 ARMY RECORDS OF PRIVATE
ANDREW BRANDON
Searched at the Public Records Office, Kew 13-14th Nov. 2000. Records
searched are for Boer War (WO97 and WO100) and First World War (WO363).
ROYAL HOSPITAL CHELSEA, SOLDIERS' DOCUMENTS: WO97/2353 (1883-1900); WO97/4404 (1900-1913) (arranged alphabetically).
He didn't get a pension.
Arranged by regiment. Searched Lancashire Fusiliers only:
WO100/81: Sudan campaigns (1896-8). No Brandons.
2419 Private A Brandon of the 6th Battalion The Lancashire Fusiliers listed (Carnarvon, Cape Colony, 15 Jul 1901) as entitled to South Africa Medal and clasps because of campaigns in Cape Colony and Orange Free State. Also listed (Bury, Lancs, Dec 1902) as entitled to same medal for campaigns in South Africa, 1901.
WO100/326: King's South Africa Medal. 6th Battalion not present in South Africa. No Brandons listed.
SOLDIERS' DISCHARGE PAPERS: WO363. All the following searched for all Brandons. WO363/B708 - Brandons upto to Christopher. WO363/639 - Brandons Edward-Walter F.
WO363/640 - Brandons Walter G onwards.
WO363/B708 pages1085-1125: Discharge papers of Private Andrew Brandon include the following documents: Original page order 4560 Private Andrew Brandon, 1st and 3rd Battalions The Lancashire Fusiliers (A). AF B217. Short Service Attestation. 10.8.14. 17 (B). ----------- Description of Andrew Brandon. 12.8.14. 20 (C). AF B120. Regimental Conduct Sheet. (to 20.10.15) 14 (D). AF B121. Squadron, Troop, Battery and Company Conduct Sheet. to 20.10.15) 16 (E). AF B103. Casualty Form - Active Service. c. 19.3.16 13 (F). AF B179. Medical Report on an Invalid. 10.7.16, Kinmel Park Command Depot 5-7 (G). AF B268. Proceedings on Discharge. 13.7.16, Preston 3-4 (H). AF B178A. Medical History. 22.7.16, Infantry records No. 3 District. 8-9 (I). AF B178A. Medical History. 27.7.16, Infantary records No. 3 District. 10-12 (J). ------------- Statement of the Services. (to 22.7.16) 18 (K). ------------- Military History Sheet. (to 22.7.16) 19 (L) ------------- Award Sheet. (to 22.7.16) 22 (M) ------------- Renewals etc. which have taken place since Discharge. 9.5.19. 23 693964 Private Andrew Brandon, Labour Corps (N). AF B103 (I). Service and Casualty Form (Part 1). (to 14.1.20). 30-34 (O). AF B103 (I). Service and Casualty Form (Part 1). (Temporary). 35-36 (P). AF B179B Statement by a soldier concerning his own case. 16.2.20. Park Royal. 28-29 (Q). AF B178 Medical History. 19.2.20, Putney Labour Corps. 2 (R). AF B179A Medical Report on a Soldier Boarded Prior to Discharge. 23.2.20. Labour Corps, Nottingham 24-27 (S). AF (Army Form) W3997. Cover for Discharge Documents. 26.2.20. 1 (T). ----------- Award Sheet - First Award. 18.6.20. 21
Private Andrew Brandon's children: birth and baptism certificates (U). ---------- Certificate of Baptism: Andrew Brandon 40 (V). ---------- Certificate of Baptism: Clara Brandon 39 (W). --------- Certificate of Baptism: George Brandon 38 (X). ---------- Certificate of Baptism: Emma Jane Brandon 41 (Y) ---------- Certificate of Baptism: Frederick Brandon 42
(Z). AF B337/9. Certificate of Registry of Birth: Rose Brandon 37
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION FROM ABOVE DOCUMENTS Where source document is specified it is given in parentheses, e.g. (A). [Data in square brackets are from other sources] Private Andrew Brandon: personal details Born: [17 Jun, 1874 at Leigh Rd, Atherton: Birth certif.]. [Lived at 14 Rockcliffe St, Blackburn in 1881: 1881 Census]. Gave birth date as Jun 1877 (A; B; I; 0); 1872 (D; F); 1877 (G); 9 May 1877 (Q). Appearance: Height: 5ft 6ins (B; I); 5ft 4 ins (G; Q); 5ft 4.5 ins (H). Weight: 119 lbs (B; I); 117 lbs (H; Q). Chest fully expanded: 35 ins (B; I); 35.5 ins (H); 36 ins (Q). Range of expansion: 2 ins (B; I; Q); 2.5ins (H). Physical Development: good (Q). Complexion: Fresh (B; Q) Eyes: grey (B); brown (G); hazel (Q). Hair: grey (B; G; Q) Vision: 6/9 both eyes (H; I). Scars: on right cheek, nose and back of left hand (B). Tattoo marks: on right forearm (B); on ?left wrist (Q). Vaccination marks: 2 on left arm (H; I); 2 on right arm & 3 on left arm (Q). Military character: good (G; O; Q). Chelsea Code No: 23602E (G; I; L). Religion: Roman Catholic (B; N).
