BRADEN, Henry Alfred
| Service Number: | 4089 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Alfriston , Sussex, England., 1883 |
| Home Town: | Wallangarra, Southern Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Alfriston Board School, Sussex, England |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Amiens, France, 8 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Grave XIII. A. 6. INSCRIPTION HE DIED FOR HOME & COUNTRY MAY WE BE WORTHY OF THAT SACRIFICE , Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France, Crucifix Corner Cemetery, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wallangarra War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 28 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4089, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
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| 28 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4089, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Mar 1883 Braden Henry Lewes 2b 197.
He was 35 and the son of Henry & Jane Braden of Alfriston. Husband of Eliza Braden of Battersea.
He is remembered on the Alfriston War Memorial which is in the parish church of St. Andrews. It is a decorated tablet with 25 names for World War 1. Alfriston is a large downland village in the Cuckmere valley near Eastbourne.
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Age on arrival in Australia 24
Previous military service-Served in the Royal Navy.
Enlistment date-20 September 1915
26th Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number 23/43/3
Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A73 Commonwealth on 28 March 1916
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