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2nd Lt. Ernest Edward Brannigan
British Army 1/7th (Leeds Rifles) Btn. West Yorkshire Regiment
from:Dublin
(d.3rd Sep 1916)
2nd Lieut. Ernest Edward Brannigan, a native of Dublin, was the only son of Major J. H. Brannigan late RAMC.
He fell in action on the Somme on the 3rd September 1916.
The CO of the 49 division considered it was a great loss to the division and his colonel and brother officers deeply regretted him.
He had also served as a volunteer in the South African War 1899-1902 receiving The Queen’s Medal and 6 clasps, the King Edward VII Medal with 2 clasps. In 1914 he served as a volunteer in the Transvaal Scottish he served under General Botha in the South West African campaign.