Family name:
BRAYSHAW
Given names:
Albert
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Church of England
Date of birth:
15 October 1896
Place of birth:
Bradford
, United Kingdom
Military service:
WW1
Regimental number:
2473
Rank:
Pte Military units:
2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 4
Decorations and medallions:
1914/15 Star
Decorations and medallions:
British War medal
Decorations and medallions:
Victory Medal Biographical notes:
Albert enlisted in the AIF on the 17 June 1916. He was married to Ivy Violet. A small man 5'3'' tall and occupation listed as Plasterer.
He embarked on the 28 July 1916 ex Melbourne on A 32 HMT Themistocles arriving at Plymouth in October 1916.
His service record is a series of Hospital stays and he appears to have spent the bulk of his time in England in various hospital for a range of skin problems, Scabies, Dermatitis and Eczema.
He was returned to Australia in September 1918 and disembarked at Melbourne on he 27 December 1918.
He was discharged from the AIF as medically unfit on the 3 arch 1919, suffering from Plurisy.
Albert was not an East Melbourne resident.