Bransbury, Vernon Dudley Bramsdon
Bransbury,Vernon Dudley Bramsdon, Lieut., 3rd (Reserve) attd. 1st (10th) Foot Battn. The Lincolnshire Regt., son of Henry Bransbury of Holme Chase, Putney; b. Southsea, co, Hants 1883; educ. privately, and Clifton College; was gazetted 2nd Lieut, 3rd Lincolnshire Regt. in June, 1913, and promoted Lieut. 13 March 1914, served with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders, attached to the 1st Battn. and was killed in action at Neuve Chapelle 25th Oct.1914; while endeavouring to locate a machine gun which had been firing on his trench. He married in Feb. 1908. Zoila Kathleen Mary, daughter of Dr. Ponsonby Widdup, late Medical Service British Guiana, and had two sons, Stuart Ponsonby Bramsdon, born May, 1910, and John Brian born June, 1913. De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour 1914-1918
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Bransbury |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Vernon Dudley Bramsdon |
| Date of birth | 1883 |
| Place of birth | Southsea, Hants |
| Family details | Son of Henry Bransbury, of Holme Chase, Putney; husband of Zoila K. Bransbury |
| Previous education | Privately; Clifton College |
| College | Guy's Hospital |
| Dates at college | 1903-1905 |
| Qualifications | no mention of qualifications |
| Military unit | Lincolnshire Regt. 3rd Bn. attd. 1st Bn. |
| Date enlisted | June 1913 |
| War / conflict | World War One (1914-1918) |
| Date of death | 25 October 1914 |
| Age at death | 30 |
| Rank at death | Lieutenant |
| Cause of death | Killed in action |
| Burial place | Le Touret Memorial, Pas de Calais, France |
| Sources | St Thomas's Hospital Medical School Records, King's College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; De Ruvigny's Roll of Honour |