Topic: AIF - 4B - 12 LHR
12th LHR, AIF
12th Australian Light Horse Regiment
William Bradbury
William Bradbury's name on the Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial
William Bradbury
Service number: 279
Rank: Lance Corporal [L Cpl]
Unit: 12th Australian Light Horse
Service: Army
Conflict: 1914-1918
Date of death: 31 October 1917
Cause of death: Killed in action
Cemetery or memorial details: PALESTINE 1 Beersheba War Cemetery
War Grave Register notes: BRADBURY, Lce. Cpl. William 279. 12th Australian Light Horse. Killed in action 31st Oct., 1917. D. 52.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army.
A brief military biography of William Bradbury from The AIF Project:
| Regimental number | 279 |
| Place of birth | Goulburn, New South Wales |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Station hand |
| Address | Crookwell, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 165 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, Walter Bradbury, Crookwell, New South Wales |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | 28 January 1915 |
| Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 12th Light Horse Regiment, B Squadron |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/17/1 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on 13 June 1915 |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 12th Light Horse Regiment |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 28 January 1915. Taken on strength, 12th Light Horse Regiment, 1 March 1915. Wounded, 19 April 1917. |
| Fate | Killed in Action 31 October 1917 |
| Place of death or wounding | Palestine |
| Date of death | 31 October 1917 |
| Age at death | 24 |
| Place of burial | Beersheba War Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 52), Palestine |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 8 |
| Other details | War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Palestine Taken on strength, 7th Light Horse Regiment, Gallipoli, 29 August 1915; disembarked Alexandria, 25 December 1915. Transferred to 12th Light Horse Regiment, Maadi, 21 February 1916. Marched out to 2nd Oasis Camp, Heliopolis, 1 March 1916. Admitted to 4th Auxiliary Hospital, Cairo, 13 March 1916 (mumps); discharged to duty and rejoined unit, 13 March 1916. Detached to Kasr-el-Nil Barracks, 26 April 1916; rejoined unit, 7 May 1916. Detached to 67th Australian Squadron, Royal Flying Corps, Ferry Post, 10 December 1916; ceased to be attached on failing test, 15 December 1916; attached to 68th Australian Squadron, Royal Flying Corps, 15 December 1916; marched out, 16 December 1916; rejoined 12th Light Horse Regiment, 17 December 1916. Wounded in action, 19 April 1917 (gun shot wound, back and left arm); admitted to 6th Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance, Tel-el-Jemmi, 19 April 1917; transferred to 53rd Casualty Clearing Station, 20 April 1917; to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, 23 April 1917; to 24th Stationary Hospital, Kantara, 27 April 1917; to 14th Australian General Hospital, 28 April 1917; discharged to duty, 31 May 1917; taken on strength, 4th Light Horse Training Regiment, Moascar, 31 May 1917. Transferred to 12th Light Horse Regiment, Tel-el-Fara, 4 June 1917; taken on strength, 6 June 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 17 July 1917. Killed in action, Beersheba, 31 October 1917. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, BRADBURY William |
Lest we forget
Further Reading:
12th Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF
12th Australian Light Horse Regiment, Roll of Honour
The Battle of Beersheba, Palestine, 31 October 1917
Citation: 12th LHR, AIF, Roll of Honour, William Bradbury
