WORLD WAR I
Bingham War Memorial
Service Record
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Lance Corporal Frank Philcox Branston Number on Attestation form |
Machine Gun Corps | born 1887 |
| Service record | Attested at Derby 10/1/16. Address Kirk Hill, Bingham.
Gave age as 28 years 21 days (i.e. born 1887) Occupation: baker He was 5’ 3½”, with chest expansion of 36” (expansion 4”). Weight 129 lbs. Dark brown hair, blue eyes. Good physical development, 6/6 vision. Declared “Dentally Fit”. Next of Kin: Elsie May Branston, wife, same address. Served in the Training Reserve and transferred 4/5/18 to the 115th TR battalion (G Bn MGC), based at Clipstone. At Clipstone appointed Lance Corporal15/5/18 (unpaid) 2/7/18 (paid). Dispersal certificate issued January 5th 1919 when address was Newgate Street. He was serving with Machine Gun Corps. Protection certificate issed 6th January, medical category A Discharged 3/2/19 and transferred to Reserves. 1947 - Letter from him to Army acknowledging that his assignment to Z (Reserves) had been rescinded. |
Medal roll | |
| Roll of Honour | Listed on RoH not on AVL. Served on the Home Front, hence no medal card. | ||
Family history etc
| Frank Philcox Branston | |||
| 1890 | Frank Philcox born Bottesford, Leics 20/12/90 Reg Mar qtr 1890 [Ages from his service records suggest that he was born in 1887!] |
Born Frank Philcox, given surname and christened after William and Fanny married. christened 17/7/92 St. Mary the Virgin, Bottesford – [http://katesfamilytree.wikifoundry.com/page/Branston+Family] | |
| Census 1891 | Frank Lived at 23 Normanton Rd., Bottesford, Leicestershire with: Grandfather Henry Branston b. 1828 Bottesford Grandmother Fanny b. 1827 Bottesford Father William Tyler Branston b. 1858 Bottesford Mother Fanny (neé Philcox) b.1866 Bottesford |
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Married Jun qtr 1890 |
| Census 1901 | Lived at 11 The Green, Bottesford, Lincs with: Father William b.1856 Bottesford Mother Fanny b. 1866 Bottesford Siblings: William b.1894 Bottesford Florence b.1896 Bottesford Annie b. 1898 Bottesford John b. 1900 Bottesford |
Railway Platelayer |
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| Census 1911 | Frank Branston living at Plungar, Leicestershire with: John Henry Welch, b. 1863 Elizabeth Welch, b. 1961 John Henry Welch b. 188 |
bread-making domestic baker baker |
JHW joined up in 1918 |
| 1911 | Married Elsie May Braithwaite 2/10/11 at Plungar. | She was born 1894, the sister of Wallace Braithwaite | |
| 1916 Service record | Kirk Hill, wife Elsie | ||
| 1912 & 1914 Service record/FBMD | Children : Frank born 23/12/12 Bingham Noel born 24/12/14 Bingham Ronald W Sep qtr 1922 Bingham |
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| 1919 Service record | 5th August 1919 Newgate St. | ||
| Electoral Rolls | 1921 Frank, James Terrace 1931 Frank and Elsie, James Terrace |
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| 1939 register | Living in Hardigate Road, Cropwell Butler Frank, b 20th December 1889 Elsie M[ay], b 16 July 1894 Ronald b 17 June 1922 [n.b. the old bakery sold recently for about £230,000] |
Baker Housewife Baker’s assistant |
“On Hardigate Lane was Branston’s Bakery who delivered bread in a van. (link to http://www.francisfrith.com/cropwell-butler/childhood-memories-1939-1945_memory-32301) I loved being asked to collect our bread which usually arrived home minus the delicious crust. Milk was delivered daily by Cockaynes using a horse and cart. Milk was dispensed from pails into jugs. A grocer, Mr White, from Radcliffe or Bingham used to come on a Monday and take Mum’s order, for delivery on Friday.” |