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BRADDICK, HENRY JAMES Rank:………………………………….Rifleman Service No:………………………….653293 Date of Death:………………………08/10/1916 Age:…………………………………..22 Regiment:……………………………London Regiment (First Surrey Rifles), 1st/21st Bn. Panel Reference……………………Pier and Face 13 C. Memorial……………………………..THIEPVAL MEMORIAL Additional Information: Son of Mrs. H. L. Braddick, of 4, Mawbey St., South Lambeth, London. CWGC www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/767249/BRADDICK,%20HE... Soldiers who Died in the Great War records him as born Clapham and resident South Lambeth. He was soldier 653292 London Regiment. The Medal Index card for Private 653293 Henry J Braddick, 21st London Regiment, is held at the National Archive under reference WO 372/3/27642 . He had previously been Private 6821 in the same unit. discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D1... Census On the 1901 census the 6 year old Henry J, born Lambeth, was recorded at 41 Dawlish Street, Lambeth. This was the household of his parents, Henry J, (aged 38 and a Railway Horsekeeper from Honiton, Devon) and Harriet L, (aged 34 and from Lambeth). As well as young Henry, their other children are:- Albert A…………………….aged 5…………born Lambeth Ernest W…………………..aged 4……….born Lambeth. Also living with them is Henrys widowed paternal Grandmother, Mary L Braddick, (aged 69 and from Honiton, Devon) and one of his cousins, Annie Braddick, (aged 7 and from Lambeth). The Braddicks appear to have disappeared completely from the 1911 census. On the day Sunday 8th October 1916. Day 100 Eaucourt L’Abbaye 1/21st and 1/22nd Bns, London Regt (142 Bde, 47th Div) unsuccessfully attacked Snag Trench. 1/22nd Bn did manage to establish posts on the Eaucourt L’Abbaye to Warlencourt road, linking with 23rd forum.irishmilitaryonline.com/showthread.php?9058-The-Som... On the 8th October the Battalion were in rough trenches immediately North of the monastery of Eaucort L'Abbaye the 24th Londons were on the right of the Battalion and the 23rd Londons on the Left. The original plan was to make a surprise attack on the German positions but this was changed at the last minute and a heavy bombardment preceeded the assault. As a result, the Germans were fully alert and resistance was strong. The battalion only managed to move forward by 200 -300 yards and was forced to "dig in" and wait for more favourable conditions. However, they were relieved by the 1st South African brigade on the 9th October and the Battalion moved back to rest positions at Mametz Wood. 1914-1918.invisionzone.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=34549

I've found them in the 1911. It's horribly transcribed! They were by then at 37 Dawlish Street in Lambeth, and Louisa, by now a widow, is living with the three boys and her mother. Henry was a builder's clerk. Henry was born on July 2nd and baptised on August 9th 1894 at St. Barnabus in Lambeth. There was another brother, Leonard, but he died as a baby. 1911 Census supports that. SDitGW also states that he was formerly 2752, East Surrey Regt.

rosyjess Thanks for tracking them down - I was beginning to wonder if I had the wrong Henry and the family I'd found on the 1901 census had emigrated :-)

Henry is my 1st cousin 3x removed. His mum Harriet Louisa Braddick (nee Lovelock) is my 2nd great grand aunt. Harriet married a Henry James braddick on 2nd July 1893 in Lambeth.

Forgotten after his parents died. It is so sad.

May he rest in peace along with all who fell in that barbaric war to end all.

excellent ....ww1...the perfect photo old picture army guards remember who of family or friend. like them one picture

Great glimpse into history, it deserves Explore!

The CWGC shows him as 25249 Private John Henry Williams, 6th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment, commemorated on Pier 2 Face C of the Theipval Memorial - listed amongst the missing whose bodies were never recovered from the battlefield.

During the summer of 1916, 6th(Service) Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment received training for some weeks in offensive operations in between front line duties in the Loos area. The Battalion was moved south with 112th Brigade, 37th Division, to take part in the Battle of Ancre in November 1916, the final act in the 5 months Battle of the Somme. There the Bedfords fought in and around Beaumont-Hamel. During an attack three days into the battle that was held up by unbroken belts of German wire, Private John Henry Williams lost his life in fighting on Thursday 16th November 1916, a freezing cold day, assaulting up a muddy valley east of Beaumont-Hamel as the 6th Bedfords tried in vain to reach and assault German positions on the ridge called Munich Trench.//

Harry Russell BRADDON Please refer to www.awm.gov.au/research/people/nominal_rolls/first_world_... and mappingouranzacs.naa.gov.au/details-permalink.aspx?barcod...

