Regimental number | 2453 |
Place of birth | Semaphore, South Australia |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Waiter |
Address | Semaphore Road, Exeter, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Henrietta Branford, Semaphore Road, Exeter, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 27th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/44/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 27th Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 19 May 1915 - 27th Bn, 5th Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 27th Bn, 12 January 1916. |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Pozieres, Somme Sector, France |
Age at death | 24 |
Place of burial | Courcelette British Cemetery (Plot II, Row C, Grave No. 12), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 109 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Cheltenham Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia. |
Family/military connections | Brother: 3757 Pte Sydney BRANFORD, 27th Bn, returned to Australia, 16 January 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |