Marriage Notes for Francis T. Brough and Nancy Siddill-29
The marriage of "Francis Brough" and "Nancy Siddill" is listed in the online FreeBMD.
Sarah Maddock is listed in another BFO Database: Main - Rin# 55330.
Marriage Notes for William Alfred Brough and Sarah Maddock-34
The marriage of "William Alfred Brough" and "Sarah Maddock" is listed in the online FreeBMD and Staffordshire BMD, which lists their marriage as having been a "Civil Marriage" recorded in Newcastle-Under-Lyme district, Staffordshire.
The birth of "George Herbert Brough" is listed in the online FreeBMD, which states that his birth was registered in October-December 1890 in Newcastle under Lyme district, Staffordshire.
"George Brough" is listed in the "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" website (www.cwgc.org), which states that he was a "Private" in the "East Yorkshire Regiment" in World War I, that he died on 29 September 1915 at 24 years old (born about 1891), is listed in the Vermelles British Cemetery in Pas de Calais, France, and was the "Son of William and Sarah Brough, of 28, Booth St., Audley, Newcastle, Staffs [Staffordshire]", England.
In the 1901 Census, "George H. Brough" is listed as being 10 years old (born about 1891), born in Audley, Staffordshire, and residing with his parents, William and Sarah Brough, and four siblings, in: Dunkirk, Audley, Staffordshire, England.
In August 2014, Philip and Bebe Brough of Staffordshire, England, found and photographed the name of "George Herbert Brough" which was listed on a World War I war memorial in the churchyard of St. James, Audley, Staffordshire.
George Herbert Brough is listed in another BFO Database: Main, Rin# 55332.
The birth of George Brough is listed in the online FreeBMD, which states that his birth was registered in January-March 1895 in Warrington district, Cheshire, England.
"George Brough" is listed in the "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" website (www.cwgc.org), which states that he was a "Private" in the "The King's Liverpool Regiment" in World War I, that he died on 25 August 1917 at the age of 22 (born about 1895), that he is listed in the Derry House Cemetery No.2 in West-Vlaanderen, Belgium, and that he was the "Son of Walter and Sarah Brough of The Grange, Fearnhead, Warrington", Cheshire, England.
Research Note: The online FreeBMD contains a possible marriage of a Walter Brough and Sarah Benbow that might have taken place in January-March 1878 in Salford district, Lancashire.
"George Brough" is listed in the "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" website (www.cwgc.org), which states that he was a "Sergeant" in the "Royal Field Artillery" in World War I, that he died on 27 October 1918 at the age of 29 (born about 1889), that he is listed in the the Tourgeville Military Cemetery in Calvados, France, and that he was the "Husband of Edith Brough, of 29, Hoyland St., Wombwell, Barnsley" South Yorkshire, England.
Marriage Notes for George Brough and Edith Smart-40
The marriage of "George Brough" and "Edith Smart" is listed in the online FreeBMD.
Marriage Notes for George Harold Brough and Alice Mary Morgan-98
The marriage of "George Harold Brough" and "Alice Mary Morgan" is listed in the online FreeBMD, which states that their marriage was registered in July-September 1893 in Marylebone district, London, England.
The birth of George Herbert Brough is listed in the online FreeBMD, which states that his birth was registered in January-March 1896 in Fulham district, Middlesex, England.
"George Herbert Brough" is listed in the "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" website (www.cwgc.org), which states that he was a "Private" in the "Yorkshire Regiment" in World War I, that he died on 22 March 1918 at the age of 21 (born about 1897), that he is listed in the Arras Memorial in Pas de Calais, France, and that he was the "Son of George Harold and Alice Mary Brough, of 5, North Rd., Darlington", Durham Co., England.
The birth of "Horace Reginald Brough" is listed in the online FreeBMD, which states that his birth was registered in April-June 1899 in Fulham district, London (Middlesex), England.
"Horace Reginald Brough" is listed in the "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" website (www.cwgc.org), which states that he was a "Major" in the "Royal Army Pay Corps" in World War II, that he died on 12 August 1946 at 47 years old (born about 1899), is listed in the Rangoon War Cemetery, Myanmar, and was the "Son of George Harold and Alice Mary Brough, of Eston, Yorkshire".
Horace Reginald Brough is listed in another Brough Family Organization (BFO) Database: Main - Rin # 53093.
The birth of "Thomas M. Brough" is listed in the on-line New South Wales Government website(www.records.nsw.gov.au/state-archives), which states that he was the son of Thomas and Ellen Brough and that his birth was registered in 1896.
In February 2003, Roy Victor Brough provided the following information to the RBFO about Thomas Myatt Brough: "As for Thomas, my grandfather's brother: Both Thomas and Roy were in the Australian Army that fought in that most horrific of military campaigns--the Somme offence of 1918 near Amiens, France. My grandfather was wounded and his brother killed. On hearing of his brother's death, my grandfather requested to travel down the trench to view his brother's body. As fate has it the officer who gave such permission was killed in the interim and when my grandfather returned he was charged with desertion, this punishable by death on the spot. Fortunately for my branch of the family a witness was found and the true story evolved. What always fascinated me was the date of this incident--August 1918. The boy only had to hang on for another three months to live. Apparently Thomas had a girlfriend/fiancee who came to Australia not long after the war and was looked after by my great grandmother. Growing up with these stories gave me a focus to one day visit the grave of Thomas near Amiens. This I have done twice, and the last visit in 1998 was with my son and as such was one of the real highlights of my life. Family history is a wonderful thing. As stated I am only too happy to contribute to the endeavors of your organization [the RBFO]."
According to military records provided by the Department of Veteran's Affairs, Office of Australian War Graves, "Private" Thomas Myatt Brough of the "20th Bn. Australian Inf." was "killed in action" on 22 July 1918, and is buried "in the Longueau British Cemetery, France, in Plot II, Row B, Grave No. 5."
Online information about the Longueau British Cemetery can be found here: http://www.ww1cemeteries.com/ww1frenchcemeteries/longueau.htm
In March 2010, Roy Victor Brough of New South Wales, Australia, provided the following information about Thomas Myatt Brough to the RBFO:
Thomas Myatt Brough is a man I have been interested in most of my life. As a small boy I remember listening to stories told to the family by Thomas’s youngest brother Ted who visited his grave in the 1950’s. I was determined to see for myself and first visited his grave at Longeau which is just outside the city of Amiens (France) in 1990. I have returned there four times, once meeting my son who I was very keen to share the story with. As far as I am aware other than Ted, Andrew and I are the only Broughs to visit the site.
I am not sure if you know the details as to the battle both Thomas and my grandfather were engaged in but it is interesting. Some details;
- In mid 1918 the eastern front (Russia) collapsed which released a vast number of German troops to the Western Front in France and Belgium.
- At the time there was basically a stalemate where trench warfare had been going on for four years with neither side making any progress – the reason being they were fighting medieval tactics with machine guns i.e. line the troops up on the battlefield and just go head to head. The fatalities were horrendous and being counted in the millions!! As US General George Patton quoted “fixed fortifications are a monument to man’s stupidity”. Adolf Hitler confirmed this in 1940 when he just circumnavigated the Maginot Line and marched straight into Paris.
- In 1918 America entered the war and the Germans knew they had one last chance to break the stalemate or lose. Economically the tribes of Europe had shed so much blood they never recovered.
- The Australian forces had finally been united under their own leadership Sir John Monash and some common sense was prevailing against the slaughter under the British rule
- The big question was – where would the Germans have their big push along a front of thousands of miles. The answer was Villiers Bretonneux – exactly where the Australians were
- Not only did Monash hold the line the Australians pushed the Germans back strategically – one of the prime inputs to the armistice of November 1918.
