Life story: George Clive Brench | Lives of the First World War

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1893

sibling Cerrilda Eleanor Brench Source:9203522 19th October 1893

1902

birth Bromley, Kent United Kingdom Source:6472834 16th December 1902

1911

education Beechan Grove Board School London United Kingdom Source:9599510 1911

1911

location Watford United Kingdom their own address Source:7652240 1911 - July 1918

1913

education Watford Fields School London United Kingdom Source:9599510 1913

1918

enlistment London United Kingdom Source:9599502 13th July 1918

1918

employment Factory Hand United Kingdom Source:6472834 14th July 1918

1918

service Royal Navy Boy II J91930 Royal Naval Training Establishment Ganges II Source:6472834 14th July 1918 - 30th August 1919

1919

service Royal Navy Boy I J91930 Royal Naval Training Establishment Ganges II Source:6472834 30th August 1919 - 15th September 1919

1919

service Royal Navy Boy I J91930 HMS Lowestoft Source:6472834 16th September 1919 - 17th October 1919

1919

service Royal Navy Boy I J91930 HMS Victory II - Portsmouth Source:6472834 18th October 1919 - 10th January 1920

1920

service Royal Navy Boy I J91930 HMS King George V Source:6472834 11th January 1920 - 15th April 1920

1920

service Royal Navy Boy I J91930 HMS Barham Source:6472834 16th April 1920 - 22nd August 1920

1920

service Royal Navy Boy I J91930 HMS Vivid I Devonport Source:6472834 23rd August 1920 - 24th August 1920

1920

service Other Empire Force Boy I 10404 RAN Depot London Source:9271378 24th August 1920 - 30th August 1920

1920

service Other Empire Force Boy I 10404 HMAS Cerberus Source:9271378 31st August 1920 - 23rd October 1920

1920

service Other Empire Force Boy I 10404 HMAS Brisbane Source:9271378 24th October 1920 - 15th December 1920

1920

service Other Empire Force Ordinary Seaman 10404 HMAS Brisbane Source:9271378 16th December 1920 - 26th September 1921

1921

service Other Empire Force Able Seaman R.A.N. 10404 HMAS Brisbane Source:9271378 27th September 1921 - 6th January 1922

1922

service Other Empire Force Able Seaman R.A.N. 10404 HMAS Cerberus Source:9271378 7th January 1922 - 3rd March 1922

1922

service Other Empire Force Able Seaman R.A.N. 10404 HMAS Brisbane Source:9271378 4th March 1922 - 4th August 1922

1922

service Other Empire Force Able Seaman R.A.N. 10404 HMAS Adelaide Source:9271378 5th August 1922 - 26th May 1925

1924

events The Empire Cruise Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy World Cruise HMAS Adelaide, as part of the Empire Cruise, was the first Australian Warship to pass through the Panama Canal Source:9203551 18th April 1924 - 28th September 1924

1925

service Other Empire Force Able Seaman R.A.N. 10404 HMAS Cerberus Source:9271378 27th May 1925 - 21st October 1925

1925

service Other Empire Force Able Seaman R.A.N. 10404 HMAS Sydney Source:9271378 22nd October 1925 - 18th June 1926

1926

discharge Source:9271378 18th June 1926

1926

service Other Empire Force Able Seaman R.A.N. 10404 Source:9271378 18th June 1926 - 18th June 1926

1928

marriage Phyllis Ann McIntosh Source:9203528 19th March 1928

1930

location Stockton Australia their own address Source:9203558 1930 - 1981

1932

employment Master - Harbour and River Steamer New South Wales Australia Source:9599510 1932 - 1950

1950

employment Ship Repair State Dockyard Newcastle Australia Source:9599510 1950 - 1963

1981

death Not War Related Stockton Australia Source:9203531 6th August 1981

burial Newcastle Memorial Park Non-War Cemetery Beresfield Australia Source:9203531

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Names

Type	Name
First Names	George Clive
Initials	GC
Last Name	Brench
Source	6472834

Gender

Gender	Source
Male

Locations

Address	Country	Type	Date	Source
Stockton	Australia	their own address	1930 - 1981
Watford	United Kingdom	their own address	1911 - July 1918

Contribution

Military Service

Service	Number	Unit	Rank
Royal Navy	J91930	Royal Naval Training Establishment Ganges II	Boy II
Royal Navy	J91930	Royal Naval Training Establishment Ganges II	Boy I
Royal Navy	J91930	HMS Lowestoft	Boy I
Royal Navy	J91930	HMS Victory II - Portsmouth	Boy I
Royal Navy	J91930	HMS King George V	Boy I
Royal Navy	J91930	HMS Barham	Boy I
Royal Navy	J91930	HMS Vivid I Devonport	Boy I
Other Empire Force	10404	RAN Depot London	Boy I
Other Empire Force	10404	HMAS Cerberus	Boy I
Other Empire Force	10404	HMAS Brisbane	Boy I
Other Empire Force	10404	HMAS Brisbane	Ordinary Seaman
Other Empire Force	10404	HMAS Brisbane	Able Seaman R.A.N.
Other Empire Force	10404	HMAS Cerberus	Able Seaman R.A.N.
Other Empire Force	10404	HMAS Brisbane	Able Seaman R.A.N.
Other Empire Force	10404	HMAS Adelaide	Able Seaman R.A.N.
Other Empire Force	10404	HMAS Cerberus	Able Seaman R.A.N.
Other Empire Force	10404	HMAS Sydney	Able Seaman R.A.N.
Other Empire Force	10404		Able Seaman R.A.N.

Awards

Award	Type	Source
British War Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal

Family

Parents

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Sarah Wimbush	mother
George Frank Brench	father

Siblings

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Cerrilda Eleanor Brench	sister	19th October 1893

Spouse

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Phyllis Ann McIntosh	wife	19th March 1928

Physical

Complexion	Eyes	Hair	Source
Fair	Grey	Brown

Date	Height	Source
1918-07-14	5'7"

Religion

Date	Religion	Source
1920-08-24	Baptist

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George Clive Brench

Taken at Rotorua, New Zealand April-May, 1924, while serving on HMAS Adelaide as part of the Special Service Squadron

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Clive Brench and Phyllis McIntosh - 1928

Clive Brench and Phyllis McIntosh on their wedding day

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HMAS Adelaide with the Special Service Squadron

HMAS Adelaide with the Special Service Squadron - 1924

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Official Records

Title	Connected by	More information
Royal Navy Seamen 1899-1919
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription	Gary3194
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	Gary3194

External Evidence

Reference	Connected by	More information
England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538 – 1975	Gary3194
The Daily Examiner (Grafton)	Gary3194
Special Service Squadron World Cruise 1923-1924	Gary3194
Australian Electoral Rolls 1903-1980	Gary3194
George Clive Brench	Gary3194

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Clive Brench and Phyllis McIntosh - 1928	Gary3194
HMAS Adelaide with the Special Service Squadron	Gary3194

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