Among them, John Braithwaite, was convicted and executed for mutiny during World War I, and was finally pardoned by the New Zealand government in 2000.

[7] From humble beginnings, the business expanded and moved, eventually becoming "Braithwaite's Book Arcade" at 38–40 Princes Street in 1883.

[10] He also spent three years on the Ocean Beach Domain Board and served as a member of the city's licensing committee.

[1] Braithwaite belonged to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and was a past grand master and life member.

[1] Braithwaite died at his home in the Dunedin suburb of St Clair on 27 March 1917,[11] and was buried at the Southern Cemetery.