BRADLEY, Edward James
(Service number 25/587)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 9 February 1888 | Place of Birth | Timaru |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Bluff | ||
| Occupation | Fireman (NZ Govt Railway) | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | I. J. BRADLEY (father), 53 High Street, Timaru | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 3rd Battalion, D Company | ||
| Date | 5 February 1916 | ||
| Transport | Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Suez, Egypt | |
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 3 May 1949 | Age | 61 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Ruru Lawn Cemetery, Christchurch | ||
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Biographical Notes
Edward James Bradley was born on 9 February 1888 at Timaru, the second son of Isaac James and Elizabeth Harriet Edwards (née Heaven) Bradley. He was educated at Timaru Main and Timaru South schools. Corporal E. J. Bradley returned home in Draft 211, with over a thousand men aboard, per the “Briton” which was due at Lyttelton in late January 1919. Edward married Elizabeth Penman in 1921. Edward died in 1949, Elizabeth surviving him for 38 years.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [12 September 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [12 September 2020]; School Admission records (South Canterbury Branch) [12 September 2020]; Ruru Lawn Cemetery headstone transcription [12 September 2020]; Timaru Herald, 25 January 1919 (Papers Past) [08 September 2020]
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