This website describes the lives of the children of Warrant Officer Braham Burd C.A.S., an Army schoolteacher who obviously imbued them with such a sense of duty that not one failed to serve with the greatest distinction in the most horrible war in the history of then known mankind.

At the outbreak of the First World War two sons, Arthur and John, had already been serving the Queen in foreign wars. As career soldiers they were already battle tested from working in the supply trains needed to support the troops in South Africa in the Boer War. The remaining three: Henry, Walter and Frederick were serving the community as either ordained Ministers or Divinity students. Florence, the sole daughter in the generation, was not shirking her duty as she became a career schoolmistress, moulding young minds for many years.

For Braham's history page click here

Acknowledgements:

This site would not have been made possible without the help from various sources. The major contribution came from a reseacher based in Edinburgh, Scotland - Forrest Anderson, he can be contacted at the links below.

Forrest Anderson, Edinburgh, Scotland.
E-mail: forrest@military-researcher.com
Website: www.military-researcher.com
Forrestdale Research - Military Genealogical Researcher

The other sources are:

• The UK National Archives
• FreeBMD
• Adjutant General's Corps Museum (RAEC)
• The Sheffield Archives
• The Queen's Royal Hussars - 3rd Kings Own Hussars websites

Further recognition should got to Art Cockerill and Peter Goble for the work they have done in uncovering much material relating to the history of the Army Schoolteacherand the Royal Military Asylum (RMA).