Memorial

Porch R.B. Bradford, V.C. 1917 Hospital

Darlington

Memorial Name: Porch R.B. Bradford, V.C. 1917 Hospital (D40.060)

NEWMP Ref No.: D40.060

Parish: Darlington

Original Location:

War Memorial Hospital

Which War:

1914-18

Materials Used:

Marble plaque.

Inscription:

This porch is erected
in memory of Roland Boys Bradford VC., M.C.
of the Durham Light Infantry
The youngest Brigadier General of the British Army.
Killed at the Age of 25 at the Battle of
Cambrai 30th Nov 1917.

Memorial Description:

Porch.

On the wall is a plaque 24 inches high x 36 inches wide (61cms x 91cms) bearing the dedication in sans serif capitals.

Names:

See above.

Notes:

See his Every Name A Story entry

Sources:

Photo: C.Sanders

Beyond Praise – The Durham Light Infantrymen who were awarded the Victoria Cross Shannon, Durham Books C.C. Arts, Libraries and Museums Dept., 1998,
ISBN 1 897585 44 6

Durham Town and Country
Issue 54 Spring 2006 tells his story along with other winners of the VC

Durham County Record Office
Memorial Subscription Committee Ref: Da/A 41/1/1
Minute book of the committee for raising a fund to provide a national memorial to Brigadier General Roland B. Bradford, V.C., M.C., December 1917 – June 1932. Includes newspaper cuttings, statement of fund account and in memoriam tribute by John Buchan For enclosures see Da/DM/10/15. (1 volume, leather quarter-bound)