Jim Bradley (British Army officer)
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James Bottomley Bradley,
When war broke out Bradley was a lieutenant with the Sappers. He had only briefly seen action when
After the war, unable to continue as an engineer, he became a farmer near Petworth, West Sussex. He retired in 1977 to Midhurst. In 1949 Bradley was appointed MBE in recognition of his escape attempt. He rarely spoke about his wartime experiences but in 1982 was persuaded to write an account of his experiences which were published as Towards The Setting Sun: An Escape from the Thailand-Burma Railway, 1943.
Bradley married firstly Lindsay Walker in 1936. She died in 1969. In 1970 he married Lindy Corfield. He died on 19 May 2003, aged 91.[2]
His story was more widely publicised in 2016 when Ray Mears told his story as part of his tour 'Tales of Endurance'.[3]
References
- ^ "Jim Bradley". Telegraph.co.uk. 30 May 2003.
- ^ "Tough Guy - The Safest Most Dangerous Event in the World!".
- ^ "Review: Ray Mears Tales of Endurance, Ipswich Regent, March 8". Ipswich Star. 9 March 2016.