Basic Details
Surname
Lamont
Forenames
Bruce
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler and myrastrick.com provide the extra details. He left the school in 1900 and was a member of and political secretary for the Brighouse Conservative Club, whilst working for a firm of engineers. He contracted a disease from contaminated water and was invalided out of the army before he died. He is also commemorated on IWM 2738.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Not stated on the memorial
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Royal Army Service Corps
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Private
Death and Burial details
Country of death
England
Town of death
Notting Hill, London
Country of burial
England
Town of burial
Kensal Green, London
Year of death
1916
Month of death
October
Day of death
14
Age at death
30
Manner of death as stated
Not stated on memorial
Manner of death reference
Died of Disease