Edward Kinder Bradbury

Edward Kinder Bradbury
Born	16 August 1881 Altrincham, Cheshire
Died	1 September 1914 (aged 33) Néry, France
Buried at	Nery Communal Cemetery
Allegiance	UK
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1900–1914 †
Rank	Captain
Unit	Royal Horse Artillery
Battles/wars	Second Boer War World War I
Awards	Victoria 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.

Born in August 1881, in Altrincham, Cheshire, Bradbury attended the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, as a cadet, passing out to join the Royal Artillery as a second lieutenant in 1900. He was promoted to full lieutenant in April 1901, and in January 1902 was seconded for service with the Imperial Yeomanry in the Second Boer War, serving as a lieutenant with the 31st Battalion. He returned from the secondment in November that year, and was posted to 127th Battery RFA.

In early 1905 he was seconded to duties with the Foreign Office, during which time he appears to have served with the King's African Rifles. He returned to a regimental post in 1907, received his captaincy in 1910, and became an adjutant in February 1912, returning to normal duties in November.

Bradbury rode his horse "Sloppy Weather" in the 1909 Royal Artillery Gold Cup, coming third; another of his horses, "Hot Water", competed in the 1911 Punchestown Festival, again coming third.

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