Orders, Decorations and Medals Including five Special Collections

Pair: Lieutenant G. M. Bradley, Rifle Brigade, attached Welsh Regiment, 1914 casualty

1914 Star (2. Lieut., Rif. Brig.); Victory Medal, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Lieut.) contained in contemporary fitted box, the outer lid embossed in gold block ‘Lieut. G. M. Bradley, Rifle Brigade.’, nearly extremely fine (2) £250-300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Fine Collection of of Great War Medals to the Rifle Brigade.

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M.I.D. (posthumous) London Gazette 22 June 1915.

Geoffrey Montagu Bradley was educated at Dover College and Jesus College, Cambridge, where he was captain of the shooting VIII and a commissioned officer in the O.T.C. He was commissioned in the Rifle Brigade, Special Reserve in August 1914 and went to the Front in November where he was attached to the 2nd Bn, Welsh Regiment. Promoted Lieutenant, 19 December and Killed in Action 22 December 1914 in an attack at Festubert: ‘C’ Company advanced straight into the gap, the two leading platoons, headed by Lt. Weeding and Lt. Bradley respectively, coming at once under a terrible fire. Both the officers were killed charging and most of the men became casualties.” Initially posted Missing until Cpl. Martin provided the information that “I was with this officer when he was killed at Festubert… I saw him knocked right into the German trench. He fell forward as if he was killed. The Germans we found had a machine gun at the other side of the road, with which Lt. Bradley was shot…” Posthumously Mentioned in French’s Despatch of 31 May 1915. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Le Touret Memorial.

Entitled to clasp to 1914 Star. Sold with copy photo. & research.