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Name: Frederick Norman William Brammy (often Brammey).
Service Number: 588 1312
Parents: Henry Brammy and Ruth Brammy((neeLambert)
Place of Birth: Brompton/ Hampstead
Date of Birth: 4 January 1891
Place of Enlistment: Morphettville
Date of Enlistment: 26 August 1914
Age at Enlistment: 24 years 6 months
Marital Status: Single
Next of Kin: Mother – Ruth Brammey
Occupation: Laborer
Religion: Baptist
Rank: Private 10th Infantry Battalion, 15th Light Horse.
Memorials: Kersbrook School Roll of Honor
Upon completion of basic training, Frederick’s unit, the 10th Battalion, embarked from Melbourne on 2 February 1915 on board HMAT A46 Clan McGillivray bound for Alexandria and the Gallipoli campaign. On 27 June he was treated at Gallipoli for influenza, before being hospitalised at Mudros from 30 June to 5 July. Frederick rejoined his unit 0n 6 July. On 29 December, he disembarked the Seeang Bee at Alexandrina where, he was transferred to the 3rd Camel Corps on 29 January 1916. Frederick was hospitalised at Natruh, where he was treated for gastritis. Frederick then served at Alexandria again for a short period before being sent back to Natruh. He was treated for pyrexia/fever. Frederick rejoined his unit from hospital but was admitted at El Ariah with scabies on 23 December. On 13 January 1917, he was discharged from hospital and served at Port Said.
Frederick sustained a shell wound to the right foot during fighting at Gaza on 23 April. Throughout May and June,he was treated for his wound at several hospitals and casualty clearing stations, including Belah, El Ariah, Sinai Peninsula, Abbassia. He was posted to the 5th Battery at Abbassia on 21 July.
“Conduct prejudicial to military discipline” on 25 August landed Frederick in court martial proceedings. His National Australian Archives service record states, “When on active service conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline in that he in the field 23 August 1917 while the company on parade were being spoken to by the Coy Commander said, “we are not going to crawl to the general”, or words to that effect. Pleaded guilty. Found guilty. Sentenced to 6 months I.H.L (internal hard labour). Committed to 3 months. Allenby General 5 October 1917.” Frederick began detention on 9 September.
Poor health continued to plague Frederick when he was admitted to hospital at Moascar on 14 November and was discharged to Abbassia, on 19 January 1918. He rejoined 12 Coy on 27 January. A week’s stint at Rest Camp and short periods of service at Moascar and Abbassia, saw him rejoin his unit on 11 May, only to be re-admitted at Abbassia to be treated for trachycardia on 13 June. On 30 August he left from Suez for Australia on the Wiltshire. Frederick was discharged on 6 December 1918. He was awarded the 1914/15 Star, British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
After the war Frederick married and lived in Glanville. He and his wife Florence had seven children. Tragedy struck when their 6-year- old son Ronald was struck and killed by a lorry near Le Fevre Peninsula School on March 18, 1937 (The Advertiser 20 March 1937).
Frederick also enlisted during World War Two, serving from 6 September to 24 September 1940, with the Recruitment Reception Depot.
In 1946, The Advertiser of 26 September stated: “Hearing adjourned of Frederick Norman Brammy, 56, Marine Stores dealer of Second Avenue, Woodville Gardens, alleging that he, at Southwark on September 4, drove a horse-drawn trolley while so much under the influence of intoxicating liquor as to be incapable of exercising effective control.”
On 2 December 1947, Frederick lost his beloved wife Florence. The Death Notice section of The Advertiser of 4 December 1947 read: “Brammy: Florence Rose, beloved wife of Frederick Norman Brammy and loving mother of Norman, Keith, Doreen, Kathleen, Mavis and Carol, aged 43 years.” There was no mention in the notice of their deceased son, Ronald. Florence’s death left Frederick with the huge responsibility of raising six children.
Frederick died at Brompton in South Australia on 20 July 1955 aged 64 and is buried in the AIF Cemetery in Adelaide.
Source: www.naa;B2455; Brammy F.N.W. Barcode: 3112220.
www.trove.nla.gov/ digitized newspapers.