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Lieutenant Lewis Balfour Bradbury, Gordon Highlanders - died 22.10.1899 5 years 8 months ago #63306
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In St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh.
In loving memory of
Lewis Balfour Bradbury Lieutenant 2nd Battn Gordon Highlanders Born in Calcutta 12th Nov. 1877 died 22nd October 1899 from wounds received in the battle of Elandslaagte' "The souls of the righteous are in the hands of God." 
Lieutenant Bradbury, of the Gordon Highlanders, who was killed at Elandslaagte, was one of the best athletes at Edinburgh Academy. He was a brilliant runner, and had he gone in for foot racing he would probably have become one of the best men. He was almost equally conspicuous as a football player, both as a schoolboy and as a senior. Before he left Edinburgh, and while he was at Sandhurst, he repeatedly played for Edinburgh Academicals, and he also played for the London Scottish, while his name was at one time freely mentioned as a likely international player. He joined the Gordon Highlanders three years ago. Edinburgh Evening News, Wednesday 25th October 1899 |
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Lieutenant Lewis Balfour Bradbury, Gordon Highlanders - died 22.10.1899 5 years 8 months ago #63312
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One of the Elandslaagte fallen.
My thanks to Elmarie for this image Dr David Biggins
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