British Army Veterinary Corps
John BRADLEY
Captain
Died 17 February 1919 · Aged 42
His story
Captain John Bradley MRCVS, son of James Bradley, was born at Heaton, Bradford, in 1877. He qualified from the New Edinburgh Veterinary College in December 1901 and, by 1906, had set up practice in Crowle, Lincolnshire.
He received a commission in the Army Veterinary Corps in 1915 and was sent to France in January 1916.
Following the signing of the Armistice, he was a veterinary surgeon with the 296th Brigade, Royal Field Artillery, in the field in France, awaiting the outcome of the Peace Talks, when he caught influenza. He died in the 296th Brigade of Bronchial Pneumonia on 17 February 1919. He was 42 and is buried in Houchin British Cemetery.
Captain Bradley’s death notice appeared in The Veterinary Record dated 8 March 1919.
Before the war
- Nationality
- British
- Date of Birth
- 1877
- Place of Birth
- Heaton, Bradford, England
- Veterinary College and Date of Graduation
- New Edinburgh - December 1901
Military service
- Last Rank
- Captain
- Regiment/Service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Secondary Regiment
- Royal Field Artillery
- Secondary Unit
- 296th Brigade
- First Theatre of War
- France 1916
Medals and commemoration
- Name on RCVS Honour Board
- Yes
- Name In Officers who died in Great War
- Yes
- Medals and Awards
- British War Medal 1914-1918; Victory Medal
Death and burial
- Date of Death
- 17 February 1919
- Age at Death
- 42
- Place of Death
- Houchin, France
- Cause of Death
- Bronchial Pneumonia
- Cemetery
- Houchin British Cemetery
- Location
- Houchin British Cemetery, France
- Grave Reference
- IV.A.5
- Commonwealth War Grave
- Yes - CWGC Headstone
- Emblem or Badge on Headstone
- Royal Field Artillery
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Find a Grave memorial
- The Veterinary Record, 8 March 1919 — cited in the earlier biography
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “John Bradley”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/john_bradley/.
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