Edward Kinder Bradbury
Recipient of the Victoria Cross / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Captain Edward Kinder Bradbury VC (16 August 1881 – 1 September 1914) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
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Edward Kinder Bradbury | |
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Born | 16 August 1881 Altrincham, Cheshire |
Died | 1 September 1914 (aged 33) Néry, France |
Buried | Nery Communal Cemetery |
Allegiance | UK |
Service/ | British Army |
Years of service | 1900–1914 † |
Rank | Captain |
Unit | Royal Horse Artillery |
Battles/wars | Second Boer War World War I |
Awards | Victoria Cross |
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Bradbury was an officer in the British Army during the First World War 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. For the gallantry at Néry, he and two other men were awarded the Victoria Cross.