Braisby/Braisley, William Henry: Service no. 53204

Source: Mentioned in Gerald Thomas, reg. no. 53164 service record.

Summary of Service for Sergeant William Braisby, reg. no. 53204

Date	Event	Remarks
March 16, 1879	Born	Born at Melton Newbury, Leicester, England.
October 22, 1914	Enlists	Enlist with the 18^th Battalion at Windsor, Ontario, on October 22, 1914. He is one of the first soldiers to enlist as this is the earliest enlistment date seen, to date, by this researcher. He is a “shoe finisher” and indicates prior military experience with the 21^st Regiment in Canada and Buck Yeomanry (probably in England) and the Transvaal Police in South Africa. He stands 5’8” tall and it is noted that he has a bullet wound, right thigh, and a mole on the right cheek. He is 35-years and 7-months old at enlistment.
November 9, 1914	Inoculated	Anti-Typhoid.
November 19, 1914	Inoculated	Anti-Typhoid.
December 19, 1914	Vaccinated
April 1915	Assigns Pay	Assigns pay to his brother F. Braisby of Georgetown, Ontario at the rate of $20.00 per month.
April 29, 1915	Arrives England	Arrives England aboard the S.S. Grampian.
July 1, 1915	Promoted	Promoted Corporal.
July 26, 1915	Promoted	Promoted Lance-Sergeant.
September 14, 1915	Embarks Overseas	Embarks for the Continent with the 18^th Battalion as part of the 2^nd Division move to active service at the front.
December 27, 1915	Admitted	Admitted to No. 5. Canadian Field ambulance for GSW to right thigh. War Diary stated on this date: “Battn as yesterday – Pte Storing killed in action – 3 – O.R. sent to hospital.”
December 28, 1915	Transferred	Transferred to the No. 8 Casualty Clearing Station.
December 29, 1918	Transferred for Transport	Transferred onto No. 18 Train for transport to treatment at a hospital.
December 29, 1918	Admitted	Admitted to No. 8 B.R.C. (British Red Cross) Hospital at Paris Plage.
January 28, 1916	Transferred	Discharged from hospital and transferred to No. 6 Convalescent Camp.
January 29, 1916	Transferred	Transferred to Detail Camp, Etaples, France.
February 2, 1916	Transferred	Transferred the Canadian Base Depot, Etaples, France.
February 15, 1916	Proceeds to Join Unit	The Battalion is in Divisional Reserve at La Clytte, Flanders.
February 16, 1916	Joins Unit
March 14, 1916	Admitted	Admitted to No. 5 C.F.A. for myalgia due to prior GSW wound to thigh.
March 16, 1916	Transferred	Transferred to No. 6 C.F.A.D.R.S.[i]
March 22, 1916	Discharged	Discharged from No. 6 C.F.A.D.R.S.
April 1, 1916	Employed	Employed and 2^nd Division Laundry at WESTOUTRE, as part of the 2^nd Divisional Convalescent Company.
April 23, 1916	Admitted	Admitted to No. 5 C.F.A.
April 30, 1916	Employed	Employed at then 2^nd Divisional Cinema.
April 27, 1916	Admitted	Admitted to No. 4. Canadian Field Ambulance for wound to hand.

May 3, 1916	Discharged	Discharged from No. 4 C.F.A. to duty.
June 30, 1916	Attached	Attached to 2^nd Canadian Divisional Convalescent Company. Not clear if this is related to health issues or for duty with unit.
July 28, 1916	Promoted	Promoted Sergeant as Sgt. Rayward, reg. no. 53279 is granted a commission.
October 27, 1916	Granted Leave	Granted 10 days leave.
June 1, 1917	Inoculated	TAB
April 9, 1914	Mentioned in Despatches	Mentioned in Despatches per London Gazette. No. 30107. January 6, 1917. Page 5426.
July 22, 1917	Attached	Attached to No. 4 Field Company, Canadian Engineers.
August 23, 1917	Ceased to Be Attached	Returns to 18^th Battalion.
September 20, 1917	Will	Makes out a Military Will leaving his estate to his brother whose address is Box 190, Georgetown, Ontario.
November 9, 1917	Killed in Action	He was killed in action by a high explosive shell at the action at Passchendaele. He is referred to in the memory about this action. He is buried at plot V.K.9 at the Oosttaverne Wood Cemetery in Belgium. He is the only member of the 18^th Battalion to be interred here but he rests with 476 other soldiers at peace.
May 25, 1921	Scroll Dispatched	Scroll No. 244696 dispatched to F. Braisby of Georgetown, Ontario. Brother.
August 9, 1921	Plaque Dispatched	Plaque No. P149 dispatched as above.