herbie4798 Posted 24 January , 2009 Share Posted 24 January , 2009 hi all. ive come across 2 casualties of 1/10th london regiment with the same surname. not uncommon. however this is a fairly uncommon surname. the name is branchflower. the two men in question are Branchflower, Charles E, private 1955. kia 16/8/1915, commerated helles memorial, age 24 Branchflower, G, Private 421610, kia 19/4/1917, buried Gaza cemetery. is there anychance someone could check for service records, or 1885 census? There might not be no connection but would be interesting to see. james Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grantowi Posted 25 January , 2009 Share Posted 25 January , 2009 James, You'll need to be checking the 1901 census, William was born in 1891 (ish) the FMP 1901 census site is faffing about at the moment so I can have a look Grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halifax Posted 25 January , 2009 Share Posted 25 January , 2009 Can't find a William Branchflower 1955 but can find a Charles E Branchflower of the London Regiment, born in Hackney in 1894, he has a brother George born in 1897 in Hackney. They do have an older brother William born in 1891 but he does not appear as a casualty on CWGC Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azureus Posted 25 January , 2009 Share Posted 25 January , 2009 1901 England Census about William A Banchflower Name: William A Banchflower [William A Branchflower] Age: 43 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1858 Relation: Head Spouse's Name: Jane Gender: Male Where born: Cambridge; Heath, London, England Civil Parish: Hackney Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary of Eton Hackney Wick County/Island: London Country: England Street address:28 prince edward road Occupation: Condition as to marriage: Education: Employment status: View Image Registration district: Hackney Sub registration district: South-East Hackney ED, institution, or vessel: 28 Neighbors: View others on page Household schedule number: 217 Household Members: Name Age William A Banchflower 43 Jane Branchflower 42 Jane Branchflower 16 Henry Branchflower 18 Rosina M Branchflower 2 Samuel Branchflower 12 William A Branchflower 10 Charles E Branchflower 7 George Branchflower 4 View Original Record View original image Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wullmackie Posted 25 January , 2009 Share Posted 25 January , 2009 SDGW show Private 1955 Charles Esau Branchflower born, resided and enlisted, Hackney KIA 17/08/15 Gallipoli Wull Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herbie4798 Posted 25 January , 2009 Author Share Posted 25 January , 2009 thanks everyone for your replys. looking at azureus post it looks like there could be a connection. sorry his name was not william it was george, sorry i have george branchflowers Mic. he was killed 1917. charles was killed 1915. in remarks it says Returned (1743 KR) 7956/adt. does anyone know what that means? was he returned for compassionite leave, or was there such thing? james Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelPack Posted 25 January , 2009 Share Posted 25 January , 2009 James All that means is that the medals were returned for adjustment because they were incorrectly inscribed. Regards Mel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herbie4798 Posted 25 January , 2009 Author Share Posted 25 January , 2009 thanks mel. feel a bit stupid now you find out more and more everyday. james Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelPack Posted 25 January , 2009 Share Posted 25 January , 2009 James The 1911 transcript: Name: Relationship to head: Marital Status: Years married: Sex: Age in 1911: Occupation: Where born: BRANCHFLOWER, WILLIAM ALFRED HEAD MARRIED M 53 WOOD AND CONE TURNER LONDON BETHNAL GRN BRANCHFLOWER, JANE WIFE MARRIED 35 YRS F 50 LONDON BETHNAL GRN BRANCHFLOWER, CHARLES ESAN SON SINGLE M 17 SALT CREW CUTTING LONDON HACKNEY BRANCHFLOWER, GEORGE SON M 14 LABOURER LONDON HACKNEY Address 28 PRINCE EDWARD RD HACKNEY WICK County London District Hackney Subdistrict South East Hackney Enumeration District 20 Parish St John at Hackney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herbie4798 Posted 25 January , 2009 Author Share Posted 25 January , 2009 thanks again mel. to me it looks like the 2 men i have are these 2 men here. 1/10th londons was the hackney rifles. both men joined up to their local regiment and the story went from there. do you agree with me? james Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelPack Posted 25 January , 2009 Share Posted 25 January , 2009 James I think that is looking like a pretty good bet. Might be wortwhile checking the local paper. Regards Mel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herbie4798 Posted 25 January , 2009 Author Share Posted 25 January , 2009 it does look likely doesnt it. do you think a major paper would have coverd this story or just the local london papers? james Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herbie4798 Posted 25 January , 2009 Author Share Posted 25 January , 2009 would it be possible for anyone to get charles branchflowers MIC, Branchflower, Charles, private 1955. james Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azureus Posted 28 January , 2009 Share Posted 28 January , 2009 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herbie4798 Posted 2 February , 2009 Author Share Posted 2 February , 2009 thanks azureus. im 95% sure the 2 men are brothers. james Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest avngeaus Posted 27 October , 2016 Share Posted 27 October , 2016 On 25/01/2009 at 21:06, herbie4798 said: thanks again mel. to me it looks like the 2 men i have are these 2 men here. 1/10th londons was the hackney rifles. both men joined up to their local regiment and the story went from there. do you agree with me? james I am a descendant from the 2 men you are talking about feel free to shoot me a message if you want any more information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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