Major John Nisbet Bromilow
Regiment/Unit: King's Own (Royal Lancaster Regiment) - Cdg. 1st Bn
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Age at death: 28
Date of death: 2nd of July 1916
(Sunday)
Born: Rainhill, Lancs
Resided: Rainhill, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Serre Road Cemetery No1 - I. B. 51.
Family details:
Son of Mrs. H. J. Bromilow, of Rann Lea, Rainhill, Lancs.
Census details:
1891 - 3 years old John N is living at Lawton Road, Rainhill with parents Henry J (40), Editha L (29) and three siblings Henry A (8), David G (7), Charles E (5).
Also at the address is Editha L's mother Emma E Wright (54) relatives Charles C Cox (6), John A Cox (1) and servants Mary Ellen Heath (29), Emily Heath (19), Margret Simon 9(23), Rebecca Brew (17), Mary H Hannah (15).
1901 - Not found.
John N [b]is not[/b] at Greenbank, Rainhill with parents and siblings (school?).
1911 - Sees 23 years old 'Army Lieutenant' John N living at Rann Lea, Rainhill with parents Henry John (60), Editha Lucy (49) and siblings: Charles Edward (25), Editha Marjorie (19).
Also at the address are relatives Cicely Beatrice Selby (23), Ronald Walter Selby (19) and servants Alice Mary Reynolds (26), Phoebe Monighan (39), Ann Smallwood (38), Kate Darwen (17), Charlotte Waller (43), Dorothy Woods (18).
Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=50]Remembered on St Anne's War Memorial, Rainhill[/url]
Age taken from census.
Soldiers effects form not found.
[pic]/slmgc/john_nisbet_bromilow.jpeg[/pic][caption] Photo of John Nisbet Bromilow
(Photo courtesy of Ste M. and FAG)[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/BromilowJN.jpg[/pic][caption]National probate Calendar[/caption]
[pic]slmgc/JNBromilow.jpeg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Maj John Nisbet Bromilow
(Photograph courtesy of Ste M.and Philippe Degroote FAG)[/caption]
SHROH ref. 230