Vernon Arthur BRABYN
- Born: 8 Mar 1896, Devonport, Devon
- Marriage (1): May E. BROOKS in 1920 in Strood, Kent
- Died: 1978, Slough, Buckinghamshire aged 82
 Noted events in his life were:
• Occupation. Seaman
• Military Service, 1914. Joined Royal Navy 8.3.1914. for 12 years. Served until 1929.Trained HMS Ganges. Served various ships including "Pembroke" and durindWWI - HMS Inflexible. He would have engaged in action in the Battle of the Falklands, which resulted in the sinking of SMS Scharnhorst and SMS Gneisenau. In 1915 the Inflexible bombarded Turkish forts in the Dardenelles during which she struck a mine. She was repaired and went on to see action in the Battle of Jutland.
Vernon married May E. BROOKS in 1920 in Strood, Kent. (May E. BROOKS was born in 1893 and died in 1958 in Windsor, Berkshire.)
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