Brailey, Albert William

Date of Birth	1884-05-03
Date of Death	1911-06-01
Age	27
Gender	Male
Birth Place	United Kingdom, Somerset
Died During Service	Yes
Cause of Death	Accident - Drowned

Service Details

Service	RMLI - Royal Marine Light Infantry
Date of Entry	1902-07-02
Rank	Private
Official Number	11326
Discharged Date	1911-06-01
Discharge Type	DD - Discharged Dead
Service Period	1902-1911
Service Record	Yes
Ship	Penguin HMS

Cemetery Details

Cemetery Name	Rookwood Cemetery, Rookwood NSW 2141
Cemetery Address	Rookwood, NSW
Demonination/Area	Naval Section (Anglican Area 4)
Section	4 Naval
Row	1
Grave Number	131
Grave Type	Unmarked

Notes

Brailey was part of a group of sailors attached to the Naval Ordnance Depot on Spectacle Island who were returning from Balmain late one Saturday evening when their boat capsized. The coroner concluded that Brailey drowned on 1 June 1913. His body was recovered 10 days later.

Sources

UK Archives ADM159/79/11326

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