Addresses: 28 Bamford Rd, Heywood, Lancs on discharge Jul 1916 (G). [Climbed through window on coming home from war: Fred Brandon, Nov 2000] 7 Foundry St, Heywood, Lancs on discharge 26 Feb 1920 (O; Q; S). Occupation: Shuttle Maker in 1916 (F; G). Forger in 1919 (N; Q). Shuttle Trade in 1919 (O). Shuttle Worker at Broadfields Shuttle Works before joining army (in May, 1919) (P). Shuttle Forger (R). [Worked first at George Hockison at Hopwood c. 1921 - had a small forge place and also leader of reed band; then at Broadfields - 'used to take sandwiches'; then at Pilkingtons, Wham Bar, Summit; last place he worked: Fred Brandon, Nov. 2000]. National Health Approved Society: Shuttle Makers Society in 1920 (P). Marriage: Married on 26 Nov 1897 at Salford to Cicely Smith (K; T). [Married in Enfield, Clayton le Moors: Marriage certif.]. Wife lives at 29 Bamford Rd, Heywood in 1916 (K) [No. 28 Bamford Rd: Fred Brandon, Nov. 2000] and 7 Foundry St, Heywood in 1919 (N; O). Children:
Chronological order of events 1874 Jun 17: Andrew Brandon born at Leigh Rd, Atherton [Birth Certificate]. 1876 Lived in Bolton 1881 Lived at 14 Rockcliffe St, Blackburn [1881 Census]. 1897 Nov 26: Married Cicely Smith at Enfield, Clayton le Moors (K; T). 1898 c. Aug: May born (K). 1899 May 26: William born at Church (K). 1900 1901 With the 6th Battalion The Lancashire Fusiliers Regiment. Took part in Cape Colony and Orange Free State campaigns in South Africa Jul 15: On medal roll at Carnarvon, Cape Colony entitled to Queen's South Africa Medal and clasps. [He was on River Orange, talked a lot about it; also at Kimberley; pawned the medal and never got it back: Fred Brandon, Apr 2000]. 1902 Probably returned either to Bury Barracks or home in Blackburn. Nov 25: Andrew born at Blackburn (U). Dec 1902: On medal roll at Bury entitled to Queen's South Africa Medal. 1903 Jan 18: Andrew baptised at St Alban's RC Chapel, Blackburn (U). 1904 Nov 24 : Clara born at Blackburn (V). 1905 Apr 23: Clara baptised 1905 at St Mary's RC Chapel, Oswaldtwistle (V). 1906 Oct 4: George born at Blackburn (W). Dec 16: George baptised 16 1906 at St Mary's RC Chapel, Oswaldtwistle (W). 1907 1908 Sep 20: Emma Jane born at Blackburn (X). Dec 27: Emma Jane bapt at St Alban's RC Chapel, Blackburn (X). 1909 1910 1911 Jan 27: Frederick born at Blackburn (Y). Feb 12: Frederick bapt. at St Alban's RC Chapel, Blackburn (Y). 1912 1913 1914 Aug 10: enlisted in 3rd Battalion The Lancashire Fusiliers at Bury Barracks (A; H; J). Sep 1: Transferred from Bury to Hull (H). Nov 6: Forfeited 10 days pay for absence from 6-14 Nov (J). Nov 11: Awarded 10 days detention for absence (J). 1915 Jan 18: Awarded 14 days detention by C.O. (J). May 6: Rose born at Heywood (Z). Aug 31: Absent without pass for 3 days from Strenshall (Yorkshire). Confined to barracks ('CB') for 3 days with forfeit of pay (C & D). Oct 14: Absent without pass for 4 days; apprehended at Heywood with falsified pass. Confined to barracks ('CB') for 14 days with forfeit of 4 days pay (C & D). Oct 26: Posted to 1St Battalion The Lancaster Fusiliers (D; J). Oct 27: left England for the Dardanelles, Turkey (F - though date given as Sep 26) as part of British Expeditionary Force ('BEF') to Meditteranean (G; H; K; L). Nov: Landed in Mudros (F). Dec 1: Went sick with bronchitus (K). Dec 12: Admitted to hospital in Mudros with bronchitus (E); stayed 2 weeks (F). Dec 21: Returned to duty, Mudros (E). 