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BRADFIELD, William Herbert Nicholas
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 2774, 2774A |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 38th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Newstead, Victoria, Australia, date not yet discovered |
Home Town: | Carisbrook, Central Goldfields, Victoria |
Schooling: | State School, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Illness, United Kingdom, 7 November 1918, age not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Plot IV, Row M, Grave 8 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Carisbrook War Memorial, Newstead & District Great European War Roll of Honor, Newstead Co-Operative Butter Factory Honor Roll, Newstead State School No. 452 WWI Honor Roll, Newstead War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 2774, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
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16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 2774, 38th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
7 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 2774A, 38th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2774A awm_unit: 38th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-11-07 |
Personal Stories
The death of William Bradfield
William “Billy” Bradfield served and the survived the war only to die of influenza in England before returning to Australia.
Submitted 18 April 2020 by Liz Diamond
Biography contributed by Robert Kearney
Enlisted and served as William Bradfield