condensed discuss document expanded export feedback print share remove reset document_white enquire_white export_white report_white

Cenotaph record

English Māori

Cyril Robertson Bradwell

-
Lay a poppy
Medals mounted by Julian Cook, Cyril Bradwell's grandson, 2018

World War 2 medals

No known copyright restrictions.

Identity

About

Contribute ›
  • Title
  • Forenames
    Cyril Robertson AWMM
  • Surname
    Bradwell AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    14791 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Salvation Army, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

Contribute ›
  • Birth
    19 October 1916 AWMM Christchurch, Canterbury AWMM
  • Date of birth
    19 October 1916 Public - Helen - Child - 13 April 2019 - family papers
  • Place of birth
    Sumner Christchurch Public - Helen - Child - 13 April 2019 - family papers
  • Birth notes
    Adopted at birth by Tom and Sarah Bradwell
    Birth mother: Catherine Jubilee Robertson Public - Helen - Child - 13 April 2019 - family papers
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 419 Hereford Street, Linwood, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    • Teacher/Civilian AWMM
    • Trained as a teacher on his return from the war. See his obituary for details of life and career
      htt Public - Helen - Child - 13 April 2019 - http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/obituaries/746610/Cyril-Bradwell
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs S. Bradwell (mother), 419 Hereford Street, Linwood, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Unknown AWMM Single/WWII AWMM
    • Married Nola Carrington 8 August 1945 Public - Helen - Child - 13 April 2019 - family papers

Service

Wars and conflicts

Contribute ›
  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    14791 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Training and Enlistment

Contribute ›
  • Military training
    Cadet/Civilian AWMM
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 3 October 1940 AWMM Accountant/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

Contribute ›

Prisoner of war

Contribute ›
  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

Contribute ›
  • Medical notes
    • Hair colour, WWII AWMM
      Brown AWMM
    • Eye colour, WWII AWMM
      Hazel AWMM
    • Complexion, WWII AWMM
      Fresh AWMM
    • Height, WWII AWMM

Last known rank

Contribute ›

Biographical information

Biographical information

Contribute ›
  • Served in the Base Band and later with the 6th Field Ambulance. Served in the British Colonial Service in Kenya, 1951-55m and later became principal of Wellington High School from 1968-78.

    Father of Glenis.

    Son of Sarah Bradwell. AWMM

Death

About death

Contribute ›
  • Death
    27 November 2008 AWMM
    Age 92 AWMM
    Wellington, New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Cremated AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 29 November 2008 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

Contribute ›
  • Memorial name

Roll of Honour

Remember Cyril Robertson Bradwell by laying a poppy.

Leave a note

Leave a tribute or memory of Cyril Robertson Bradwell

Leave a note

Contribute ›

Sources

Sources

Contribute ›
  • External links
    Biographical information regarding Private Cyril Bradwell.
    http://www.tributes.co.nz/PrintTribute.aspx?id=3388
    Further Reference
  • Documents
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 3: WW2 51 AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 29 November 2008 AWMM

Contributors

Command item
Command item
Add new record Refresh
DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
13 April 2019HelenWellingtonChild
The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided.

Creative Commons License Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License