Individual Details

Capt Hugh Corthorn BRETT

(Abt 1891 - 29 Jul 1916)

Events

BirthAbt 1891Egremont, Cheshire
Baptism24 Nov 1891Wallasey Parish Church, Cheshire
Miscellaneous10 Jun 1897arrived with his mother aboard the SS Orellana from Valaparaiso, Chile - the Port of Liverpool
ResidenceFrom 1901 to 1911with his widowed mother - 2, Maryland Street, Liverpool, Lancashire
EducationAbt 1902Liverpool College, Lodge Lane, Liverpool, Lancashire
EducationAbt 1907Fettes College, Edinburgh, Midlothian
Occupation1911shipping merchant's assistant - Liverpool, Lancashire
ResidenceAbt 1913Ganton, Station Road, Sidcup, Kent
MilitaryFrom Sep 1914 to 1916with the 7th Battalion Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry as a Captain - France
Death29 Jul 1916killed in action - France
Probate19 Oct 1916London
BurialMailly-Maillet Communal Cemetery Extension, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France

Families

FatherWilliam Leopold BRETT (1855 - 1899)
MotherJulia CORTHORN (1866 - 1955)
SiblingGeorgina Winifred BRETT (1888 - 1927)
SiblingWilliam Bailie BRETT CSI, CSE (1889 - 1947)
SiblingLilian Roche BRETT (1893 - 1973)
SiblingUnnamed BRETT (1895 - 1895)

Notes

Probate

Probate was granted to his widowed mother Julia. His effects were valued at £582.

Burial

Grave reference D. 13.