Basic Details
Surname
Bradford
Forenames
Neville Bell
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Notes
The Nottinghamshire Roll of Honour (see References) provides the extra details. They add 'Neville was the son of Kate Bell and the adopted son of Jim and Hannah Bradford (née Poxon). Neville was born in Awsworth, Nottinghamshire, on 15 March 1896 and baptised at Awsworth St Peter on 15 July the same year.
Neville's adoptive father, Jim, was born in Pentrich, Derbyshire, in about 1873 and his adoptive mother, Hannah Poxon, in Awsworth in 1874, the daughter of John and Ann Poxon. Jim and Hannah were married at Basford Register Office in 1894. In 1901, Jim, a coal miner, Hannah and Neville (5) were living at Crown Street, Awsworth, with her parents, John and Ann Poxon. Neville's surname was recorded on the census as 'Bradford' and he was described as 'adopted child of daughter' (ie. Hannah). Jim, his wife and Neville were living at 47 Howard Road, Mansfield, by 1911. Also in the household were two boarders, James Bend, a coal miner, and his wife. At the time of Neville's death in 1915 the family was living on Somersall Street, Mansfield. Hannah Bradford died in 1927. Her husband Jim probably remarried in 1937 (Mary E Tyson) and was living in Warsop when the 1939 England & Wales Register was compiled'. There is a record of the death of a Jim Bradford, born about 1874, in 1956 (reg. Bingham).'
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Lce Corp
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Year of death
1915
Month of death
May
Day of death
24
Age at death
19