Surname of “Braisby” from Biography of wife’s father, John Graydon, found in the Find a Grave website in June 2025.

Two given names, year and country of marriage from search on New Zealand BDM website in July 2025:
1909/6898. Bride: Ivy Priscilla Graydon. Groom: Arthur Leslie Braisby

Full date of marriage of 24 April 1909 from further searching in July 2025 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the marriage.

No record of birth could be found on the New Zealand BDM website as at July 2025.

Year and country of death, estimated year of birth, from death search on New Zealand BDM website in July 2025:
1946/34854. Braisby, Arthur Leslie. Died age 64Y [Therefore born circa 1882]

Full date of death of 12 November 1946 from further searching in July 2025 on BDM Search by incrementally changing the date range for the death.

Date and place of birth, Name of parents, from New Zealand Expeditionary Force Attestation and other military papers found in July 2025:
Date of birth: 31 January 1882,
Place of birth: Melton Mowbray, Leicester, Leicestershire, England
Trade or calling: Artist
Last Address: c/o Scotch House, Eden Terrace, Auckland
Present Employer: Defence Staff, Auckland
Married: Yes
Next of Kin: Wife Ivy P Braisby, Scotch House, Eden Terrace, Auckland
Father: William Braisby, born England, never been in NZ
Mother: Sarah Braisby, born England, never been in NZ

Application for appointment to the N.Z.P.S. (New Zealand Permanent Staff) dated 15 August 1919 found in July 2025:
Name: Braisby, Arthur Leslie
Address: 1 Mt Eden Road, Auckland
Date of Birth: 31/1/1882
Married: Married
Occupation: Tramway Motorman
Decorations: Queen's South Africa. King's South Africa.

In 1934 was Inspector of Police in Western Samoa from the Waikato Times newspaper of 27 April 1934 found on the Papers Past website in July 2025:
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WT19340427.2.87

In 1939 was Chief of the Constabulary in Western Samoa from the Evening Post newspaper of 8 July 1939 found on the Papers Past website in July 2025:
Newspaper article writes that "Captain Arthur Braisby, Chief of the Constabulary in Western Samoa".
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19390708.2.172.6

Death notice from the Otago Daily Times newspaper of 13 November 1946 found on the Papers Past website in July 2025:
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19461113.2.83
MR A. L. BRAISBY
(P.A.) AUCKLAND, Nov. 12. The death has occurred of Mr Arthur Leslie Braisby, aged 64. inspector in charge of the Samoan Constabulary since 1924. He recently came to Auckland for medical reasons. Mr Braisby served in the Boer War and in the First World War. He was a member of the force guarding von Luckner at Motuihi. and was transferred to the Samoan Armed Constabulary in 1920, remaining with the Samoan police when the constabulary was disbanded. He is survived by his wife and daughter.