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Aug 28, 1876
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Born in Shoeburyness, Essex,
England
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Aug 24, 1904
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Married to Ellen (Nell)
Kennedy in Southall, England
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Mar 17, 1912
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Embarked the SS Hesperian in
Liverpool with his wife and 2 children
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Mar 26, 1912
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia
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Nov 6, 1914
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Attested into the 21st
Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Number 59087 (temporary
number 733)
Ø Next of kin given as Ellen Bradley, wife, 147 Le
Breton St., Ottawa, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Labourer
Ø Previous military experience given as 17 years in
the Rifle Brigade
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Posted to “G” Company
o This was later reorganized into “D” Company
The battalion trained in the
Kingston area through the winter with headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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Feb 18, 1915
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Admitted to the Kingston
Hospital with a diagnosis that reads Infected Thigh
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Feb 22, 1915
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Discharged to duty from
hospital
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS Metagama in
Montreal, Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Devonport,
England and the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe,
Kent to continue training
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Jun 26, 1915
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Posted to the Depot Company
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Aug 28, 1915
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Posted to “D” Company
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St. Seiriol in
Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked in Boulogne,
France and the battalion proceeded to St. Omer
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Mar 20, 1916
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Granted 9 days leave
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Feb 15, 1917
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Attached to the 4th
Canadian Infantry Brigade Headquarters for duty as an Orderly
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Sep 19, 1917
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Granted 10 days leave
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Oct 2, 1917
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Rejoined brigade headquarters
from leave
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Oct 20, 1918
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Granted 14 days leave
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Apr 1, 1919
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Rejoined the 21st
Battalion from duty with 4th Brigade Headquarters
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Apr 3, 1919
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Embarked the Western Australia
in Havre
On disembarking in England, he
was transferred to “P” Wing in Witley pending return to Canada
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May 13, 1919
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Embarked the SS Caronia in
Liverpool
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May 22, 1919
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Disembarked in Halifax, Nova
Scotia and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario by train
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May 24, 1919
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Private Bradley was discharged
from the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge
Private
Ø War Service Badge
Class “A” issued number 279964
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge 23 Sophia St., Ottawa, Ontario
This was cancelled and he was
Taken On Strength the Headquarters Detachment of the CASC (Canadian Army
Service Corps) Motor Transport Section and proceeded to Ottawa, Ontario
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Sep 14, 1919
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Discharged from the CEF in
Ottawa, Ontario
Ø Rank on discharge
Private
Ø Proposed residence
on discharge 23 Sophia St., Ottawa, Ontario
Following his discharge, the
1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were sent to him at 254
Cooper St., Ottawa, Ontario
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Sep 27, 1919
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Admitted to the Sydenham
Military Hospital in Kingston with a diagnosis that reads Haemorrhoids and
surgery was performed to remove the problem
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Oct 18, 1919
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Discharged from hospital
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Richard
Bradley with his wife Ellen in later years
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Aug 3, 1954
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Richard John Bradley died of Left
Pulmonary Embolism while a patient of the Queen Mary Veterans Hospital in
Montreal, Quebec and was buried in the Mount Royal Cemetery in Montreal
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