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Mildred M. Bragg. Enlisted at Sydney 3/9/1917, aged 18. Single. Methodist. Next of kin, father, Frederick Elliott Bragg, “Mylora” Chalmers Street, Belmore. Embarked from Sydney 1/5/1918 per HMAT A14 Euripides Returned to Australia 6/5/1919 Roll of Honour, Canterbury District
Ernie Brand was one of the stalwarts who set up Belmore RSL after the war. (Larcombe, p.215) Died 28/8/1958 aged 64 Rookwood Cemetery Garden of Remembrance Wall 8 Panel J Roll of Honour, Canterbury District Monument, Canterbury Public School (Brandt) Memorial Board, Methodist Church, Canterbury Road, Campsie (Brandt)
Lieutenant Ernest Marcel Brand All Australia Memorial (Mitchell Library)
Brand, Lieutenant Ernest Marcel no. 1135 19th Battalion D Company [also known as Brandt] “Ingleside” Park Street, Canterbury. Carpenter/ Moulder Born at Canterbury January 6, 1894, son of Peter Phillip & Mary Ann Brand (nee Bond). Educated Canterbury Public School. Member of Campsie Band Enlisted at Liverpool 24/2/1915, aged 21. Single. Methodist. Next of kin, father, Peter Brand, “Ingleside” Park Street, Canterbury. Held rank of Sergeant at enlistment. Embarked June 25, 1915. War service: Egypt; Gallipoli; France (wounded at Pozieres, August 21, 1916; invalided to Alexandria, 3rd London General and Norwich War Hospitals; recovered and returned to duty; gassed and wounded on two occasions; returned to Australia) Casualty list DT 10/10/1916 Progressing favourably Casualty list DT 17/10/1916 Wounded (severely) Casualty list SMH 17/6/1918 Gassed Casualty list SMH 2/7/1918 Not wounded Returned to Australia 5/1/1919 Portrait and biography in The All-Australia Memorial 1919
Driver Henry William Brand All Australia Memorial (Mitchell Library)
Brand, Driver Henry William no.7748 5th Australian Field Artillery Brigade Ammunition Column “Colvie Brae” Claremont Street, Campsie. Rough-rider Born Katoomba, April 13,1891, son of Robert & Emma Brand. Enlisted at Warwick Farm 11/8/1915, aged 24. Single. Presbyterian. Next of kin, father, R. Brand, “Colvie Brae” Claremont Street, Campsie. Embarked from Sydney November 25,1915 per HMAT A45 Bulla. War service: France (received injuries through a horse falling on him at the Somme); invalided to Bethnal Green, England; returned to Australia; discharged medically unfit. Casualty list SMH 4/9/1917 Injured Returned to Australia 11/12/1918 Portrait and biography in The All-Australia Memorial 1919 Roll of Honour, Canterbury District
Brand, Corporal John Samuel no. 11450 3rd Field Bakery Army Service Corps [also known as Brandt]