Charles Stewart Brady and family - Toronto search goes on

[*Sandra*]

 F/L Charles Stewart Brady (J15499) - Distinguished Flying Cross - No.434 Squadron - Award effective 10 May 1945 as per London Gazette dated 22 May 1945 and AFRO 1147/45 dated 13 July 1945.  Home in Toronto; enlisted there 1 July 1940 etc etc

http://rcafassociation.ca/uploads/airforce/2009/07/ALPHA-BR.1.html

Sandra

[eadaoin]

Thanks Sandra,
good to get some more detail  - I'll cut/pastye that snippet into my notes.. (though Paul Webster actually survived and was interned with Charles as far as I know).

I've all the stuff about his parents (except the date of their marriage), grandparents etc, family in Ireland, and his internment here also.

I know very little about his marriage, why he died in B.C., why he was buried at sea ...

regards eadaoin

[*Sandra*]

Death Cert of Joan Toni Brady - wife of Charles Stewart Brady.
Parents Henry James Olive and Marjorie Giles. Informant was her husband.

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01e7s/

http://www.rootschat.com/links/01e7t/

Birth of Joan was Q1 Jan/Feb/March 1920 - Hammersmith London - Mothers Maiden name :- Giles
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Sandra

[eadaoin]

That's brilliant, Sandra.
You've nailed the elusive Toni.
I always felt she was probably the wife of Charles, and this proves it.

regards eadaoin.

edit: I've just found a marriage in Hammersmith in 1944 - looks as though she might be a widow.

[*Sandra*]

Excellent - that's filled a few gaps for you 

Go léir is fearr
Sandra

[eadaoin]

edit: I've just found a marriage in Hammersmith in 1944 - looks as though she might be a widow.

I've finally sent off for this Marriage Cert - now that Sterling isn't so outrageously dear for us Euro users!
Thanks to all once again for the help.

Eadaoin

[manawakian]

Noticed on Toni's death cert that she was cremated.  This probably explains the "buried at sea".  Her ashes might well have been sprinkled on her favorite rose garden, but this is possibly illegal in Canada so therefore the euphemism.

[manawakian]

For some reason the record and photo of the Brady family headstone on findagrave has been deleted.

[eadaoin]

For some reason the record and photo of the Brady family headstone on findagrave has been deleted.

yes, I noticed that some time ago, but I had downloaded it.