Education
Born in August 1881, in Altrincham, Cheshire, Bradbury attended the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, as a cadet, passing out to join the Royal Artillery as a second lieutenant in 1900.
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Bradbury was an officer in the British Army during the where as second-in-command of L Battery, Royal Horse Artillery he led the battery during an engagement at Néry during the Retreat from Mons on 1 September 1914, where he was killed in action. He was promoted to full lieutenant in April 1901, and in January 1902 was seconded for service with the Imperial Yeomanry in the Second Boer War, serving as a lieutenant with the 31st Battalion. He returned from the secondment in November that year, and was posted to 127th Battery RFA. In early 1905 he was seconded to duties with the Foreign Office, during which time he appears to have served with the King"s African Rifles.
He returned to a regimental post in 1907, received his captaincy in 1910, and became an adjutant in February 1912, returning to normal duties in November.
Bradbury rode his horse "Sloppy Weather" in the 1909 Royal Artillery Gold Cup, coming third. Another of his horses, "Hot Water", competed in the 1911 Punchestown Festival, again coming third.
Bradbury was 33 years old, and a Captain in the "L" Bty., Royal Horse Artillery (Royal Artillery), British Army during the when the following deed took place for which he was awarded the Venture capital. On 1 September 1914 at Néry, France, during a fierce attack by the enemy, when all the officers of "L" Battery were either killed or wounded, Captain Bradbury along with Sergeant Major Dorrell and Sergeant Nelson, continued the lone resistance against the German attack. Although having had one leg taken off by a shell while fetching ammunition, Bradbury continued to direct the fire of the battery until he died.
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Victoria Cross Victoria Cross
The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest military decoration awarded for valour 'in the face of the enemy' to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories.The Victoria Cross (VC) is the highest military decoration awarded for valour 'in the face of the enemy' to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories.