{"id":7435,"date":"2025-04-30T12:02:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-30T11:02:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ww1photos.com\/firstworldwarsoldiers\/?p=7435"},"modified":"2025-04-30T12:02:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-30T11:02:48","slug":"brindley-v-g-2nd-lt-royal-air-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ww1photos.com\/firstworldwarsoldiers\/index.php\/2025\/04\/30\/brindley-v-g-2nd-lt-royal-air-force\/","title":{"rendered":"Brindley V G 2nd Lt Royal Air Force"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_7436\" style=\"width: 259px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ww1photos.com\/firstworldwarsoldiers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Brindley-V-G-2nd-Lt-Royal-Air-Force-De-Ruvignys-Roll-Of-Honour-Vol-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7436\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7436\" src=\"https:\/\/ww1photos.com\/firstworldwarsoldiers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Brindley-V-G-2nd-Lt-Royal-Air-Force-De-Ruvignys-Roll-Of-Honour-Vol-5-249x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"249\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ww1photos.com\/firstworldwarsoldiers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Brindley-V-G-2nd-Lt-Royal-Air-Force-De-Ruvignys-Roll-Of-Honour-Vol-5-249x300.jpg 249w, https:\/\/ww1photos.com\/firstworldwarsoldiers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Brindley-V-G-2nd-Lt-Royal-Air-Force-De-Ruvignys-Roll-Of-Honour-Vol-5.jpg 746w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 249px) 100vw, 249px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-7436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brindley V G 2nd Lt Royal Air Force<\/p><\/div>\n<p>BRINDLEY, VICTOR GEORGE, 2nd Lieut., Royal Air Force, elder s. of George Joseph Brindley, of Spring Vokolakte, Kopjes, Orange Free State, South Africa, Farmer, by his wife, Minnie Elizabeth; and gdson. of the late Walter Brindley, of Woollaston, near Stafford, England; b. Maritzburg, Natal, South Africa, 5 Feb. 1890; edue. Mill Mead, Shrewsbury, and Oundle School; on the completion of his education he returned to South Africa, and took up farming with his father; volunteered for active service on the outbreak of war in Aug. 1914, and joining the forces under General Botha, fought in the South African campaign; joined the 3rd South African Infantry on 12 Aug. 1915; served first in Egypt, from 25 Dec. 1915, to May, 1916, and subsequently with the Expeditionary Force in France and Flanders from May, 1916, to 27 July, 1917, taking part in the Battle of Delville Wood 18 Aug. 1916, Vimy Ridge, and in many other engagements, transferring to the Royal Flying Corps 29 July, 1917; was gazetted 2nd Lieut. in Nov. 1917; gained his Wings, and returned to France on 14 July following, and was killed in aerial action on 30 Aug. 1918. Buried at Amiens. He was a keen sportsman, excelling in games and a good runner; he was also a very fine marksman, and at the Bardon tests he did excellently, particularly in the long distance tests; unm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source : De Ruvigny&#8217;s Roll Of Honour Vol 5<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BRINDLEY, VICTOR GEORGE, 2nd Lieut., Royal Air Force, elder s. of George Joseph Brindley, of Spring Vokolakte, Kopjes, Orange Free State, South Africa, Farmer, by his wife, Minnie Elizabeth; and gdson. of the late Walter Brindley, of Woollaston, near Stafford, England; b. Maritzburg, Natal, South Africa, 5 Feb. 1890; edue. 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