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In Memory of 6298995 Private Alan Bradford
The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regt), and No 5 Commando
who died on the 23rd March 1944 aged 22
Remembered with honour at Taukkyan War Cemetery.]]> en-us Gallery 2 RSS Module, version 1.1.8 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:56:38 +0100 120 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/d/45922-2/Pte+Alan+Bradford.jpg https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/5/Pte+Alan+Bradford/ https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/5/Pte+Alan+Bradford/alan+bradford.JPG.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/5/Pte+Alan+Bradford/alan+bradford.JPG.html
[Photo courtesy of Alan's niece Jo Jackson].

A very poignant letter, of which only the address is reproduced here, where Pte Alan Bradford's sister, Molly, has a letter returned as her brother has been killed.
Pte Alan Bradford, No.5 Commando, was kia on 23 March 1944 when 5 Troop were ambushed by the Japanese.

Pte Alan Charles Bradford
In album Private Alan Charles Bradford, No 5 Commando kia 23/3/44 Maungdaw.]]> Nick Collins photo Mon, 17 Mar 2025 21:31:43 +0000 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/5/Pte+Alan+Bradford/Alan+Bradford.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/5/Pte+Alan+Bradford/Alan+Bradford.html
[Photo courtesy of the husband of Alan's niece, Stephen Jackson].

Pte Alan Charles Bradford, Intel Section, was killed during a Japanese ambush of two troops of No5 Cdo who had been detailed to assist an Artillery Unit that had become bogged down in Maungdaw, Burma.

In Memory of 6298995 Pte Alan Charles Bradford,
The Buffs (Royal East Kent Regt) and No 5 Commando,
who died on the 23rd March 1944 age 22.
Remembered with Honour at Taukkyan War Cemetery.
In album Private Alan Charles Bradford, No 5 Commando kia 23/3/44 Maungdaw.]]> Nick Collins photo Mon, 17 Mar 2025 21:29:07 +0000 https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/5/Pte+Alan+Bradford/Alan+Bradford+letter.JPG.html https://gallery.commandoveterans.org/cdoGallery/v/units/5/Pte+Alan+Bradford/Alan+Bradford+letter.JPG.html
Photo courtesy of Stephen Jackson
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Photo courtesy of Stephen Jackson
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