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That one is C Bradbury on the transcription. I can't be sure from looking at the picture whether it is a G or a C.
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One thing you could try is go to the record office and see if they have the WW1 Absent Voters List for South Anston, and if they were living there during WW1 it should give you their regiment etc. Although Corporal Bradbury may well have died before the Absent Voters List was drawn up, but Sergeant Bradbury could be listed and maybe he will turn out to be related to the Corporal.
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Yes, I saw that the transcription had him down as C Bradbury but having looked closely at the memorial, I am sure it is a G.
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Well I've heard back from Rotherham archives & yes they do have the 1918 voters list, but unfortuantely, south Anston isn't included in it How do I find out which borough it would be included in?
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It could be at Sheffield archives, but their website is down for maintenance this weekend, wouldn't you just know it!
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Thanks Kate, I am currently waiting for a reply from Sheffield archives on a news report for the war memorial, so if that is covered, then maybe the voters list will be too
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If he was in the Sherwood Foresters, you could take a trip to Crich, have a ride on a tram and then hike to the top of Crich Stand to see what the Sherwood Foresters memorial says.
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Sadly it doesn't look like he was Edward Bradbury, but I would't mind a trip to Crich!
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I might possibly have found him. I found a Corporal Leslie Gilbray, on the SDGW on ancestry, who was born & living in Anston. There is no mention of him on the memorial. I do know that the memorial was damaged by vandalism & wonder if when it was repaired, his name was entered as Bradbury instead of Gilbray? The problem is I can't find a Leslie Gilbray listed on CWGC, although I have found him in 1901.
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Sounds possible. Here's his CWGC entry....
Name: GILLVRAY, LESLIE Initials: L Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Corporal Regiment/Service: Rifle Brigade Unit Text: 2nd Bn. Age: 22 Date of Death: 27/05/1918 Service No: 48185 Additional information: Son of Mrs. Harriet Waring, of 60, Ryton Rd., Anston, Sheffield. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead Memorial: SOISSONS MEMORIAL
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