Frederic Cyril Bradley

Rear-Admiral Frederic Cyril Bradley (20 September, 1888 – ) served in the Royal Navy.

Life & Career

Bradley was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 1 April, 1901.

At the outbreak of war, Bradley was appointed to Legion as first lieutenant. He was superseded in her on 25 October, 1914, as he had been sent ashore suffering from pleurisy on 25 September. Found fit on 2 November, on the 10th, Bradley was appointed to Matchless, to become first lieuteannt upon her commissioning.

On 8 September 1915, he was appointed from Matchless for command of T.B. 23. On 15 February 1916, Bradley rendered valuable services in assisting a mined Dutch vessel.

On 14 March 1917, he was appointed from T.B. 23 to command Unity.

On 19 February, 1918, Bradley was appointed from Unity to command the "R" Class destroyer Trenchant. This lasted just nine days, however, before he was appointed in command of Rocket.

Bradley was hospitalised, suffering from hemorrhoids, in early November, 1918. He was sent to Haslar later in the month.

Post-War

On 10 December, 1918 Bradley was ordered to leave Rocket. On 21 December, he began 1 year-long appointment in Vernon in the Paravane Department, and was found fit on 23 December. He was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 1 April, 1919.

Bradley was promoted to the rank of Commander on 31 December, 1923. His service in the 1920s was typical for those of war-time destroyer commanders, filled with miscellaneous appointments in command of destroyers, and three years on loan to the New Zealand DIvision, Decembers 1925 – 1928.

Bradley was superseded in command of Wessex on 30 December and promoted to the rank of Captain on 31 December, 1930.

Bradley was loaned to the Royal Australian Navy on 7 August, 1931. His time under their auspices included a stint in command of the heavy cruiser Canberra before he reverted to the Royal Navy on 21 August, 1934.

World War II

Bradley was deemed unfit for sea service in September 1939 owing to defective vision, this ruling effectively ending his captaincy of the modern light cruiser Edinburgh. Restricted to shore duties, Bradley suffered from cellulitis on his backside and varicose veins. He was promoted to the rank of Rear-Admiral on 15 January, 1941 and reverted to the Retired List on 19 March, 1947.

See Also

• Service Records
• Wikipedia

Naval Appointments
Preceded by Humphrey M. Robson	Captain of H.M. T.B. 23 8 Sep, 1915 – 14 Mar, 1917	Succeeded by Thomas A. Finlay
Preceded by Astley D. C. Cooper-Key	Captain of H.M.S. Unity 14 Mar, 1917 – 19 Feb, 1918	Succeeded by John A. V. Morse
Preceded by James F. Houstoun	Captain of H.M.S. Trenchant 19 Feb, 1918 – 28 Feb, 1918	Succeeded by Frederic A. H. Russel
Preceded by Frederic A. H. Russel	Captain of H.M.S. Rocket 28 Feb, 1918 – 10 Dec, 1918	Succeeded by James C. Colvill
Preceded by John M. Porter	Captain of H.M.S. Toreador 10 Dec, 1919 – 17 Jan, 1920	Succeeded by Hugh R. Troup
Preceded by Ernest W. Kirkby	Captain of H.M.S. Seraph 23 Jun, 1922 – 18 Dec, 1923	Succeeded by Gordon F. Hannay
Preceded by Kenneth B. Millar	Captain of H.M.S. Watchman 18 Dec, 1923 – 7 Jan, 1924	Succeeded by Edward Eastwick-Field
Preceded by Hugh P. Cotton	Captain of H.M.S. Winchester 7 Jun, 1924 – 8 Oct, 1925	Succeeded by Charles R. Peploe
Preceded by ?	Naval Officer in Charge, Auckland 30 Jan, 1925	Succeeded by Nelson Clover
Preceded by Francis N. Miles	Captain of H.M.S. Philomel 4 Dec, 1925 – 1926	Succeeded by Eric E. Addis
Preceded by Arthur E. H. Wright	Captain of H.M.S. Valhalla Dec, 1928 – 26 Apr, 1929	Succeeded by John G. Crace
Preceded by Roland F. B. Swinley	Captain of H.M.S. Wessex 26 Apr, 1929 – 30 Dec, 1930	Succeeded by Hamilton E. Snepp
Preceded by William S. Chalmers	Captain of H.M.A.S. Australia 27 Sep, 1931 – 31 May, 1933	Succeeded by William S. F. Macleod
Preceded by Charles Farquhar-Smith	Captain of H.M.A.S. Canberra 1 Jun, 1933 – 21 Aug, 1934	Succeeded by Harold T. C. Walker
Preceded by Vernon S. Butler	Naval Assistant to Admiral Commanding Reserves 20 Sep, 1934 – 17 May, 1935	Succeeded by Leslie H. Ashmore
Preceded by Alan R. Dewar	Royal Navy Naval Attaché at Washington, D.C. 19 Jun, 1935 – Jun, 1938	Succeeded by Leicester C. A. St. J. Curzon-Howe
Preceded by New Command	Captain of H.M.S. Edinburgh 15 Feb, 1939 – 14 Dec, 1939	Succeeded by Colin Wauchope
Preceded by William J. Fisher	Captain of H.M.S. Campbell Feb, 1940 – 8 Apr, 1940	Succeeded by Robert M. Aubrey