Name
Joseph Brand
1874
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
14/09/1915
41
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Trooper
1149
Hertfordshire Yeomanry
1st Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
GREEN HILL CEMETERY
II.F.1
Turkey (including Gallipoli)
Headstone Inscription
He has no family inscription on his Headstone.
UK & Other Memorials
Hertfordshire Yeomanry Memorial, St Albans Cathedral, Broxbourne Town Memorial, St Augustine’s Church Memorial, Broxbourne, Not on the Wormley memorials
Pre War
Joseph BRAND was born in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire in laten 1874,
son of George Brand an agricultural labourer, and Eliza Brand (nee Bradley).
One of five children.
1881 Census records Joseph aged 5, at school, living with
his parents, brothers, William (14), Frederick (3) and sister Martha (9), at
New Hall Cottages, Ware, Herts. Their elder brother Arthur (20) had left home
and was serving in the Herts Militia.
His father George Brand died in the early part of 1897, aged
61, the death was registered in Ware, Herts.
Other than the 1881 Census no other Census record for Joseph
was found.
Wartime Service
We believe Joeseph enlisted at Hertford, into the
Hertfordshire Yeomanry T F and issued with the service number 1149. (the
service number 1149 for the Hertfordshire Yeomanry T F was issued in mid-1909,
which would make Joeseph 35 years old when he enlisted).
At the outbreak of war, the Hertfordshire Yeomanry TF had
just completed their annual training, the regiment was mobilized for war, as a
Territorial Force they were a home defence force and could not be forced to
serve overseas, about 80% volunteered for overseas service.
The Regiment sailed from Southampton, on 10th
September 1914, for Egypt, arriving at Alexandria, Egypt, on 25th
September 1914. In August 1915 the 1st Hertfordshire Yeomanry left
Alexandria, for Gallipoli, arriving at Lemons/Limnos, on 17th August
1915, from there to Suvla Bay, Gallipoli. Seeing action there as a dismounted
unit, the Hertfordshire Yeomanry suffered heavy casualties, Joseph being one of
them, he was Killed in Action on 14th September 1915. He is buried
in Green Hill Cemetery, near Suvla Bay, Gallipoli, Turkey. Grave Ref: II. F. I.
Additional Information
His mother Eliza was awarded a dependents pension of 5/- a
week from 23rd May 1916, and his effects of £2-19-11, pay owing and
his war gratuity of £4.
Some documents list Joseph as being in the Household Cavalry
& Cavalry of the Line.
Acknowledgments
Stuart Osborne
Gareth Hughes, Richard Barber, Brenda Palmer
