nar Nar Goon Melbourne Electric Supply Company Limited Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 68, 3rd Pioneer Battalion | |
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| 6 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 68, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 6 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 68, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
| 16 Mar 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3rd Pioneer Battalion, Discharged to the Royal Flying Corps with rank of 2nd Lieutenant | |
| 17 Mar 1917: | Involvement British Forces (All Conflicts), Second Lieutenant, Empire Central Flying School (RAF) | |
| 23 Sep 1917: | Involvement British Forces (All Conflicts), Second Lieutenant, Officer, No. 57 Squadron (RAF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
On the 23 September 1917, 2nd Lieutenant Samuel Leslie John Bramley, of the 57th Squadron RFC, was killed in action in Belgium. He died flying a DH4, last seen on the Allied side of lines near Het Sas during bombing of Hooglede. He lies in the Harlebeke New British Cemetery, Belgium, and beside him is buried his observer, 2nd Lieutenant John Matthew De Lacey, from Newcastle-on-Tyne. They were the last victims of the famous German ace, Werner Voss, who himself was shot down and killed during an epic air battle later in the day.
Bramley, from Elwood Victoria, had enlisted in the AIF on New Year’s Day, 1916 and had been serving with the 3rd Pioneer Battalion before he transferred to the RFC.