BRADING, Arthur James

Arthur was born 1910 in Newport to James & Julia of 12 Hillside Road, Newport. He married Edith EVEREST in 1936 in Surrey. At the time of Arthurs’ death, Edith was recorded as living in Tonbridge, Kent.

Arthur joined a county regiment as a boy & went directly to India, & subsequently served at Shanghai, Egypt, Singapore & Palestine, for which he received the Palestine Medal. After being placed on reserve he was called up in 1939. He was first occupied in training the Home Guard, & then deployed to Europe.

Arthur died of wounds on the 23rd of July 1944 & given a battlefield burial at Martragny. His body was later exhumed & reburied at Ryes War Cemetery France, in Section 4 Row F Grave 7, on the 26th April 1945 with 870 of his comrades. He left behind a widow & two children.