BRAITHWAITE, Sydney Thomas
| Service Numbers: | 2985, 2085A |
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| Enlisted: | 5 January 1916, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Rockhampton, Queensland, September 1896 |
| Home Town: | Yeppoon, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Yeppoon State School |
| Occupation: | Farm hand |
| Died: | Died of wounds (gas poisoning), Ypres, Belgium, 17th Casualty Clearing Station, Remy Siding, Lijssenthoek, Flanders, Belgium, 22 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Birr Cross Roads Cemetery Special Memorial 9, Birr Cross Roads Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Yeppoon War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2985, Rockhampton, Queensland | |
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| 1 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2985, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan McGillivray embarkation_ship_number: A46 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2985, 4th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Clan McGillivray, Brisbane | |
| 22 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2085A, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2085A awm_unit: 4th Australian Pioneer Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-22 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Born Rockhampton, Queensland
Father Thomas Braithwaite (b. 1838 - d. 20/06/1914, Yeppoon, QLD) and
Mother Mary Ann Braithwaite (nee Watson - b. 1856 - d. 6/12/1930)
Sydney lived with his parents in Adelaide Park, Yeppoon, QLD on enlisting.
Next of kin in service: (Brother)
5339 Lance Corporal Septimus Braithwaite (b.17/6/1895)
11/10/1915 enlisted in Townsville, QLD - 20 years 3 months of age
20/04/1916 embarked Sydney, NSW onboard SS Hawkes Bay
as a Private in 9th Infantry, 17th reinforcements
Lance Corporal with 9th Infantry Battalion
18/08/1919 discharged from service
09/02/1965 passed away in Yeppoon, QLD
Siblings:
William Watson Braithwaite (b. 1877 - d. 1956)
Ernest Fitzroy Braithwaite (b. 1879 - d. 1942)
Fred Braithwaite (b. 1881 - d. 1958)
Mary Jane Braithwaite (b. 1883)
Thomas Martin Braithwaite (b. 1884 - d. 1886)
Hannah Braithwaite (b. 1886)
Mary Bell Braithwaite (b. 1887)
Anne Braithwaite (b. 1888)
Muriel Braithwaite (b. 1889 - d. 1923)
Jod Braithwaite (b. 1891 - d. 1891)
Ivy Alice Braithwaite (b. 1892)
Eva May Braithwaite (b. 1893 - d. 1983)
Septimus Braithwaite (b. 1895 - d. 1964)
Sydney Thomas Braithwaite (b. 1896 - d. 1917 Belgium)
Nellie Florrie Tamar Braithwaite (b. 1901)
Sydney was described on enlisting as 19 years 4 months of age; single; 5' 5" tall;
9 stone 6 lbs; dark complexion; blue eyes; brown hair; Church of England
18/02/1916 enlisted in Yeppoon, QLD
04/04/1916 Private in 11th Depot Battalion
01/05/1916 embarked from Brisbane onboard HMAT Clan McGillivray A46
as a Private with 4th Pioneer Battalion, 3rd reinforcements
08/08/1916 embarked onboard Franconia, ex Alexandria for Marseilles, France
21/08/1916 taken on strength to Pioneer Training Battalion
02/11/1916 embarked onboard SS Onward for reinforcement, ex Folkestone
19/11/1916 taken on strength in to 4th Pioneer Battalion, from training battalion
05/12/1916 to hospital sick - mumps
17/12/1916 admitted 24 General Hospital, Etaples, France
04/01/1917 given an "A" on service number, owing to duplication of regimental numbers
24/01/1917 rejoined 4th Pioneer Battalion in the field
22/10/1917 died of gas poisoning - received in action, France
23/10/1917 buried in: Birr Cross Roads Military Cemetery
28/10/1922 Birr Cross Roads Cemetery No.1 - a special cross erected over grave
"Believed to be buried in this cemetery, actual grave unknown"
Special Memorial 9
His name is commemorated on Panel 173 at the Australian War Memorial, Canberra, ACT.
Medals British War medal (37071) and Victory medal (36772)
Memorial Plaque and Scroll (337840)
Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 12/01/2017. Lest we forget.
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