Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of Charles Brader, an agricultural labourer, born in the January quarter of 1859 in Great Limber, Lincolnshire (son of John Brader and Jane Hudson) and his wife Ada Clifton Brader (nee Porter, married on the 14th May 1883 in St. Peter’s Church, Great Limber), born in the April quarter of 1858 in Barrow, Lincolnshire (daughter of John Barrow). Arthur, a schoolboy, was born in the January quarter of 1885 in Great Limber, his siblings were, Sophia, a schoolgirl, born on the 17th November 1883, Annie, a schoolgirl, born in the April quarter of 1886, Harry, born on the 6th August 1887 and Albert, born on the 5th April 1890, all his siblings were born in Great Limber, in April 1891 the family home was at Great Limber, Caistor, Lincolnshire. In March 1901 Arthur was absent from the family home at Great Limber, residing there was his father, an agricultural labourer, his mother and siblings, Harry, an agricultural labourer, Albert, Jessie, born on the 14th June 1892, Nellie, born in the January quarter of 1894, Charles Edwin, born in the October quarter of 1895 and John, born on the 19th January 1899, the latter four siblings were all born in Great Limber, meanwhile Arthur was employed as a farm servant and was residing at South Street, Caistor together with his sister Sophia, a servant. In April 1911 Arthur was employed as a domestic gardener and was residing in the family home at Great Limber, together with his father, a farm labourer, his mother and siblings, Nellie a post office day girl, Charles, a farm labourer and John, a schoolboy. Arthur married Florence Sarah West on the 15th July 1912 in the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Thorpe Arnold, Leicestershire. Florence was born on the 7th May 1883 in Leytonstone, Essex, (daughter of Herbert West). Arthur and Florence had two children, Arthur Charles, born in the April quarter of 1913 in Grimsby, Lincolnshire and who died in December 1922 in the Melton Mowbray Isolation Hospital, aged 9 years and was interred on the 4th December in Thorpe Arnold Churchyard and Henry, born on the 4th November 1915 in Oakham, Rutland. The family resided at 21, Barleythorpe Road, Oakham, but later moved to Stirton’s Lane, Thorpe Arnold.
Arthur’s Army enlistment documents do not survive, all that is known of his military service is that he enlisted in August 1916 in Oakham, Rutland into the Leicestershire Regiment, and was allotted the service number 32366, he was then transferred to the Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding) Regiment and was allotted the service number 21786, he was then transferred to the Labour Corps, and allotted the service number 13918 and was allocated to the 24th Labour Company. He embarked for France in November 1916, but the unit is unknown, nothing further is known of his overseas military service, until it was recorded that while he was at home on leave, he was taken ill with influenza, and subsequently died of broncho pneumonia. He was buried in Oakham Cemetery, Rutland. Arthur was awarded the British War Medal and Victory Medal.