GraemeClarke Posted 28 July , 2008 Share Posted 28 July , 2008 Hi, Seeking any information on Lieutenant Edward Clarence BRADDYLL 10th Battalion, Duke of Cambridge’s Own Lancers (Hodson’s Horse) Killedin France on Sunday 5 September 1915 Buried in Grave XVII.C.17 in Harlebeke New British Cemetery Evidently he served as an observer in 6 Squadron at the time of his death. Once again, many thanks, Graeme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlight Posted 28 July , 2008 Share Posted 28 July , 2008 Graeme, Lieutenant Edward Braddyl joined Number 6 squadron (based at the time at Abeele) in July 1915, only a month before one of Number 6’s flight commanders, Captain Lanoe Hawker, had been awarded his VC. According to “The Sky Their Battlefield”, lieutenant Braddyl’s FE2a No: 4227 was shot down by anti aircraft fire whilst on an Artillery Patrol on 5th September 1915. His pilot, (flight commander) captain W C Adamson was killed. Braddyl was taken prisoner of war but died of his injuries. On the same mission they had earlier driven off 3 enemy aircraft over Mount Sorrel, south east of Zillebeke. Regards Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraemeClarke Posted 28 July , 2008 Author Share Posted 28 July , 2008 Steve, Many thanks for your time and trouble, much appreciated. Regards, Graeme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 29 July , 2008 Share Posted 29 July , 2008 also look here, pic grave Regards, Cnock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraemeClarke Posted 29 July , 2008 Author Share Posted 29 July , 2008 Hi, Cheers, thanks for that. When I posted the search facilty was not working and forgot to try afterwards. Graeme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HughRose Posted 1 August , 2015 Share Posted 1 August , 2015 Hi, Seeking any information on Lieutenant Edward Clarence BRADDYLL 10th Battalion, Duke of Cambridges Own Lancers (Hodsons Horse) Killedin France on Sunday 5 September 1915 Buried in Grave XVII.C.17 in Harlebeke New British Cemetery Evidently he served as an observer in 6 Squadron at the time of his death. Once again, many thanks, Graeme Graeme, Did you do any more research on Braddyll and Adamson? Our two families are going to Ypres together on the 100th anniversary of their death as a memorial visit and any info you may have turned up would be of interest. We now have identified the crash site as well as their airfield and graves. Hugh Rose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GraemeClarke Posted 1 August , 2015 Author Share Posted 1 August , 2015 Hi Hugh Embarrassingly, I just cannot recall why I was interested in him, he does not now seem to feature in my research. Regards, Graeme Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDT006 Posted 5 August , 2015 Share Posted 5 August , 2015 Hugh, they are part of my research and I have some information (which you might already have): From RFA transscripts: Reported missing: [4227 FE2a] brought down by AA on patrol, seen to fall in Shrewsbury Wood. Both were buried by the Germans at Zandvoorde 5 Bezirk D Grave 416 and 154. (One of the grave numbers must be wrong) They were later moved by the Germans to Koelenberg Forest german cemetery graves 278 and 279. Regards, Luc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HughRose Posted 28 October , 2015 Share Posted 28 October , 2015 Luc, Thanks for that - do you have a record of where exactly you found the (presumably RFC) records? We had a successful family visit on the exact 100th anniversary of the deaths of Adamson and Braddyll (Adamson was my wife's grandfather.) There were 4 Adamson grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren present and 5 Braddyll family descendants came with us too which was very nice. We started at Abeele Airfield, then went to the crash site in Shrewsbury Forest (this was also the site of their first graves which must have been recorded with the Zandvoorde reference numbers by the Germans) and then we visited their current graves at Harlebeke before attending the Last Post ceremony at Menin Gate. We think the pond beside which they crashed and were originally buried was filled in by shellfire later in the war after their bodies had been removed to Koelenberg in 1916. The whole field is now reverting farmland to forest but we reckon we found the exact site. The graves and plane seem to be shown on the air photo taken 10 days after the crash so we could work out exactly where it should be and the soil is quite different over the pond area today. Best wishes Hugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LDT006 Posted 29 October , 2015 Share Posted 29 October , 2015 Hugh, the RFC information comes from this site: http://www.airhistory.org.uk/rfc/people_index.html The Zandvoorde burial information comes from the ICRC records (PA5331) http://grandeguerre.icrc.org/en/List/4995634/1872/5331/ And this is the list for the Koelenberg cemetery: http://archive.cloud.cwgc.org/archive/doc/doc2364932.JPG Seems you had a good trip over here, do you have pictures of the crash site? You are referring to a WW1 aerial picture of the crash location, is that online somewhere? Regards, Luc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfrank Posted 27 February , 2018 Share Posted 27 February , 2018 Thought I'd add this image of Edward Clarence Braddyll taken whilst he was attd to the 1st York & Lancs at Quetta in 1907. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bierast Posted 1 July , 2018 Share Posted 1 July , 2018 I have just discovered this thread while researching the photo below (a recent acquisition from German eBay). Amazing - I hadn't expected to find the whole story here! From other references I presume this is the original grave of the unfortunate Braddyll and Adamson at Zandvoorde. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 6 July , 2018 Share Posted 6 July , 2018 yes, this the original grave! regards, Cnock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 22 September , 2018 Share Posted 22 September , 2018 another picture of the original grave. cnock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 22 September , 2018 Share Posted 22 September , 2018 Adamson and Braddyll were shot down by a flak battery of Reserve Atillery Rgt nr.54, under command of Leutnant Kiefner, who had already downed a British plane on 22 July 1915, the battery positioned near Hooge. Kiefner stated that Adamson and Braddyll were flying very low in 'an arrogant manner' over the German positions. regards, cnock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nils d Posted 28 September , 2018 Share Posted 28 September , 2018 I don't know one could ever fly a FE 2 in "an arrogant manner" Note it unusually has a roundel on the top of the tailplane . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cnock Posted 28 September , 2018 Share Posted 28 September , 2018 Hi Nils, I Think the Germans were jealous of the dash displayed by the aviators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex revell Posted 29 September , 2018 Share Posted 29 September , 2018 Yes, Braddyll was in 6 Squadron and generally flew with Louis Strange. He is mentioned several times in my recent book Baptism of Fire, published by WickfordBooks.co.uk. Forgive the plug, please.:-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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