BRADFORD, Alfred Robert

BRADFORD, Alfred Robert – A Southern Downs Veteran

CONFLICT : WWII
SERVICE NO : QX59888
RANK : Private
UNIT : 2/9th Battalion
ENLISTMENT DATE : 8/06/1940
AGE : 26
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT : Toowoomba, Queensland
PLACE OF BIRTH : Tannymorel, Queensland
RELIGION : Church of England
OCCUPATION : Timber Faller
DATE OF DEATH : 18/12/1942
PLACE OF BURIAL : Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

MEMORIALS : Warwick State High School Roll of Honour 1939-1945, Tannymorel War Memorial, Warwick War Memorial, Tannymorel and District Honour Roll World War II, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

View this person’s Service File : BRADFORD, Alfred Robert

NOTES : Alfred was the son of Alfred Ernest and Nellie Maude Bradford and one of six Bradford children to serve in WWII.

His brothers and sisters were Leonard Douglas Bradford QX34166, Eric Charles Bradford QX37705, Alan Hamilton Bradford 426494, Winifred Bradford AWAS Ambulance Driver and Helen Bradford who worked in a munitions factory, assembly and repairs of aircraft.

Alfred attended Mt Colliery State School and Warwick State High School. He was a Rat or Tobruk and fought in the Greek Offensive and the Battle of Crete before going to Papua New Guinea where he was killed in action.

Read about Southern Downs Military History here.