BRADFORD, Percy
| Service Number: | 396 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Queensland, Australia, 17 September 1881 |
| Home Town: | Tannymorel, Southern Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Dairy Farmer |
| Died: | Nanango, Queensland, Australia, 20 March 1943, aged 61 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Nanango Cemetery, South Burnett - Queensland |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 396 | |
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| 4 Apr 1901: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 396, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 506 notes 6th QIB embarked at Pinkenba 4 Apr 1901 aboard Victoria arriving Cape Town 2 May 1901. | |
| 12 Jun 1902: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 396, 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 6th QIB, Bk 2 p. 173, notes returned to Australia aboard Aurania arriving Brisbane 5 Jun 1902, Discharged 12 Jun 1902. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
When Percy Bradford enlisted in 1901 in the 6th QIB and his details were published with the rank and file in The Queenslander, 13 Apr 1901, he noted his N.O.K. as J. Bradford, Tannymorel Road via Warwick. In the original nominal roll for the 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen Contingent, held by National Archives, it is noted his N.O.K. was his father.
Percy Bradford was born on 17 Sep 1881 in Queensland, a son to James Bradford and Jane Bradford (nee Magarry/McGarry/McGearry). He married Edith Maria Morgan on 16 Oct 1906 in Queensland and they had 9 children. Percy was a long time dairy farmer in the Killarney district.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 517; National Archives Australia- B 5172 Nominal Roll of 6th Queensland Imperial Bushmen Contingent Queensland Defence Force for service in South Africa, p. 6; Qld State Archives- Boer War Service Paybooks 6th QIB, Bk 2 p. 173).
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