Alfred De Bathe Brandon

I whānau mai i te 21 Jul 1883 - I mate atu i te 19 Jun 1974

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Te Ope o Tū / te peka: Army AWMM
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Te tūnga whakamutunga: Major/Military AWMM Royal Air Force, Staff AWMM
Pakanga: World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM

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Alfred De Bathe Brandon — Portrait, "A New Zealander who dropped bombs on a Zeppelin. A cable message from London under the date of April 3, states that Flight-Lieutenant Brandon on Friday night rose to a height of 6000ft and then saw a Zeppelin 3000ft higher. Rising above the airship, he dropped several bombs, and it is believed three took affect." published in the Auckland Weekly News, April 13 1916, p. 50 - No known copyright restrictions No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Alfred Brandon was the son of Alfred de Bathe and Louisa (nee Kebbell) Brandon. Alfred Sr was a solicitor and served as Mayor of Wellington, 1893-94.

Brandon's grandfather, also named Alfred de Bathe Brandon, was an early Wellington settler and crown prosecutor.

Brandon studied law at Trinity College, Cambridge, UK, before returning to Wellington to work for his father's law firm.

After the outbreak of war in 1914, he returned to England and joined the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) in December 1915.

He was posted to the Special Reserve unit as a 2nd Lieutenant on 8 December 1915 and qualified as an RFC pilot on 26 February 1916.

Brandon flew a BE2c single-engine biplane and spent most of his time in the war fighting the German zeppelins. As a Flight Lieutenant, he was somewhat controversially credited with destroying Zeppelin LZ-15 on 31 March 1916 (detractors say ground fire brought the zeppelin down, but he certainly helped to damage it, if nothing else).

He also severely damaged Zeppelin LZ-33 before it was hit by ground fire and crashed on 23 September 1916. (Note that Haigh & Polaschek incorrectly give this date as 23 August).

Promoted to Major in January 1918.

Immediately after the war he was sent back to New Zealand where he assisted in evaluating New Zealand's air defences and prepared a report on landing grounds in 1919. He then quit the military and returned to practicing law.

He married Ada Mabel Perry at the Cathedral Church of St Paul, Wellington, on 2 January 1942. He was twenty years her senior. They had one son.

He retired in the 1950s to enjoy his horse-racing, golf, and fishing pursuits.

Tragically Peter Brandon, his only son, was killed in a road accident in 1969.

Brandon is noteworthy as being the first New Zealand airman to be awarded the DSO. AWMM
Sept 24th anvisual display about himd 25th 2016, we will be having a "Zepfest" at the site of the landing of Zeppelin L33 to mark the centenary of the crash. I have been doing some research in preparation and found Major Alfred de Bathe Brandon's role in chasing the Zeppelin. I am preparing a visual display. Would anyone like to make a contribution?
Public - Christine - Researcher - 2 May 2016 - Book.Title Zeppelin Volume 2: Author ray L. Rimel. also www.airhistory.org.uk

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