Frederic Cyril Bradley, RN
| Born | 20 Sep 1888 |
 | Ranks
Retired: 16 Jan 1941 Decorations |
Warship Commands listed for Frederic Cyril Bradley, RN
| Ship | Rank | Type | From | To |
| HMS Edinburgh (16) | Capt. | Light cruiser | 15 Feb 1939 | 13 Dec 1939 |
| HMS Campbell (D 60) | Capt. | Destroyer | Feb 1940 | 8 Apr 1940 |
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Light cruiser HMS Edinburgh (16)
28 Aug 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Edinburgh (Capt. F.C. Bradley, RN) arrived at Govan from Scapa Flow. She is immediately docked. (1)
31 Aug 1939
HMS Edinburgh (Capt. F.C. Bradley, RN) is undocked at Govan and departed the Clyde for Scapa Flow later the same day. (1)
1 Sep 1939
HMS Edinburgh (Capt. F.C. Bradley, RN) arrived at Scapa Flow from the Clyde. (2)
4 Sep 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Edinburgh (Capt. F.C. Bradley, RN) conducted AA gunnery exercises at Scapa Flow. (2)
7 Sep 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Edinburgh (Capt. F.C. Bradley, RN) conducted AA gunnery exercises at Scapa Flow. (2)
30 Sep 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Edinburgh (Capt. F.C. Bradley, RN) departed Scapa Flow for Rosyth. (2)
1 Oct 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Edinburgh (Capt. F.C. Bradley, RN) arrived at Rosyth. (3)
12 Oct 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Shortly after midnight, HMS Edinburgh (Capt. F.C. Bradley, RN), departed Rosyth. She was however ordered to return shortly over an hour later. (3)
16 Oct 1939
HMS Edinburgh (Capt. F.C. Bradley, RN) sustained some splinter damage during an attack by German aircraft on the Firth of Forth. Eight of the crew were wounded and two died of their wounds. (3)
29 Oct 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Edinburgh (Capt. F.C. Bradley, RN) arrived at Rosyth from operations. (3)
4 Nov 1939
Convoy ON 1.
This convoy departed Methil on 4 November 1939 and arrived in Norwegian waters near Bergen on 7 November 1939.
The convoy was made up of the following merchant vessels; Folda (British, 1165 GRT, built 1920), Glen Tilt (British, 871 GRT, built 1920), Majorca (British, 1126 GRT, built 1921), Treworlas (British, 4692 GRT, built 1922) and Warlaby (British, 4875 GRT, built 1927).
A close escort was provided for the convoy made up of the destroyers HMS Somali (Capt. R.S.G. Nicholson, DSC, RN), HMS Ashanti (Cdr. W.G. Davis, RN), HMS Tartar (Lt.Cdr. D.E. Holland-Martin, RN) and HMS Fame (Cdr. P.N. Walter, RN).
The AA cruiser HMS Curlew (Capt. B.C.B. Brooke, RN) departed Scapa Flow around 0100A/5 to join the close escort which she did around 0830A/5.
The destroyer HMS Punjabi (Cdr. J.T. Lean, RN) joined the convoy at 1700A/5 and HMS Fame then parted company.
The light cruiser HMS Edinburgh (Capt. F.C. Bradley, RN) departed Rosyth around 1800A/5 to provide close cover for the convoy.
At 0720A/6, HMS Ashanti parted company to proceed to Sullum Voe to repair defects.
Ships from the Home Fleet were at sea to provide distant cover.
6 Nov 1939
HMS Edinburgh (Capt. F.C. Bradley, RN) departed Rosyth to provide close cover during convoy operation to and from Norway.
[For more info on these convoys see the events ' Convoy ON 1 ' for 4 November 1939 and ' Convoy HN 1 ' for 7 November 1939.] (4)
7 Nov 1939
Convoy HN 1.
This convoy was formed near Bergen, Norway on 7 November 1939 and arrived off Methil on 10 November 1939.
The convoy was made up of the following merchant vessels; Egton (British, 4363 GRT, built 1938), Goodleigh (British, 5448 GRT, built 1938), Hardingham (British, 5415 GRT, built 1933), Hetton (British, 2714 GRT, built 1924), Rozewie (Polish, 766 GRT, built 1938), Thomas Walton (British, 4460 GRT, built 1917) and Vina (British, 1021 GRT, built 1894).
