PO Bradbury had sailed with HMCS SKEENA to repair a radar problem. En route home by plane, he became ill during the flight and died the next day at his home in Windsor, NS of acute bronchial pheumonia.  He was the son of Marcus W. and Dorothy Bradbury; husband of Helene W; father of Timothy J. and Tarin J. Bradbury; brother of Joan A. Rolls. He enlisted in the RCN 02 Sep 1952.

Petty Officer Bradbury was buried at sea from HMCS COLUMBIA 22 Feb 1966

Ships served in:

HMCS SKEENA - TD to SKEENA Jan/Feb 1966 to fix a radar problem

HMCS TERRA NOVA

Newspaper article on the death of PO Bradbury

Halifax Chronicle-Herald, Wed 23 Feb 1966

In Service of Canada - RCN Peacetime Casualty Index

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