BRAITHWAITE, Septimus
| Service Number: | 5339 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yeppoon, Queensland, 17 June 1895 |
| Home Town: | Yeppoon, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Yeppoon State School |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Illness, Yeppoon, Queensland, 9 February 1964, aged 68 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Yeppoon War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5339 | |
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| 20 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 5339, 9th Infantry Battalion, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney | |
| 20 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 5339, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' |
World War 2 Service
| 24 Apr 1942: | Enlisted |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Julianne Ryan
Born 17 June 1895 in Yeppoon, Queensland - he married Margaret Elizabeth BRISBBIN on 28th April, 1924 & had 8 known children (6 boys and 2 girls)
Father Thomas Braithwaite (b. 1838 - d. 20/06/1914, Yeppoon, QLD) and
Mother Mary Ann Braithwaite (nee Watson - b. 1856 - d. 6/12/1930
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Sydney lived with his parents in Adelaide Park, Yeppoon, QLD on enlisting.
Next of kin in service: (Brother)
2085A Private Sydney Thomas Braithwaite - 4th Pioneer Battalion
18/02/1916 enlisted in Yeppoon, QLD
01/05/1916 embarked from Brisbane onboard HMAT Clan McGillivray A46
as a Private with 4th Pioneer Battalion, 3rd reinforcements
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.
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)
Septimus was described on enlisting as 20 years 3 months of age; single; 5' 7 1/3" tall;
10 stone 10 lbs; fair complexion; grey eyes; brown hair; Church of England
11/10/1915 enlisted in Townsville, QLD
20/04/1916 embarked Sydney, NSW onboard SS Hawkes Bay
as a Private in 9th Infantry, 17th reinforcements
28/05/1916 embarked to join British Expeditionary Forces, ex Alexandria
04/06/1916 disembarked into Marseilles, France
07/06/1916 marched in with reinforcements, Etaples, France
09/06/1916 sick to hospital with Pyrexia, Etaples, France
18/06/1916 discharged to No.6 Con Depot, from 26th General Hospital, Etaples, France
20/06/1916 returned to duty
26/07/1916 marched out to join 9th Battalion from reinforcements, Etaples, France
29/07/1916 taken on strength
24/12/1917 to Division Signal School, France
13/01/1918 rejoined battalion
20/01/1918 to Division Signal School, France
03/02/1918 rejoined battalion
24/06/1918 to Division Signal School, France
12/07/1918 rejoined battalion
12/09/1918 on furlo (leave) to UK
02/10/1918 rejoined battalion in France
10/12/1918 promoted to Lance Corporal with 9th Infantry Battalion
27/03/1919 marched out to return to Australia
12/05/1919 returned to Australia onboard HT Soudan
31/06/1919 disembarked into Australia
18/08/1919 discharged from service
Medals: British War medal (14217) and Victory medal (13984)
09/02/1964 passed away in Yeppoon, QLD
Submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 12/01/2017. Lest we forget.
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