BRADFORD, Alfred Norman
| Service Number: | 2577 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ascot Vale, Vic., 17 August 1894 |
| Home Town: | Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Flemington State School 258, Footscray State School No 1912, Working Men's College |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Pozieres, Somme Sector, France, 4 August 1916, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Albert Park South Melbourne & Sydney Swans Football Club Honour Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2577, 23rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2577, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2577, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 4 Aug 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 2577, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2577 awm_unit: 23 Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-04 |
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Son of Alfred David and Margaret Mary Bradford, of 1 I, William St., Footscray, Victoria.
CPL. A. NORMAN BRADFORD.
Corporal Alfred Norman Bradford, aged 21 years, eldest, son of Mr and Mrs A. D. Bradford, 11 William street Footscray, is reported killed in action. He enlisted on July 31, 1915, sailed October 27th, 1915, and landed in France March 26th, where he received his first stripes. He was employed at T. Robinson and Co.'s, Spotswood and was corporal in local Citizens' Forces before enlisting. He was a fine athlete, played football with Yarraville and South Melbourne, also Yarraville Cricket Club, and was very popular with all who knew him. Educated at schools 1912 and 258. He was killed on August 4th, while in charge of a section of bomb throwers in his battalion.
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