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2nd Lt. · 12 Battery, R.F.A.

Denys John Bressey

† 14/10/1917 · aged 19 · The Huts Cemetery, Dikkebus, XIII. A. 14; personal inscription: THINE EYES SHALL SEE THE KING IN HIS BEAUTY

Personal data

NameBressey
InitialsD.J.
Christian nameDenys John
FamilySon of Herbert and Amy Bressey, of "Durlstone," Hayes Lane, Bromley, Kent.

Military data

Rank2nd Lt.
Regiment / Unit12 Battery, R.F.A.
Date of death
Age19
Cemetery / MemorialThe Huts Cemetery, Dikkebus, XIII. A. 14; personal inscription: THINE EYES SHALL SEE THE KING IN HIS BEAUTY

Other information

Information
Killed in action
Information 2
‘The Denys John Bressey Lamp’ - Bradford Branch. Endowed in March 1921. First lit on 15.12.1922 at The Guildhall, London, by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. “In memory of Denys John Bressey, 2nd Lt., 35th Bde., R.F.A. 14.10.1917.” (Donated by Alfred J. and M. Hill). Lamp surrendered. Was awaiting re-endowment in 1928.
Information 3
'The Bressey Lamp' - Brussels Branch, Belgium. Endowed on 01.04.1931. First lit on 06.06.1931 at Crystal Palace, London, by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. "In memory of Denys John Bressey, 2nd Lt., 25th Bde. R.F.A., 14.10.1917." (Given by Alfred J. and M. Hill).

Sources

Source
Liber Vitae 1928
Source 2
Roll of the Lamps of Maintenance of Toc H, 1922-1936