BRADBEE, Edward Daniel
| Service Number: | 2335 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 June 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | London SW, England, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Westminster Bridge Road Council School, London, England |
| Occupation: | Insurance clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 12 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord Plot 111, Row C, Grave 74, Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord), Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Wagga Wagga Victory Memorial Arch |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia | |
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| 14 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2335, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Jul 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2335, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
| 12 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2335, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2335 awm_unit: 4th Division Australian (Light) Trench Mortar Battery awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-06-12 |
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Arrived in Australia aged 17 years
4 Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery
Rank - Corporal
17 March 1917 - Awarded military Medal, Citation reads: 'For gallantry and untiring devotion to his duties when in charge of mortar in STORMY TRENCH north east of GUEUDECOURT on the night of 20th/21st February, 1917. The mud was knee deep and the base plate several times was driven, by the recoil of the mortar, out of sight (literally) but despite the difficulties he still kept his mortar in action.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 133
Date: 21 August 1917
Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Son of Mrs. Annie L. Burton (formerly Bradbee), of 140, Bridge Rd. West, Battersea, London, England, and the late Mr. G. Bradbee. Brother of Louise Pearcy
His brother Albert George James Bradbee (SN5566) also served in WW1 and returned to Australia in 1918
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