Bristol Gunners

240 Brigade Obituaries After WWI

This page is dedicated to the men who served in 240 Brigade during WWI, and who survived.


Mr. James Warfield

War hero Mr. James Edmond Victor Warfield has died in Manor Park Hospital, Bristol. he was 94. Mr. Warfield, of Lincombe Road, Downend, won the Military Medal in the First World War. He was serving in Italy as a driver in the 240 Artillery Brigade when a large number of horses went berserk during heavy shelling by the Austrians. He and a Sergeant Major ran out and cut the horses loose. Returning to civilian life, Mr. Warfield worked on the railway and became head shunter at St Anne's. He was a widower and leaves two sons, Dennis and David.

Warfield J. Original Regt. No. 1590 Rank Driver, re-numbered as 825422 Rank Driver. Awarded Military Medal.

The London Gazette says that "His Majesty the KING has been graciously pleased to award the Military Medal for bravery in the Field to the undermentioned Non-Commissioned Officers and Men: Driver (Actg. Bombr.) J. Warfield, R.F.A.


Sources and Resources

Derek Driscoll's original pages

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Other Information

London Gazette, Issue 29854, published on 9 December 1916