BRADFORD, Cecil Thomas

BRADFORD, Cecil Thomas – A Southern Downs Veteran

CONFLICT : WWII
SERVICE NO : QX4266
RANK : Staff Sergeant
UNIT : 2/122nd Australian Ordinance Brigade Workshops
ENLISTMENT DATE : 21/10/1939
AGE : 27
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT : Brisbane, Queensland
PLACE OF BIRTH : Tannymorel, Queensland
RELIGION : Roman Catholic
OCCUPATION : Motor Mechanic
DATE OF DEATH : 26/11/1943
PLACE OF BURIAL : Lae, 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, Roll of Honour Brisbane

View this person’s Service File : BRADFORD, Cecil Thomas

NOTES : Cecil died from wounds two months after another Tannymorel soldier, Reece Tart had been killed in action. The deaths of these two young men, so close together, came as a huge loss to the Tannymorel community.

Cecil was the son of James William and Elizabeth Bradford of Tannymorel. On his enlistment papers he nominated his sister Nell, as his next of kin.

Cecil attended Tannymorel State School before going to Warwick State High School. Always a keen sportsman, he played rugby for many years.

Cecil was stationed in Scotland, United Kingdom, Middle East and Papua New Guinea.

Read about Southern Downs Military History here.