His Australian Army records can be seen here. recordsearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/Imagine.asp?B=3108176 On his enlistment form he stated he had been been born Ashfield, Cumberland ( The Archive itself states Ashfield is in New South Wales), and was then 22 years and 10 months old, (form dated 17.1.1916). His occupation was Barrister. he gave his next of kin as his father, Henry Yule Braddon of "Rohini", Turramurra, New South Wales. His educational qualification was a Law Degree from Sydney University.He was born 20th March 1893. At his medical he was 5 feet 6 inches tall, weighed 132lbs, had brown hair, a dark complexion and Hazel eyes. Initally a Gunner, he was promoted Corporal on the 1.4.1916 and then Acting Sergeant on the 5.7.1916. His commission application is dated the 1.8.1916, at which point he was serving with the 116th Howitzer Battery. His fathers address is now given as c\o the Australian Trade Commission, 61 Broadway, New York, USA. He sailed from Sydney on the 30.9.1916, and arrived at Plymouth in the UK on the 19.11.1916. Initially he attended what looks like a "Range Finder" Course, before leaving for France on the 23.4.1917, arriving at Etaples the same day. He then bounced between various holding camps and units, finally being taken on the strength of the 13th battery on the 19.5.1917. He seems to have spent most of September and October in hospital being treated for P.U.O.(aka Pyrexia of unknown Origins which is doctors speak for you've got a fever but we don't know whats causing it !) During this time his promotion to Lieutenant was confirmed. After a convalescence, he was posted on the 25.10.1917 to 14th Battery, stationed in Belgium. 1918 was broken up by attending the Gas School, a period as Orderley Officer and spells of leave, either in the UK or Paris. His health deteriorated towards the end of the year (internal piles claimed another victim), and following the ceasing of hostilities he went before a medical board. There is a form covering assistance with finding him post-war employment - he was found a place on a course with The Council for Legal Education, Lincolns Inn, London in May 1919, but unfortunately the course was cancelled after three weeks. The report from his tutors was that he had made very good use of his time and opportunities, gaining very useful experience. On the 20.5.1919 it looks like he sailed for America at his own expense - he had been given a 90 days leave of absense conditional on him reporting in Sydney by the end of that period. He actually appeared before a discharge medical board in Sydney at the end of August 1919, and made a statement that he had suffered no disability as a result of his war service. His discharge was confirmed. He also had a brother Paul Dudley Braddon, a Medical Student who served with the Australian Army Service Corps. recordsearch.naa.gov.au/NameSearch/Interface/ItemDetail.a... He too was commissioned and served in France.He returned to Australia in March 1919. The New South Wales State Archive has a picture of a Doctor Paul Dudley Brannon, although its not currently available to view on line. search.records.nsw.gov.au/items/387570;jsessionid=5C1286A... The is an article in a newspaper from 1963 following Paul's death, here. news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1300&dat=19630829&... It states he was the son of Sir Henry Braddon, a well known Sydney businessman. The Braddon family is a well known Australian family, one of whose members helped frame the first Federal Constitution and had a Canberra suburb named in his honor. The National Archives of Australia have the same picture of Harry posted on Flickr :-) www.flickr.com/photos/national-archives-of-australia/6456... From a family genealogy site. Henry Yule Braddon (son of Amy Georgina Palmer) was born 27 April 1863 in India, and died 8 September 1955 in Woollahra Sydney N.S.W.. He married (1) Bertha Mary Mathews Russell on 2 September 1891 in Strathfield Sydney. He married (2) Voilet Mary Inglis {nee Wheelihan} on 31 August 1944 in Paddington Sydney N.S.W More About Henry Yule Braddon and Bertha Mary Mathews Russell: Marriage: 2 September 1891, Strathfield Sydney. More About Henry Yule Braddon and Voilet Mary Inglis {nee Wheelihan}: Marriage: 31 August 1944, Paddington Sydney N.S.W.. Children of Henry Yule Braddon and Bertha Mary Mathews Russell are: Henry Russell Braddon, b. 1893, Sydney, d. 20 December 1932. Paul Dudley Braddon, b. 30 March 1894, d. 8 July 1963. familytreemaker.genealogy.com/users/n/e/a/James-W-Neave/W...

Presumably related to Russell Braddon the novelist.

In the 1963 article reporting on Doctor Paul Braddon, it mentions that "Author Russell Braddon, a nephew of Dr Braddon will share about £70,000 from the estate with his sister"

Moominpappa06 Rohini St is a main street in Turramurra, a Northern Sydney suburb.