Crawley Council to help honour Pte John Brackpool

Crawley Borough Council will have Private John Brackpool’s name etched into a war memorial following a request from his mother.

Pte Brackpool, 27, died while on duty in July last year with the Prince of Wales’ Company, 1st Battalion Welsh Guards, in Helmand Province, Afghanistan.

John’s mother Carol has asked the council if it could commemorate her son’s life. The council has instructed a stonemason to etch Pte Brackpool’s details into the memorial at St John’s Church in the High Street in the spring.

Councillor Bob Lanzer, Leader of the Council, said: “Mrs Brackpool approached us with this idea of remembering her son. We are pleased to be able to help with this fitting memorial.”

Mrs Brackpool said: “John was a Crawley lad through and through and proud to be so. Honouring my son this way is something he would have been proud of just like we are very proud of him. I think it is very important that we honour and remember all our heroes who have died serving their country.”

The memorial currently has names of those members of the armed forces from Crawley who died in the First and Second World Wars. The remaining two sides are empty.

The council would like to hear if anyone else from Crawley has died during conflict since World War II. If you do contact Nicky Shaw, PA to the Chief Executive, on 01293 438393 or nicky.shaw@crawley.gov.uk

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