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BRADBURY, Francis
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 17166 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 May 1916, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Australian Wireless Squadron |
| Born: | Woody Point, Qld., 18 January 1892 |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stationmaster |
| Died: | Brisbane, Qld., 11 March 1963, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Balmoral Cemetery, Qld 20 69 M5 - Unmarked Grave |
| Memorials: | Manly War Memorial, Queensland Railways Toowoomba Employees Roll of Honour, Redcliffe Humpybong Roll of Honor, Woody Point Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 17166, 1st Australian Wireless Squadron, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 20 Jan 1917: | Involvement Sapper, 17166, 1st Australian Wireless Squadron, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Kashgar embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jan 1917: | Embarked Sapper, 17166, 1st Australian Wireless Squadron, RMS Kashgar, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Francis's parents were Joseph Bradbury and Marcella Meehan and Francis attended Humpybong State School. Francis was a Stationmaster in Brisbane and aged 22 at embarkation. At the time of enlistment, Francis's mother lived at Woody Point. Francis was mentioned in Despatches. He married Ivy Coley Beaumont in 1920 and worked as a Stationmaster for many years.
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