BRADFORD R.J.A.

Given Names:  Rupert James Alfred

Service Number:  7349

Unit:  8th Battalion, 24th reinforcements                                                                           

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

Age:  25 Yrs  6 Mths

Occupation:  Horticulturist                                                                                              

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Presbyterian

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  10¼ In                

Weight:  165 Lbs

Chest:  34-38 In

Hair:  Black

Eyes:  Brown

Complexion:  Dark

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  1/12/1916

Place:  Mildura

Next of Kin:  MOTHER  Mrs Matilda Ann Bradford

Bradford Avenue, East Kew, Victoria                                                                                 

Embarkation Date:  17/2/1917

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Ballarat A70

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Dunvegan Castle                             

Embarked:  13/3/1918                               

Disembarked:  14/6/1918

Unit:  8th Battalion                                                                                                                        

Rank:  Private

Discharge Date:  28/8/1918                       

Place: 

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  64484

Victory Medal:  Not earned

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  20/5/1892

Place:  Carlton, Victoria                           

Father:  James Ramsay BRADFORD        

Mother:  Matilda Ann REYNOLDS

MARRIAGE

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Spouse:  

DEATH

Date or Year: 1957                                 

Place: Red Cliffs, Victoria                         

Burial:  Box Hill Cemetery, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Returned to Australia at mother's request to look after late father's affairs concerning a property in northern Victoria

MEMORIALS

Auburn State School

Kew War Memorial

Trinity Grammar

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS

FURTHER INFORMATION