- The town of Villiers Bretonneux (and the nation of France) has never forgotten the Australians. Most of the streets are named after places in Australia / the Australian flag flies permanently in the town / and the Australian war memorial is nearby. Both my Grandfather and Thomas were involved in this battle – however Thomas being killed in June (from memory).
There are two memorials to Thomas in this country [of Australia]:
- If you drive the New England Highway north from Maitland (in the Hunter Valley) there is a 1st World War monument in the centre of the road at Greta. Both Roy Victor (grandfather) and Thomas have their names inscribed on it.
- My great grandparents are buried at Sandgate (Newcastle). Beside their graves is another to Thomas Myatt Brough. If he is buried in France who resides in this grave or is it empty? I have asked but not solved the riddle to date.Thomas Myatt Brough is listed in another Brough Family Organization (BFO) Database: Main - Rin # 339.
The birth of James Henry Brough is listed in the online FreeBMD, which lists his birth as being registered in October-December 1888 in Wolstanton district, Staffordshire.
"James Henry Brough" is listed in the "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" website (www.cwgc.org), which states that he was a "Lance Corporal" in the "Manchester Regiment" in World War I, that he died on 8 May 1917 at 27 years old (born about 1890), is listed in the Mikra British Cemetery, Kalamaria, Greece, and was the "Husband of Laura Brough, of 46, Glasgow Rd., Burnbank, Hamilton", Lanarkshire, Scotland.
James Henry Brough is listed in another Brough Family Organization (BFO) Database: Main - Rin # 2150.
In the 1911 Census, Joseph Brough is listed as being 28 years old (born about 1883), born in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, married and working as a "General Labourer [in a] Colliery", and residing with his wife, Sarah Elizabeth (age 24), and their two sons, Joseph Brough (age 3) and Thomas Brough (age 1), at: 81 Liverpool Road, Kidsgrove, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England.
In the 1911 Census, Sarah Elizabeth (Brough) is listed as being 24 years old (born about 1887), born in Longton, Staffordshire, married and residing with her husband, Joseph Brough (age 28), and their two sons, Joseph Brough (age 3) and Thomas Brough (age 1), at: 81 Liverpool Road, Kidsgrove, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England.
Marriage Notes for Joseph Brough and Sarah Elizabeth Cocking-106
The marriage of Joseph Brough and Sarah Elizabeth Cocking is listed in the online FreeBMD.
The birth of "Thomas Brough" is listed in the online FreeBMD, which states that his birth was registered in April-June 1910 in Wolstanton district (which includes Kidsgrove), Staffordshire, England.
"Thomas Brough" is listed in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission" website (www.cwgc.org), which states that he was a "Lance Sergeant" in the "Worcestershire Regiment" in World War II, and died on 4 July 1944 at 38 years old (born about 1906). He is listed in the Banneville-La-Campagne War Cemetery in Calvados, France, and was the "Son of Joseph and Sarah Elizabeth Brough; husband of Marion Brough, of Church Lawton, Cheshire."
In the 1911 Census, "Thomas Brough" is listed as being 1 year old (born about 1910), born in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, and residing with his parents, Joseph (age 28) and Sarah Elizabeth (age 24) Brough, and an older brother, Joseph Brough (age 3), at: 81 Liverpool Road, Kidsgrove, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England.
Thomas Brough is listed in another Brough Family Organization (BFO) Database: Main - Rin # 53089.
The birth of Caleb Dixon S. Brough is listed in the on-line FreeBMD in Wigton district, Cumberland. Additional information provided by researchers in England.
The birth and christening of Caleb Dixon Septimus Brough is listed in the parish register of Christ Church, Silloth, Cumberland (FHL Film # 1472305, Item #17), which states that he was 3 January 1908 and christened on 22 March 1908 as the son of Thomas Hodgson and Mary Elizabeth Brough of 12 Solway Street, Silloth, and that Thomas Hodgson Brough was an Engineer.
