Brasier/Brazier, C
CHARLES BRASIER
Remembered with honour Haslar Royal Naval Cemetery: Plot E, Row 30, Grave 24.
He enlisted in London 12 August 1918: a motor fitter, 5’10” tall, C of E, his next-of-kin his mother of Watford. He was entitled to the British War medal.
Son of John and Alice (nee WILKINS) BRASIER of Watford.
His parents married 20 August 1881 at St Barnabas’, Homerton, London. John died 1921 in Watford aged 69, and was buried 6 December in Vicarage Road Cemetery, Watford; Alice died 1935 in Watford aged 70, and was buried 7 May, also in Vicarage Road Cemetery.
Charles was born 30 October 1900 in Richmond, Surrey. He attended Whitehorse Road Junior School, Croydon, Surrey, from 23 September 1907; then Whitehorse Manor Road Boys’ School, Croydon, from 1 February 1910 to 8 July 1913.
On the 1901 Census, aged 5 months he lived in Richmond, with his parents and three siblings. On the 1911 Census, at school aged 10, he lived in Croydon, with his parents and two siblings.
Service number
16599Rank
Private/GunnerUnit
Eastney BarracksRegiment
Place buried
Date of death
24/09/1918Age at death
17Place of death
Memorial(s)
- 1st S.W. Herts Scout Troop [in St Mary's Parish Church Watford] (4)
- Abbot's Langley Herts War Memorial (17)
- Aldbury Herts War Memorial (1)
- Aldenham Herts War Memorial (located in Letchmore Heath Herts) (8)
- All Saints Church Croxley Green Herts (12)
- All Saints Church Harrow Weald Middx (2)
- All Saints Church Hertford (1)
- All Saints Church King's Langley Herts (1)
- All Saints Church Leavesden Herts (31)
- All Saints Church Witham Essex (3)