Harry BRABYN

  Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation. Seaman

• Census, 1901, Gillingham, Kent. 87 Jeffrey Street living with his mother (wife of head) and 3 brothers. Father not recorded

• Military Service, 1909, Chatham, Kent. Served 12 years in Royal Navy. 1909 - 1927. Engine Room Artificer Official No. 272463 14 August 1909 Teredos Boy Artificer, Indus (1 July 1911 ERA scl), Vivid II, Dominion (Act ERA HCL 1 July 1912) (ERA 4C 25 October 1913) (ERA 3C 1 July 1915) Pembroke II Dido(Scott), Dido (Montrose) Blenheim (Montrose) Pembroke II (ERA 2 17 July 1920) Osea, Vernon (CMBs) Pembroke II, Cornflower, (ERA 1C 1 July 1924) (Acting Ch ERA II 15 January 1925) Pembroke II (CERA 15 January 1926) Pembroke (Bruce) Tamar II (8 September 1927)

• Membership, 1913, Gillingham, Kent. Grand Lodge Freemasons Gillingham Branch Initiation 9 September Passing 9 December Raising 10 May ERA RN

• Military Service, 1929-1940, Chatham, Kent. Tamar 2 (Bruce) Ch ERA 2C, 1 October 1929 Cleopatra, Pembroke, Repulse (St Just) Cleopatra,(Ch ERA 1C 15 January 1931) Cambrian, Repulse (St Just) (Shore 16 September 1931) Pembroke 2 (1 September 1939) Victory IV, Frobisher, Victory 2, Drake 2, Raleigh (1 October 1940
Official no 272463

• Census, 1939, Gosport, Hampshire. 97 Kings Road CERA Royal Navy living with Herbert and Lilian Macey

• Immigration, 1957, Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland. SS Cairndhu arrived Leith 23 September 1957 from Montreal with Winifred travelling 1st class address 31 Hillcrest Road, Orpington Kent occupation - retired

Harry married Winifred WHITE in 1917 in Medway, Kent.