GARRETT Hugh Francis Bradshaw Major

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Surname: GARRETT;

Forename(s): Hugh Francis Bradshaw;

Initials: HFB;

Rank: Major;

Resided in: Battersea;

Previous Regiment: E Surrey Regt;

Date of transfer to MGC: 18-May-1916;

MGC Branch: Infantry;

MGC Unit: 85 Coy;

Other MGC Unit Served (1): 65 Coy;

Other MGC Unit Served (2): 8 Bn;

Awarded: MC, MID,MID, MC(Gr);

Other Data: b 13/1/1894, 2Lt14/7/1915 MGC 18/5/1916- 2/3/1921 to Tank Corps
2/I/c 85 Coy on formation 3/3/1916
assumed command of 65 Coy 14/10/1916
on nominal roll of 8 Bn in Russia
8 Bn N Russia 1919
1920: 8 Bn MGC, Mhow, India
Battersea N AVL 143 Albert Palce Mansion
Killed in action WW2 - see Obit "The Times" 05/06/1940

University of London
GARRETT, LIEUTENANT (ACTING MAJOR). HUGH FRANCIS BRADSHAW, MC., E. Surr.- R., attached Machine Gun Corps. Gazette, 7 October 1919.
photo: GS Archives
2 Queen's Parade, Monkstown, Co.Dublin - OC, 3 Bn TC, Lydd;

Other Notes: MC: LG 1/1/1919 Lt (A/Major) E Surrey Regt & MGC SALONIKA
MID: LG 21/7/1917 SALONIKA MID: LG 3/2/1920 (11/11/1919) for operations in North Russia
Greek Military Cross (2 Class) LG 7/10/1919
(NB: served Tank Corps - Iraq - medal, and Waziristan 1921-24 7 ACC - medal);

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