| Regimental number | 1050 |
| Place of birth | Llanstephan, Carmarthenshire, Wales |
| School | Wesleyan College, Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire, Wales |
| Age on arrival in Australia | 25 |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Orchardist |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 29 |
| Height | 5' 11.5" |
| Weight | 168 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M A Brailsford, High Wood, Peak Hill, Purley, Surrey, England |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 26th Battalion, D Company |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 31st Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of death or wounding | Somme sector, France |
| Date of death | |
| Age at death | 31 |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
| Place of burial | Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row K, Grave No. 66), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 118 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Martha BRAILSFORD, 'Highwood', Peaks Hill, Purley, England |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, 4 September 1915. Admitted to No 7 Field Ambulance, Anzac, 25 September 1915 (diarrhoea); transferred to unit, Anzac, 29 September 1915; to No 13 Casualty Clearing Station, Anzac, 1 October 1915; to HMHS 'Maheno', 1 October 1915; to No 1 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 5 October 1915; to No 1 Australian General Hospital, 19 October 1915; to Helouan Convalescent Home, 12 November 1915; to Australian Overseas Base, Helouan, 1 December 1915; transferred to Zeitoun, 28 January 1916; transferred to 2nd Pioneer Bn, Ismailia, no date recorded. Returned to unit, Tel el Kebir, 5 February 1916. Admitted to No 7 Field Ambulance, Ismailia, 9 February 1916 (mumps); returned to unit, 13 February 1916. Taken on strength of 31st Bn from 26th Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 6 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Wounded in action, 20 July 1916. Previous report of wounded, now, 28 July 1916, killed in action, 20 July 1916. Buried Eaton Hall Cemetery by Reverend J. Green, no date recorded. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BRAILSFORD William Wood
Red Cross file 501205 |
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