WORKING NOTES

Born 1/12/1879, Swansea. Parents - John (Music Dealer) & Fanny

1881 - 9 Wind St, Swansea. 1yo. W parents & 3 sibs

1891 - 9 Wind St, Swansea. 11yo. W parents & 5 sibs

1901 -

1911 - 35 Hawthorne Avenue, Swansea. 31yo. Occ- Music & Instrument Dealer (Employer). W bro, William and sis Margaret.

1915 - Married Edith Olive Mary Brader, 9 Jun 1915, Sketty. Occ-Pianoforte Maker. Add-38 Kings Rd, Mumbles

Brader's music dealers were to vacate their Wind-street premises, beside the GPO, for the National Bank to enter. The buildings were the highest in Swansea in 1840, and were then known as "Brader's Folly". The founder of the firm, John Brader, came to Swansea from Broadwoods in London in 1830, and was the first resident piano tuner in South Wales, travelling to his clients by horseback. He died in 1889, and was succeeded by John Brader, who died in 1910, and was followed by Jack and Charles Brader. There were piano factories in Wind-street and at West Cross. The Heathfield-street premises of this fine old Swansea family perished in the blitz in 1941.

SWEP 8 March 1950 (Newspapers.com)

1921 - 36 Salisbury Rd, Maesteg, Bridgend. 42y6m. Occ-Piano Dealer. W wife Edith and mother? Mary Elizabeth

1939 - 95 Vivian Rd, Swansea. DOB 1/12/1879. Occ-Piano Dealer (Retired). ARP Warden. Living alone.

1961 - Died aged 82, 11 Oct 1961 at Mount Pleasant Hospital, Swansea. Add-Norton Lodge, Norton Rd, West Cross, Swansea. Effects to Charles Llewellyn Brader.

No RFA SR

Prev service in 1st Glam RGA

- Eve Express 4/6/1903. Carbine Competition as Sgt. Won 4s

Enl 1st Welsh, April 1908.

TFEM - July 1912, rank Sgt

Joined RFC, 1/1/18

Transferred to RAF Clerks 1/4/18

Transferred to reserve 13/2/19. Disch 30/4/1920