Lives of the First World War

Source information

ID: 479110

Reference: WO372/3

Title: Medal Index Card

Description: Medal index cards were created by the Army Medal Office towards the end of the First World War. They record the medals that men and women who served in the First World War were entitled to claim.

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UPP: GBM/MCI/0479488

Credit: © The National Archives

Source information

ID: 9612093

Reference: 1901gbc

Title: 1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription

Connected by: Robin2344

UPP: GBC/1901/0011469006

Additional: Ernest is known to have moved to Over with his older brother and widowed mother.

Credit: © General Register Office

Source information

ID: 9612133

Name: St John the Baptist, Hoxton (Page 46), 1893

Reference: Extract from the Parish Register of Baptisms

Title: Baptism Certificate

Description: The original document is in the possession of Ernest's family.

Connected by: Robin2344

Additional: The original document is in the possession of Ernest's family.

Source information

ID: 9612156

Reference: gbm_royal_att

Title: Royal Artillery attestations 1883-1942 Transcription

Connected by: Robin2344

UPP: GBM/ROYALART/155061

Additional: Ernest is know to have enlisted into the RGA from Over, Cambs

Credit: © Trustees of The Royal Artillery Historical Trust, London, England

Source information

ID: 9614251

Title: Bombardier Ernest Braysher

Description: Probably taken in Gibraltar when he was with 54 Company, Royal Garrison Artillery.

Connected by: Robin2344

Source information

ID: 9614278

Title: 326 Siege Battery, RGA

Description: An account of the service of a poorly documented unit, in which Ernie served after leaving Gibraltar.

Connected by: Robin2344

Additional: This was in the possession of Ernie's late daughter. Other documents link him to 326th Siege Battery.

Source information

ID: 9614288

Name: Printed sheet giving details of service

Reference: Belonged to E C Braysher

Title: 326 Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery

Description: This was in the possession of Ernie's late daughter.

Connected by: Robin2344

Additional: Ernie is known to have served with 326 Siege Battery after Gibraltar.

Source information

ID: 9614335

Title: Mentioned in Despatches

Description: Mentioned in Sir Douglas Haig's Despatch dated 16 March 1919 'for gallant and distinguished services in the Field'

Connected by: Robin2344

Additional: In the possession of the family - name and service number match.

Source information

ID: 9614350

Name: WO, 01 July 1919

Reference: Family collection

Title: Certificate of Mentioned in Despatches

Description: The certificate was in the possession of Ernie's late daughter.

Connected by: Robin2344

Additional: Name, rank, service number and unit match

Source information

ID: 9614414

Name: 54 Company RGA

Reference: In possession of his family

Title: First Class Swimming Certificate

Description: This shows his rank, unit and location in July 1916

Connected by: Robin2344

Additional: Name and service number match other evidence

Source information

ID: 9614448

Name: Ernest Charles Braysher

Reference: Over Cambridgeshire

Title: Gravestone on Over churchyard

Description: This is Ernie's grave

Connected by: Robin2344

Additional: This is Ernie's grave

Source information

ID: 9614470

Title: Ernest Charles Braysher's grave

Description: In Over churchyard

Connected by: Robin2344

Additional: Ernie's grave

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