A Jacobs Family History
Arthur Lewis Braham

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Name Arthur Lewis Braham Birth 14 Mar 1913 Crook, County Durham, England [1, 2]
Address: 1 Woodifield Road, Crook, County Duham - Oil Company Cartman
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Gender Male Census 19 Jun 1921 Crook, County Durham, England [3]
Age: 8y 3m Address: Bell Street - Relation to Head of House: Son
Census 29 Sep 1939 Manchester, Lancashire, England [4, 5]
Age: 26y Address: 7 Vernon Place - Born: 14/03/1913
Occupation: Heavy Goods Driver
Ancestor Count 47 Attested 23 Nov 1939 Longsight, Manchester, Lancashire, England [6]
Age: 26y Address: 7 Vernon Place - Occupation: Motor Driver (Light)
Enlisted into Royal Army Service Corp
Had tried to join 2 days after war was declared but HGV drivers were classed as Reseved Occupation.
Tried to join the Navy, but had too many bad teeth.
Embarked for MEF (Middle East Land Forces) - December UK
Disembarked UK - 12/11/1943
Trained for Invasion
Embarked for BLA (British Liberation Army) 11/07/1944
Demobbed 29/03/1946
Joined Foreign Office Control Commission for Germany June 1946 - 31/3/1950
Returned to the UK
On return to Germany in late 1966 worked as civilian for British Army from 01/01/1967 - 31/03/1980
Descendant Count 1 Occupation 15 Apr 1950 [7] Foreman Chimney Sweep Age: 37y Address: He: 9 Hill Avenue, Worcester Reference Number BR 0004a Reference Number BR-J _UID 63DBFA9AA301434FB9543716108137C2EC56 Death Bef 2010 Germany [8]
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Person ID I193 Jacobs Last Modified 8 Apr 2025
Father Arthur Henry Braham, b. 16 Sep 1884, West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire, England d. 21 May 1960, Wythenshawe, Manchester, Lancashire, England
(Age 75 years)
Mother Sarah Ann Mackney, b. 8 Feb 1881, Pendleton, Salford, Lancashire, England d. 4 Feb 1947, Manchester, Lancashire, England
(Age 65 years)
Marriage 12 Sep 1905 Stanhope, County Durham, England [9]
Address: Stanhope - Parish Church
Reference Number BR008-BR009 Family ID F7 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Living Children 1. Living Family ID F62 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 9 Aug 2022
- Oil Company Cartman
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Event Map = Link to Google Earth
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Photos Photo - Arthur Lewis Braham Photo - Braham Family Group
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Notes - Arthur Henry Braham & Arthur Lewis Braham working together [10]
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Sources - [S147] Birth Cert - Braham, Arthur Lewis - BR 004, 1 Jan 1980.
1 Woodifield Rows, Crook - [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, 20 Jan 2017, 1913 AMJ Auckland 10A 535.
GRO Checked - [S3797] 1921 Census RG15-24477-0211 - Braham, Arthur Henry, 10 Oct 2022.
- [S1332] 1939 Nat Reg - RG 101-4481-4481D-009 - Braham, Arthur H, 10 Nov 2015, RG101/4481D/009/23.
- [S4860] Braham, Arthur Lewis - Army details, 9 Aug 2022.
- [S4856] Braham, Arthur Lewis - Attestation, 9 Aug 2022.
- [S148] Marriage Cert - Braham, Arthur Lewis - BR 004, 1 Jan 1980.
- [S2425] Personal or Family Information, 22 Nov 2024.
- [S2] Marriage Cert - Braham, Arthur Henry - BR 008, 18 Oct 2014, YES - 1905 JAS Weardale 10A 517.
- [S4857] Braham, Arthur Henry - Note from Arthur Lewis Braham, 9 Aug 2022.
- [S147] Birth Cert - Braham, Arthur Lewis - BR 004, 1 Jan 1980.