1916 Jan 20: Discharged to base at Alexandria, Egypt (E). Feb 29: Admitted to hospital in Suez, Egypt (E). Mar 1-4: Admitted to hospital in Abbrassia with Vascular Degeneration of Heart (VDH) (E; F); brought on by strain and exposure during active service; stayed 2 weeks (F). Mar 19: Invalided to England (K) from Port Said, Egypt, sailing on H.S. Dover Castle (E). Mar 30: Arrived back in England (K; L). Mar 31: Posted to 'D' (J). Apr-Jun: Stayed in hospitals in England 10 weeks with disorderly action of heart (V.D H or Cardiac Dilatation) (F). 6-17 Apr at Convalescent Hospital, Woodcote Park, Epsom (I); 17 Apr - 7 Jun returned to County of London War Hospital, Epsom (Horton Hospital) (I). Jun 7: Discharged to furlough (F; I). Jun 17: Posted to Command ('Cd') Depot Rhyl (J). Jun: Kinmel Park Command Depot 10 days (F). Complained of shortness of breath and palpitations with occasional cardiac pains. Shows evidence of commencing general artero-sclerosis. A few bronchitus sounds heard generally over chest; no expectoration (F). Jul 10: Discharge recommended by the Administrative Medical Officer at Command Depot, Kinmel Park (near Rhyl) as no longer physically fit for war service (F; G; H). Jul 13: Discharge recommendation confirmed at Preston (G). Jul 22: Discharged from Command Depot Rhyl (G; J). Service of year 347 days completed (G). Sep 6: Weekly pension of 12s 6d calculated on 6 children drops to 1s 6d (L). Dec 27: Awarded weekly pension by Mediterranean Board of 18d for 6 months (M). 1917 Jan 22: Pension of 1s 6d expires (L). Apr 4: Awarded a weekly pension by Mediterranean Board of 23 s 9d (M). Jun 20: Awarded a weekly pension of 14s 3d with for 26 weeks (M). Nov 28: Awarded a weekly pension of 14s 3d for 15 weeks (M). 1918 Mar 20: Awarded a weekly pension of 14s 3d for 26 weeks (M). Nov 6: Awarded a weekly pension of 11s 2d for 26 weeks (M). 1919 May 7: Bonus weekly pension of 10s 4d awarded for 4 weeks (M). May 27: Enlisted at Bury in Northern Command Labour Corps until 30 April 1920 (N; S). A.O.6. engagement of May 10 (N; O; R). May 31: Posted to Western Command Labour Corps (N). Jun 4: Final Mediterranean Board weekly pension of 5s 6d plus 4s 10d for five children awarded for 26 weeks (M). Jul 7: Sent to France for exhumation work (N; P). Jul 8: With British Expeditionary Force ('B.E.F.') for 7 months (P). Posted to 68 Labour Company ('Coy') (N; O). [Definitely fought in Ypres battle. Exhumed dead in France just after the war; used to tell of gas victims, some sat round playing cards, in trenches: Fred Brandon, Apr & Nov 2000]. Nov 28: On leave in UK (N). Dec 12: Returned to France from leave in UK (N). 1920 Jan 4: Mediterranean pension expires (M). Jan 17: Invalided to UK with Debililty (N). (A date of Feb 21is given for leaving France elsewhere) (O). Feb 13: Posted to Eastern Command Labour Corps (O). Feb 16: At Park Royal stated case for Debility due to exposure. Three hospitals named where treatment given: ?Penny Siding Hospital, ?14 Station Army Hospital, and Queen Mary Hospital, Whalley (P). Feb 17: Posted to C Company ('Coy') (O). Medical Officer at Park Royal states unfit for exhumation work owing to shortness of breath and palpitations. Complains of pains about shoulders. Recommended discharge (R). Feb 19: Medical Board at Putney (London District Discharge Centre) ruled that Debility not permanent (Q). 'Feeling weak & unfit for heavy work. Heart and lungs are normal and he is not debilitated. No disability found' (R). Feb 26: Discharged by Medical Board at Putney as being surplus to Miltary requirements (O); no grounds for pension as no disability (T).
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