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BRADFORD, Roland Boys
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
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Full Name
BRADFORD, Roland Boys
Date Of Birth
22 Feb 1892
Age
24
Birth Place
Etherley, County Durham
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Darlington, County Durham, England
Date
1 Oct 1916
Date Of Death
30 Nov 1917
Fate
Killed in action
Information
Commander 9th Battalion, The Durham Light Infantry. Later Brigadier General, General Staff, Commanding 186th Infantry Brigade. Son of Mr and Mrs Bradford, of Milbanke, Darlington. His brothers, James Barker Bradford and George Nicholson Bradford also died in service.
More Information
Further gazette dates: 18/02/1915 (M.C.); 25/12/1917 (MiD) Further gazette pages: 1696 (M.C.); 13577 (MiD) Further gazette issues: 29074 (M.C.); 30448 (MiD)
Rank Name
Lieutenant
Rank (2nd)
Temporary Lieutenant-Colonel
Award Details
Distinguished Service (M.C.).
Gazette Date
1916
Gazette Page
11525 (V.C.); Issue: 29836 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Eaucourt L'Abbaye, France; France and Flanders
Died in Active Service
Gold Star
Service
British Army
Regiment
Durham Light Infantry
Battalion
9th Battalion
Commemorated
Hermies British Cemetery, France
Place of Death
Cambrai, France
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
award
UK Military Cross (MC)
award
1914/15 Star
award
Memorial Death Plaque Of WWI
award
Victory Medal
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
British War Medals WW1
unit
Durham Light Infantry
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Publication Title
UK, Soldiers Awards from the London Gazette, 1898-1944
Content Source
London Gazette
Last Updated
31 Oct 2023
Description
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published.
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