Gerald – Branson – London and North Western Railway – Rifleman – 23/12/1917
Title
Gerald – Branson – London and North Western Railway – Rifleman – 23/12/1917
Initials / forenames
Gerald
Surname
Branson
Railway company
London and North Western Railway
Military unit
London Regiment (The Rangers) 12th Battalion.
Military rank
Rifleman
Military number
474105
Railway job
Clerk
Date died
23/12/1917
Magazine reference
London and North Western Railway Gazette Volume 8, June 1919, pg 125.<br />Image reference the same page
Memorial
Jerusalem Memorial
Notes
Aged 23, son of Charles William and Jane Branson of Wood Street, Woburn Sands, Buckinghamshire. He joined the Northampton Regiment in 1916, but was later transferred to the London Regiment when deployed to France. He saw service at the Somme, and was wounded near Arras. Branson was in the Canadian Hospital at Le Treport, and was later moved to the Seaford Convalescent Camp until October 1917. He left for Palestine, and was killed outside Jerusalem.
Information source
St Paul's Cathedral Order of Service 1919, London and North Western Railway Gazette, Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Date entered
09/05/2016
Last updated
09/05/2016
Citation
“Gerald – Branson – London and North Western Railway – Rifleman – 23/12/1917,” Fallen Railwaymen, accessed May 18, 2024, https://fallenrailwaymen.omeka.net/items/show/60531.