Name
Frederick Charles Bruty
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
20/05/1915
24
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
CH/18684
Royal Marine Light Infantry
Deal Bn., Royal Naval Division
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
HELLES MEMORIAL
Panel 2 to 7.
Turkey (including Gallipoli)
UK & Other Memorials
Watford Borough Roll of Honour,
Christ Church Memorial, Watford,
North Watford Methodist Church Memorial, Watford
Pre War
Son of Alfred and Mary Ann (nee WHYMARK) BRUTY.
His parents married 3 September 1881 at St Mary’s, Lambeth, London. Alfred died 1901 in the St Alban’s, Herts, district aged 40; Mary died possibly 1927 in the West Bromwich, Staffs, district aged 66.
Frederick’s date of birth was given as 30 November 1890 and he was born in Hackney, London, or Wanstead, London, but his birth was registered in the Hackney district.
On the 1891 Census, aged 1 he lived in Hackney, with his parents and three siblings. On the 1901 Census, aged 11 he lived in St Alban’s, with his parents and five siblings. On the 1911 Census, a trooper with the 2nd Battalion Life Guards aged 21, he was stationed in barracks in the Mayfair/Knightsbridge, London, area.
Wartime Service
He enlisted in London 14 August 1914: a wireman, a Wesleyan, 5’6½“ tall. He embarked with the Royal Marine Brigade 20 November 1914.
He went with the Deal Battalion as part of the Marine Expeditionary Force 28 February 1915, and was discharged dead 20 May 1915.
He was entitled to the Victory, British War and Star medals, his qualifying date being 14 August 1914, and was killed or died as a direct result of enemy action. He was buried in Rest Camp Cemetery, Cape Helles, Gallipoli, by the Rev. B J FAILES; his mother of Watford was notified of his death.
Additional Information
There is an article about Frederick in the West Herts and Watford Observer dated 12 June 1915, as well as In Memoriams in the issues dated 27 May 1916, 19 May 1917, 18 May 1918 and 24 May 1919.
Recorded in the Borough Roll of Honour as BRUTY F G.
Acknowledgments
Sue Carter (Research) and Watford Museum (ROH on line via www.ourwatfordhistory.org.uk)
