We remember Francis Sydney Brain

We remember Francis Sydney Brain

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Timeline

Timeline

1892
sibling John Atkins Brain Source:8848745 22nd January 1892
1893
location Kelvin Alexandra Road Reading Berkshire United Kingdom Source:8848745 1893 - 1914
1893
birth Reading United Kingdom Source:8848745 22nd December 1893
1897
sibling Katherine Gertrude Brain Source:8848745 9th November 1897
1903
sibling Ernest Walter Brain Source:8848745 7th September 1903
1906
sibling Helen Mary Stevens Brain Source:8848745 8th August 1906
1908
education Quaker School Leighton Park School Reading United Kingdom Source:8848732 1908 - 1912
education Law Trinity Hall, University of Cambridge Cambridge United Kingdom Source:8848732
service British Army Lieutenant Dorsetshire Regiment royal berkshire regiment attached 1st Battalion Source:468261
service British Army Captain Dorsetshire Regiment royal berkshire regiment attached 1st Battalion Source:468261
service British Army Captain Royal Berkshire Regiment Source:7151904
1918
death Killed in Action Advancing through the barrage to attack, a shell exploded in front of him, killing him instantly St Quentin France Source:7151904 Source:8848732 Source:8848745 3rd October 1918
burial Cerisy-Gailly Military Cemetery CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Source:7151904
sibling Ja Brain Source:8848732

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Francis Sydney
Initials FS
Last Name Brain
Source 468261
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Kelvin Alexandra Road Reading Berkshire United Kingdom 1893 - 1914
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Dorsetshire Regiment royal berkshire regiment attached 1st Battalion Lieutenant
British Army Dorsetshire Regiment royal berkshire regiment attached 1st Battalion Captain
British Army Royal Berkshire Regiment Captain
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Gertrude Mary Brain mother
Sydney Brain father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Ja Brain brother
Ernest Walter Brain brother 7th September 1903
Katherine Gertrude Brain sister 9th November 1897
Helen Mary Stevens nee Brain sister 8th August 1906
John Atkins Brain brother 22nd January 1892

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The Leightonian, December 1918 Old23101
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