Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A Great War C.M.G. group of five awarded to Lieutenant-Colonel F. G. Bradley, 9th North Staffordshire Regiment, late Madras Infantry

The Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, C.M.G., Companion’s breast badge, silver-gilt and enamels, complete with ribbon buckle, enamel chips to both centres and one arm; India General Service 1854-95, 1 clasp, Burma 1885-7 (Lieutt. F. G. Bradley 5th Madras Infy.); 1914-15 Star (Lt: Col: F. G. Bradley. N. Staff: R.); British War and Victory Medals, with M.I.D. oak leaf (Lt. Col. F. G. Bradley.) together with companion set of 5 miniature medals, nearly very fine or better (10) £800-1000

C.M.G. London Gazette 3 June 1916: ‘For services rendered in connection with Military Operations in the Field.’

M.I.D. London Gazette 4 January 1917.

Frederick Gardner Bradley was born at Atherstone, Warwickshire, on 2 March 1860, son of Major-General C. J. Bradley, Madras Staff Corps. He was educated at Rossall and Sandhurst, and joined the 1st Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment in 1880. He exchanged into the 2nd Battalion in 1882, and transferred to the Indian Army in 1883. Served with the 5th Madras Infantry in the Burma campaign of 1885-87, and retired in 1911. He was Private Secretary to Colonel T. Myles Sandys, M.P. for Bootle, Lancashire, from 1906 to 1911. During the Great War he served in France with the 9th Battalion, North Staffordshire Regiment from 27 July 1915. Lieutenant-Colonel Bradley died on 6 August 1935.