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John Ramsden BRADLEY

Regimental number6862
Place of birthBingley, Yorkshire, England
SchoolBingley Grammar School, Yorkshire, England
Age on arrival in Australia27
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarmer
AddressThe Oaks, Popanjanning, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29.8
Height5' 7.25"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinBrother, William Bradley, 39 Myrtle Avenue, Bryley, Yorkshire, England
Previous military serviceServed in the Bradford Volunteers (Cycle Corps), England, and in the 2nd Prince of Wales Own Yorkshire Regiment; time expired.
Enlistment date11 May 1916
Place of enlistmentPerth, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on 9 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll16th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 7 August 1917
Place of death or woundingFrance
Date of death7 August 1917
Age at death31
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burialMessines Ridge British Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 17), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
78
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Harriet BRADLEY. Native of Bingley, Yorks, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsAddress incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as Papanjanning, Western Australia.
SourcesNAA: B2455, BRADLEY John Ramsden

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