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Hercules Montagu Edwin Bradshaw
Medal Index Card reference WO 372/3/35096

Second Lieutenant Hampshire Regiment
Lieutenant \ Acting Captain Tank Corps
Acting Captain Motor Machine Gun Service Royal Artillery
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On the 1911 census the 13 year old Hercules Montagu Edwin Bradshaw, born Chiswick, London, was recorded as an "Inmate" at a School, Stubbington House, Stubbington, near Fareham, Hampshire.

Going back to the 1901 census the 3 year old Hercules M E was recorded at Park Road, Bexhill, Sussex. This was the household of his parents, Arthur E, (aged 36, Living on own means, and originally from Weymouth, Dorset) and Elizabeth, (aged 35 and from Kenilworth, Warwickshire). As well as Hercules, their other children at that time were:
Elizabeth E................aged 8..............born Richmond, Surrey
Kathleen B................aged 7...............born Weymouth, Dorset
Arthur W A.................aged 6..............born Bitterne, Hampshire

The family also have four live in servants.

In the London Gazette of the 23rd January 1917, Lt H H M E Bradshaw, (Hampshire Regiment, Special Reserve) to be acting Captain while commanding a Battalion. 13th December 1916.
www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/29918/supplements/939

London Gazette 15th April 1921. Machine Gun Corps (Motor)
Lieutenant H M E Bradshaw M C (Hampshire Regiment), ceases to be employed with the Corps
25th November 1920
www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/32293/supplements/3067

In the London Gazette of the 4th April 1930 it is noted that Captain Hercules Montagu Edwin Bradshaw, M C, , Reserve of Officers, was to be Captain, 5th/7tth Battalion of the Hampshire Regiment with effect form the 5th April.
www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/33594/pages/2147

The death of a Hercules M E Bradshaw, aged 64, was recorded in the Droxford District of Hampshire in the January to March quarter of 1962.

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so young and so sad. r.i.p. lt. leary

Ernest was the son of Richard & Florence Lucy Leary of Palmerston North as per here He was one of four boys the second eldest of which was Leonard who was born in 1891 and died in 1990 after having served in the New Zealand Army in both the First and Second World Wars as per here He is buried in the St. Pierre Cemetery at Amiens at grave reference V.B.6 as per here It would appear that his mother Florence was a major player in the Women's Suffragette movement in Palmerston North NZ see page 40 onwards of this document a photo of Florence is on page 41

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Portrait photo of Dwyer

He's my great grand father. What a legend!

Paul Hutchins Definitely a legend. If you have any info, photos - or even family anecdotes - it would be great to see them. Thanks.

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