Alfred BRADLEY

Regimental number6/3628
Date of birth4 August 1893
Place of birthEngland
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFireman
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24.10
Height5' 6.5"
Weight153 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Bradley, 149 Willis Street, Wellington
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date17 April 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on 8 January 1916
Medals

Military Medal

'Messines Offensive 7th to 9th June 1917. During the attack on the Messines Ridge Private Bradley rushed through a part of our own Barrage which had apparently failed to lift at the proper time, and assisted Corporal Lloyd to capture in a dugout two machine-guns and 30 prisoners before they could come into action.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 16 August 1917

Discharge date21 July 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Waimana', 23 June 1919; discharged, 21 July 1919.

Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 23
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22278252

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