In the 1911 Census, Caleb Dixon Septimus Brough is listed as being about 4 years old (born about 1907), born in Silloth, Cumberland, and residing with his married mother, Mary Elizabeth Brough, and his siblings in Holme Low, Cumberland.
"Caleb Dixon Septimus Brough" is listed in the "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" website (www.cwgc.org), which states that he was a "Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist" in the "Royal Navy, H.M.S. Neptune" in World War II, that he died on 19 December 1941 at 33 years old (born about 1908), is listed in the Plymouth Naval Memorial, Devon, England, and was the "Son of Thomas Hodgson Brough and Mary Elizabeth Brough, of Silloth, Cumberland".
DEATH of Caleb Dixon Septimus Brough:
Caleb Dixon Septimus Brough was a Chief Petty Officer Telegraphist in the Royal Navy during World War II, and was killed-in-action when the HMS Neptune (a ship cruiser) was sunk on 19 December 1941 after hitting four mines in the Mediterranean Sea (between Malta and Libya). Caleb Brough was awarded the Royal Navy Service and Good Conduct Medal (see: Ancestry.com, "U.K. Naval Medal and Award Rolls, 1793-1972").
The following account of the sinking of the HMS Neptune is quoted here from Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Neptune_(20)):
HMS Neptune was a Leander class light cruiser with the Royal Navy during World War II. The Neptune was the fourth ship of its class and was the ninth Royal Navy vessel to carry the name. Built by Portsmouth Dockyard, the vessel was laid down on 24 September 1931, launched on 31 January 1933, and commissioned into the Royal Navy on 12 February 1934 with the pennant number "20". During World War II, Neptune operated with a crew drawn predominantly from the New Zealand Division of the Royal Navy.
The Royal Navy Task Force K was sent out on 18 December 1941, to intercept a convoy bound for Tripoli, Libya, right after the brief fleet engagement known as First Battle of Sirt. On the night of 19 December–20 December, Neptune, leading the line, struck two mines, part of a newly laid Italian minefield. The other cruisers present, Aurora and Penelope, also struck mines. While reversing out of the minefield, Neptune struck a third mine, which took off her propellers and left her dead in the water. Aurora was unable to render assistance as she was already down to 10 knots and needed to turn back to Malta. Penelope was also unable to assist. The destroyers Kandahar and Lively were sent into the minefield to attempt a tow. The former struck a mine and began drifting. Neptune then signalled for Lively to keep clear. (Kandahar was later evacuated and torpedoed by the destroyer HMS Jaguar to prevent her capture.) Neptune hit a fourth mine and quickly capsized. Only 30 seamen, out of her complement of 767, initially survived the sinking, and only one was still alive when their lifeboat was picked up five days later by the Italian torpedo boat Achille Papa.
Additional Internet sources about the sinking of the Neptune and its sole survivor can be found on-line at: http://ww2chat.com/war-sea/4614-service-hms-neptune.html.Caleb Dixon Septimus Brough is listed in another Brough Family Organization (BFO) Database: Main - Rin # 38571.
The christening of Arthur Edwin Brough is listed in the parish register of St. Peter's, Congleton, Cheshire (FHL Film # 1941871), which states that he was christened on 16 February 1897 as the son of Edwin and Elizabeth Brough of Rood Hill, and that his Edwin was a Postman.
"Arthur Edwin Brough" is listed in the "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" website (www.cwgc.org), which states that he was a "Private" in the "Cheshire Regiment" in World War I, that he died on 29 September 1917 at 19 years old (born about 1898), is listed in the Godeaersvelde British Cemetery in Nord, France, and was the "Son of Edwin Brough, of 20, Hatter St., Congleton, Cheshire."
Arthur Edwin Brough is listed in another Brough Family Organization (BFO) Database: Main - Rin # 38943.