To my surprise I stumbled upon this online auction the day after writing about Moses Brain of Ruardean. The auction is for a particularly interesting set of WW2 Service Medals as issued to another Moses Brain, this time from nearby Lydbrook. The seller is Gloucester-based and of apparently good local repute, having been mentioned on this forum in the past. I have no connection whatsoever with the seller or the auction items, I do not collect Medals so won't be bidding, but I hope Admin agree this item is of interest to the Forum.

The Medals were issued to Moses B.C. Brain of Bell Hill, Central Lydbrook, Glos.
They're being sold along with associated letters and a Gloster cap badge.
Hopefully someone with access to Military Records etc can confirm I have the correct man.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/201820311356?ul_noapp=true

From FreeBMD;

Surname First name(s) Mother/Spouse/Age District Vol Page
Births Mar 1920 (>99%)
Brain Moses B C Fluck Ross 6a 1082

Ancestry Death Index confirms he died in 2009. I looked this up during Monday's free access, but sadly then lost my records, I think he was still living in Lydbrook.

I cannot find any Marriage record for Mr Brain.

Think this is his parents;

Surname First name(s) Spouse District Vol Page
Marriages Dec 1917 (>99%)
Brain Bertie E Fluck Monmouth 11a 76
Fluck Elizabeth A Brain Monmouth 11a 76

I cannot find birth records for any siblings.

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His parents ?;

Births Dec 1896 (>99%)
Brain Bertie Ernest Westbury S. 6a 251

Deaths Sep 1973 (>99%)
BRAIN BERTIE ERNEST 2NO1896 F.OF DEAN 7B 862

From Familysearch;

1901 Census; Church Hill, Holy Jesus Parish, East Dean, Glos. (ie Lydbrook)
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Moses Brain Head M 30 Coal miner. East Dean, Gloucestershire
Annie Brain Wife F 38 East Dean, Gloucestershire
Gladys Brain Daughter F 6 East Dean, Gloucestershire
Bertie Brain Son M 4 East Dean, Gloucestershire

Record_ID: 21214
Entry_Number: 324
Year: 1893
Month: Nov
Day: 30
Grooms_Surname: BRAIN
Grooms_Forenames: Moses
Grooms_Age: 24
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Coal miner
Grooms_Residence: The Reddings
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Brain
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: James
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Bailiff
Brides_Surname: HARPER
Brides_Forenames: Anne Elizabeth
Brides_Age: 30
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation: [not stated]
Brides_Residence: The Pludds
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Harper
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: Thomas
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Coal miner
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns: [not stated]
Signature_or_Mark: Both sign
Witness_1: James Brain
Witness_2: Laura Harper
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: William Barker Vicar
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P109 IN 1/8
Page_Number: 162
Parish_Chapel: Drybrook
Soundex_Groom: B650
Soundex_Bride: H616

1891 Census; Hawsley, Holy Jesus Parish, East Dean, Glos. (ie nr Upper Lydbrook)
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
James Brain Head M 47 Gloucestershire, England
Eliza Brain Wife F 46 Gloucestershire, England
Giles Brain Son M 21 Gloucestershire, England
Moses Brain Son M 19 Gloucestershire, England
Thomas Brain Son M 17 Gloucestershire, England
Harriett Brain Daughter F 15 Gloucestershire, England
James Jones Brain Son M 13 Gloucestershire, England
William Brain Son M 9 Gloucestershire, England

All males bar William are coal miners.

1881 Census; East Dean, Glos.
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
James Brain Head M 39 Coal miner. East Dean, Gloucestershire, England
Eliza Brain Wife F 37 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England
Giles Brain Son M 12 Scholar. East Dean, Gloucestershire, England
Moses Brain Son M 10 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England
Tom Brain Son M 8 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England
Harriet Brain Daughter F 6 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England
James Jones Brain Son M 5 East Dean, Gloucestershire, England

1871 Census; East Dean, Glos.
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
James Brain Head M 30 Collier. Weedside, Gloucestershire
Eliza Brain Wife F 27 Home duties. Horsley, Gloucestershire
Luesia Brain Daughter F 5 Lydbrook, Gloucestershire

Record_ID: 4397
Entry_Number: 362
Year: 1864
Month: June
Day: 5
Grooms_Surname: BRAIN
Grooms_Forenames: James
Grooms_Age: 22
Groom_Condition: Bachelor
Grooms_Occupation: Collier
Grooms_Residence: Ruardean Woodside
Grooms_Fathers_Surname: Brain
Grooms_Fathers_Forenames: Moses
Grooms_Fathers_Occupation: Farmer
Brides_Surname: HALE
Brides_Forenames: Eliza
Brides_Age: 20
Brides_Condition: Spinster
Brides_Occupation:
Brides_Residence: Horsley
Brides_Fathers_Surname: Hale
Brides_Fathers_Forenames: William
Brides_Fathers_Occupation: Collier
Licence_or_Banns: Banns
Date_of_Banns:
Signature_or_Mark: Both Signed
Witness_1: Isaac Hale
Witness_2: Fanny Hale
Other_Witnesses:
Officiating_Minister: Henry G. Nicholls
Event: Marriage
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P109 IN 1/6
Page_Number: 181
Parish_Chapel: Drybrook
Soundex_Groom: B650
Soundex_Bride: H400

1861 Census; Woodside, Holy Jesus Lydbrook, East Dean, Glos.
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Moses Brain Head M 49 Farmer.East Dean, Gloucestershire
Mary Brain Wife F 51 East Dean, Gloucestershire
James Brain Son M 20 Farmer's son. East Dean, Gloucestershire
Harriet Brain Daughter F 18 East Dean, Gloucestershire
Moses Brain Son M 16 Farmer's son. East Dean, Gloucestershire
David Brain Son M 14 Farmer's son. East Dean, Gloucestershire

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Record_ID: 43197
Entry_Number: 6887
Year: 1919
Month: Dec
Day: 27
Surname: BRAIN
Forenames: Moses
Residence: Forge Hill Lydbrook
Age_at_death: 49 years
Officiating_Minister: Edward Parnell Rector
Event: Burial
Cause_of_death:
Memoranda:
Notes:
Register_Reference: P275 IN 1/14
Page_No: 63
Parish_Chapel: Ruardean
Soundex: B650

So no surprise that, a few months later, Moses' son Bertie named his own son Moses...

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With the names being so commonplace in the Ruardean area, I've not yet worked-out which, if any, of this forum's prior threads are directly linked to this line.

I do hope these Medals can stay within the Brain family.