Private Ernest Samuel Brandom
Title (Mr/ Mrs/ Capt/ Rev etc):
First name(s):
Ernest Samuel
Surname only:
Brandom
Pte Ernest Brandom, G/14511, 2nd Battalion Royal Sussex Regiment, was killed in action on the Somme on September 9th, 1916. He was aged 20.
He joined up soon after war broke out and left for the Front just a couple of months before his death. Parents Frederick George and Sarah Ann Brandom lived at 38 Duke Street, Luton.
At the time of the 1911 Census, 15-year-old Ernest was described as a grocer's assistant.
His father was also in France, serving with a labour unit, and he had one brother in training at Ampthill and another in training with the Royal Engineers at Sutton-on-Sea.
Service or Civilian?:
Service Number:
G/14511
Regiment:
Place of Birth:
Luton
Place of Death:
Somme
War Memorial Location:
Grave Location:
Unknown grave
World War I Address:
38 Duke Street
Luton
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Year of Birth:
1 896
Year of Death:
1 916
Month of Death:
Sep
Day of Death:
9
Most Relevant Date:
Saturday, September 9, 1916
Source:
Source Date:
Saturday, October 14, 1916