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Francis Edwin BRADSHAW

Regimental number2107
Place of birthHorsham, Victoria
SchoolHorsham State School, Victoria
Other trainingHorsham Technical School, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationMotor mechanic
AddressWilson Street, Horsham, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Next of kinFather, Francis Edwin Bradsldaw, Wilson Street, Horsham, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed as Lieutenant in the 73rd Infantry, Citizen Military Forces, until the time of his enlistment in the AIF.
Enlistment date6 July 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/40/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 27 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollWarrant Officer (Class II)
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 7 November 1917
Place of death or woundingBroodseinde, Passchendaele, Belgium
Date of death7 November 1917
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialBedford House Cemetery (Plot XI, Row D, Grave No. 47), Zillebeke, Encl. No. 4, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
98
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Horsham Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: Francis and Priscilla BRADSHAW, Wilson Street, Horsham, Victoria
Medals

Military Medal


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 184
Date: 14 December 1916

Other detailsMedals: Military Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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