LAMMAS Percy

There are no birth, marriage, death, census or military records for a Percy Lammas with a connection to this area. Therefore it is possible that the first name given on the memorial is incorrect. There are two casualties from the area with the surname Lammas:

Possibly Private Alfred Lammas
1st Battalion North Staffordshire Regiment
Service No 7587
Born and resident Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, enlisted Worcester
Killed in action on 17th August 1915
Buried in Birr Cross Roads Cemetery, Belgium, Grave II. D. 26.

A photograph of the grave of Alfred Lammas, 7597 is available. Please email me if you wish to purchase a copy for a donation of £3.00 in support of this website: rememberthefallen.co.uk@gmail.com

Alfred married Beatrice Rose Banner in the Bromsgrove area in 1908 and the couple had 2 children, Alfred born in 1910, died aged 1 in 1911, and Gladys Rose born on 2nd December 1911. Beatrice was resident with daughter Gladys at 13 Hanover Street, Bromsgrove when she was awarded an army pension of 5 shillings a week for their child from 6th March 1916.

Or

Possibly Private William Lammas
5th Battalion Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry
Service No 18881
Born and resident Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, enlisted Birmingham
Died of wounds on 3rd January 1916
Buried in Ferme-Olivier Cemetery, Belgium, Plot 2. Row 1. Grave 2.

William Lammas also appears on:
Bromsgrove All Saints Church WW1 Memorial
Bromsgrove Independent Order of Oddfellows under St George Lodge

William Lammas was born in Bromsgrove on the 15th February 1893, the son of William and Emily (nee Penrice) Lammas. His mother Emily died aged 28 in 1898 and his father, William, married Myra Stanton in 1899. William entered France on the 5th October 1915. His stepmother, Mrs Myra Lammas, Malvern View, Berry Field, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire was briefly awarded an army pension of 7 shillings a week.

W. Lammas, Private, Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry was employed by the Midland Railway as a Labourer in the Carriage and Wagon Department at Gloucester Station. These details are recorded in the company’s memorial book.

Source: In Remembrance of the Brave Men of the Midland Railway who Gave their Lives in the Great War 1914-1919. Published by the company to coincide with the unveiling of the Midland Railway War Memorial at Derby on Thursday 15th December 1921 at 11.45am.