Briard family members who served in World War 1

Briard family members who served in the Great War

Ernest Felix Victor Briard

Two members of the family lost their lives while serving in the armed forces and a further 14 saw active service in World War 1.

The dates shown are often birth or baptism dates from our database, not necessarily those shown on service records, and parishes shown are parish of birth, where known, not the parish in which individuals were living when they joined up.

Notes on our list, abbreviations used etc

Sons of Ernest and Maud Irene, née de Gruchy, of Bulwark House, St Aubin

• Ernest Felix Victor Briard (1888-1914) OV, Captain Norfolk Regiment, killed in action a week after arriving in France
• John Fortescue Briard (1900-1919) OV, 2nd Lieutenant 1/35 Seikh Light Infantry, died at Peshawar as a result of wounds to the head received in the Khyber Pass
• Laurence Edward Briard (1890-1955) (St B), OV; Lieutenant, (later Commander), Royal Indian Marine

• Clarence Maynald Briard (1878- ) (St H) son of Philip and Sophia, husband of Florence May, Private RJGB
• Edward Luce Briard (1878- ) (St O) son of Edward and Jane, husband of Mary Alice, Private, Labour Corps

Sons of son of Francis and Ann Maria

• Francis Albert Briard (1874- ) (St H) WO2 RASC
• Frederick William Briard (1880- ) (St H), Gunner RN, HMS Excellent

• Herbert Philip Briard (1890- ) (St B) son of Alfred and Ann de Lecq, Sapper RE
• John Elias Briard (1897- ) (St S), son of John Elias and Jane Alice Mc Gougin, Private, Canadian Army Medical Corps
• John Winter Briard (1880- ) (St S) son of Philip and Sophie Pallot, Sapper, Canadian RE
• Maud Jane Briard, British Red Cross, France

Sons and daughter of John and Ann Elizabeth Amy

• Philip John Briard (1876- ) (St S) Mercantile Marine
• Stanley John Briard (1884- ) (St S) Private, Canadian Army Service Corps
• Violet Lily Briard (1892- ) (St S) British Red Cross, London

• Philip Munro Briard (1877- ) (St H) son of Francis and Anna Marie, Corporal RE
• Philip William Clarence Briard (1892- ) (St H) son of Philip John William and Eliza Jane Falle, Lieutenant, Labour Corps