- First Name(s):WilliamAlfred
- Surname:BRICKELL
- Service Number:3522
- Rank:
Lance Corporal
- Conflict:WW1
- Service:Army
- Army Sector:Infantry
- Regiment:Royal Warwickshire Regiment
- Battalion:5th Battalion
- Unit:2nd/5th Battalion
- Former Units:None
- Date of Death:8th August 1916
- Age At Death:22
- Place of Death:Unknown
- Place of Burial:Pont-Du-Hem Military Cemetery, La Gorgue, France, Grave I. C. 20.
- Place of Birth:Unknown
- Home Town:Unknown
- Casualty's Relatives:
Son of William H. S. and C. I. Brickell, of Laurel House, Callow End, Worcester
BRICKELL William Alfred Is Named On These Memorials
Notes About The Memorial(s) Listed Above
Callow End War Memorial with the information: L/C Wars.
Further Information About BRICKELL William Alfred
Additional information on the memorial: L/C Wars
Appears in the Worcester/Worcestershire Roll of Honour Book for army casualties located in Worcester Cathedral under Powick as William Birchall.
Attended Worcester Royal Grammar School from 1906 to 1907.
At 3.35am on the morning of 8th August 1916, the Germans set off a mine under the parapet of the trench where the Royal Warwicks were serving. Lance Corporal Brickell was killed when a small body of German infantry attacked the trench immediately following the explosion.
Source for additional information: In Dedication to a Future World By Mark Rogers, 1999.
The following report appears in the Kidderminster Times, 9th September 1916:
Lance Corporal William Alfred Brickell, 3522, 2nd/5th Battalion Royal Warwickshire Regiment. Eldest son of Mr & Mrs Brickell of Laurel Cottage, Callow End, Worcester. He volunteered shortly after the commencement of the war. Killed in action on 8th August 1916.
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Credits: Kidderminster Times researched and transcribed by Adrian Carter. Worcester Cathedral roll of honour books researched by Sandra Taylor.