Edward Kinder Bradbury

Edward Kinder Bradbury
Born16 August 1881
Altrincham, Cheshire
Died1 September 1914 (aged 33)
Néry, France
Buried
Nery Communal Cemetery
AllegianceUK
Service / branch British Army
Years of service1900–1914 
RankCaptain
UnitRoyal Horse Artillery
Battles / warsSecond Boer War
World War I
AwardsVictoria Cross

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.

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.


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