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Lieut-Commander G N Bradford VC Royal Navy
County Durham Books recently made the following release:-
Tribute to County's Four Fighting Brothers
A major new biography of the four brothers is to be launched in County Durham at the beginning of June 2003.
Author and retired head teacher Harry Moses is to talk about the remarkable military careers of the Bradford Brothers at the Durham Light Infantry Museum and Durham Art Gallery on Saturday, June 7 when he will launch his latest book about them.
Published by County Durham Books, the publishing arm of Durham County Council, The Fighting Bradfords looks at the men behind the medals and what it was like to be a young man caught up in some of the most ferocious battles of World War One.
In a foreword to The Fighting Bradfords, Sir Peter de la Billiere who was the British commander during the Gulf War and himself a DLI soldier, says that the brothers "epitomise the finest tradition of bravery and leadership within the British Services."
THIS BOOK IS AVAILABLE ONLINE = Click here to LINK to County Durham Books ONLINE SHOP
priced at £11.95 (plus postage and packing)
Or from County Durham Books Cultural Services Marketing,
Durham County Council
County Hall
Durham DH1 5TY
Tel: 0191 383 4479
Fax: 0191 383 1336
ISBN 1-897585-75-6
The following article appeared in The Northern Echo on May 27th 2003
THE story of a heroic family - including the First World War's only Victoria Cross-winning brothers - will be remembered forever thanks to a new book.
Author and retired headteacher Harry Moses will launch his biography of the Bradford brothers, The Fighting Bradfords, in Durham next week.
The study looks at the men behind the medals and what it was like to be a young man caught up in some of the war's most ferocious battles.
The brothers - Thomas, George, James and Roland - had a tough but middle-class upbringing, and served with exceptional heroism in The Durham Light Infantry and Royal Navy.
Thomas, of the 8th Battalion The DLI, was awarded the Distinguished Service Order. He survived the conflict and was knighted in 1939.
George, a Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander, was killed at Zeebrugge on his 31st birthday and awarded a posthumous Victoria Cross.
James, who served with the 18th Battalion The DLI, won the Military Cross in March 1917 for his leadership in an attack on a German stronghold at The Somme. He died from his wounds two months later.
Roland, who was the British Army's youngest Brigadier General, died in November 1917 on the Cambrai battlefield. He was 25.
He and George were the only brothers in the First World War to receive the Victoria Cross.
In a foreword to The Fighting Bradfords, Sir Peter de la Billiere, the British commander in the Gulf War and a DLI soldier, said the brothers "epitomise the finest tradition of bravery and leadership within the British services".
Mr Moses will be at the launch at the Durham Light Infantry Museum and Durham Art Gallery, on Saturday, June 7.
The former headteacher at Aycliffe Village Primary School will sign copies of the book and give a talk on the brothers at 2pm.
Tickets, priced at £3.50, £2.50 and £1.50, are available from the museum in advance or at the door.
The book, one of several written by Mr Moses since he retired in 1993, is published by County Durham Books, Durham County Council's publishing arm. His last book, The Gateshead Gurkhas, won the 2002 Alan Ball Local History Award.
November 11th 2007
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