2nd Lt
Edward Douglas Bruty
Information about birth
|
Year of birth: 1896 |
|
Place of birth: Dulwich, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
General information
|
Last known residence: 237 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich, Surrey, England, United Kingdom |
|
Profession: Railway Clerk |
Army information
|
Country: England, United Kingdom |
|
Force: British Expeditionary Force |
|
Rank: Second Lieutenant |
|
Units: — Northumberland Fusiliers, 11th Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
|
Date of death: 14/10/1917 |
|
Place of death: Reutel, Beselare, Belgium |
|
Cause of death: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
|
Age: 21 |
Cemetery
|
Tyne Cot Cemetery Plot: XLIX Row: H Grave: 1-8 |
Distinctions and medals 2
|
British War Medal Medal |
|
Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 3
| #1 | Place of birth | ||
| #2 | Last known residence | ||
| #3 | Place of death (approximate) |
My story
Edward Douglas Bruty was the son of Edith Kate and William Daniel Bruty. He was born around 1896 in Dulwich, Surrey. Before the war Edward worked as a railway clerk and lived in East Dulwich, Surrey. He enlisted in the British army and was as a 2nd Lieutenant part of the 11th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers (68th Brigade, 23rd Division).
Edward was killed on 14 October 1917 during the Battle of Passchendaele. Two days earlier, his battalion had taken up positions near Reutel, in the right sector of the 68th Brigade's front area. On 13 October, the A Company of the 11th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers came under heavy shelling. In the early morning of 14 October, the shelling moved to the positions of C Company of the battalion. 2nd Lieutenants Leslie Wallace Ablett and Edward Douglas Bruty were killed in the shelling at the ages of 20 and 21 respectively.
Edward’s body was missing for a long time and his name was commemorated at Tyne Cot Memorial. In 2018, nine bodies were found during archaeological excavations on Oude Wervikstraat in Beselare, seven of which could be identified. Among them were Leslie Wallace Ablett and Edward Douglas Bruty. Since 2021, both young men have been buried at Tyne Cot Cemetery.
Edward was killed on 14 October 1917 during the Battle of Passchendaele. Two days earlier, his battalion had taken up positions near Reutel, in the right sector of the 68th Brigade's front area. On 13 October, the A Company of the 11th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers came under heavy shelling. In the early morning of 14 October, the shelling moved to the positions of C Company of the battalion. 2nd Lieutenants Leslie Wallace Ablett and Edward Douglas Bruty were killed in the shelling at the ages of 20 and 21 respectively.
Edward’s body was missing for a long time and his name was commemorated at Tyne Cot Memorial. In 2018, nine bodies were found during archaeological excavations on Oude Wervikstraat in Beselare, seven of which could be identified. Among them were Leslie Wallace Ablett and Edward Douglas Bruty. Since 2021, both young men have been buried at Tyne Cot Cemetery.
Sources 5
|
11 Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), British Army war diaries 1914-1922, WO 95/2182/4). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Sources used |
|
68 Infantry Brigade: Headquarters. (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/2181/6). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Sources used |
|
British Army World War I Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920 (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), WO 372). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Sources used |
|
Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911 (The National Archives, Kew (TNA), RG14). https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Sources used |
|
Verdegem, Simon; e.a. 'Vermist in de Ypres Salient. Negen gesneuvelden in de Oude Wervikstraat in Beselare'. (Brussel: Agentschap Onroerend Erfgoed, 2023). Sources used |
More information 3
|
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/843478 |
|
Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=b4bdea6d-eef4-46c1-aa51-42341f3e4c09 |
|
Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/572313 |