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Sydney Middleton BRADFORD

Regimental number1938
Place of birthChristchurch, New Zealand
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationEngineer
AddressNo fixed abode
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinFriend, Mrs Alfred Warr, 60 Furr Street, Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales
Enlistment date2 November 1915
Place of enlistmentBrisbane, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameAustralian Remount Unit 2, Squadron 7
AWM Embarkation Roll number28/3/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT RMS Orontes on 10 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll11th Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 19 October 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Medals

Military Medal

'On the morning of the 15th April 1917 when the 43rd Battery was in position near LONGATTE, heavy hostile shelling severed all communication from Battery to both Brigade Headquarters and O.Ps., and though a heavy barrage was being kept up round the Battery, this Non Commissioned Officer went through it three times repairing the wire. Failing to maintain same, he worked again through the fire and "tapped in", thereby keeping in touch with Brigade Headquarters until the situation quietened.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 169
Date: 4 October 1917

Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death15 October 1963

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