On forming up the convoy was escorted by the AA cruiser HMS Curlew (Capt. B.C.B. Brooke, RN) and the destroyers HMS Somali (Capt. R.S.G. Nicholson, DSC, RN), HMS Punjabi (Cdr. J.T. Lean, RN) and HMS Tartar (Lt.Cdr. D.E. Holland-Martin, RN).
The light cruiser HMS Edinburgh (Capt. F.C. Bradley, RN) provided close cover for the convoy.
At 1800A/8, the destroyer HMS Ashanti (Cdr. W.G. Davis, RN) joined the convoy escort having departed Sullum Voe at 1630A/7.
HMS Curlew parted company with the convoy at 1715A/9 and proceeded to Scapa Flow.
9 Nov 1939
HMS Edinburgh (Capt. F.C. Bradley, RN) returned to Rosyth from operations (4)
13 Nov 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1630A/13, HMS Edinburgh (Capt. F.C. Bradley, RN), HMS Afridi (Capt. G.H. Cresswell, DSC, RN) and HMS Maori (Cdr. G.N. Brewer, RN), departed Rosyth for Immingham.
They were joined around 1645A/13, by HMS Curlew (Capt. B.C.B. Brooke, RN) which was also on passage to Immingham. She had departed Scapa Flow around 2330A/12.
HMS Edinburgh, HMS Curlew, HMS Ashanti and HMS Maori arrived at Immingham around 1300A/14. (3)
2 Dec 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
HMS Edinburgh (Capt. F.C. Bradley, RN) returned to Rosyth from operations. (5)
5 Dec 1939
Convoy ON 4.
This convoy departed Methil on 5 December 1939 and arrived in Norwegian waters near Bergen on 8 December 1939.
The convoy was made up of the following merchant vessels; Baron Kelvin (British, 3081 GRT, built 1924), Crown Arun (British, 2372 GRT, built 1938), Flyingdale (British, 3918 GRT, built 1924), Otterpool (British, 4876 GRT, built 1926), Polzella (British, 4751 GRT, built 1929), Santa Clara Valley (British, 4665 GRT, built 1928) and Teano (British, 762 GRT, built 1925).
A close escort provided for the convoy was made up of the destroyers HMS Eskimo (Cdr. St.J.A. Micklethwait, RN), HMS Matabele (Cdr. G.K. Whitmy-Smith, RN), HMS Icarus (Lt.Cdr. C.D. Maud, RN) and HMS Ilex (Lt.Cdr. P.L. Saumarez, RN).
A close cover force, made up of the light cruisers HMS Glasgow (Capt. F.H. Pegram, RN) and HMS Edinburgh (Capt. F.C. Bradley, RN) departed Rosyth on 6 December.
Ships from the Home Fleet were at sea to provide distant cover.
6 Dec 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1500Z/6, HMS Glasgow (Capt. F.H. Pegram, RN) and HMS Edinburgh (Capt. F.C. Bradley, RN), departed Rosyth to provide cover for convoys to and from Norway.
[For more info on these convoys see the events ' Convoy ON 4 ' for 5 December 1939 and ' Convoy HN 4 ' for 8 December 1939.] (6)
8 Dec 1939
Convoy HN 4.
This convoy departed from Norwegian waters near Bergen on 8 December 1939 and arrived at Methil on 12 December 1939, though four of the merchant vessels had parted company to proceed to west coast ports.
The convoy was made up of the following merchant vessels; Albuera (British, 3477 GRT, built 1921), Anglo Norse (British (tanker), 7988 GRT, built 1914), Baltannic (British, 1739 GRT, built 1913), Hardingham (British, 5415 GRT, built 1933), Hindsholm (British, 1512 GRT, built 1922), Imperial Monarch (British, 5831 GRT, built 1926), Lornaston (British, 4934 GRT, built 1925), Springtide (British, 1579 GRT, built 1937) and Temple Moat (British, 4427 GRT, built 1928).
On departure the convoy was escorted by the destroyers HMS Eskimo (Cdr. St.J.A. Micklethwait, RN), HMS Matabele (Cdr. G.K. Whitmy-Smith, RN), HMS Icarus (Lt.Cdr. C.D. Maud, RN) and HMS Ilex (Lt.Cdr. P.L. Saumarez, RN).
A close cover force, made up of the light cruisers HMS Glasgow (Capt. F.H. Pegram, RN) and HMS Edinburgh (Capt. F.C. Bradley, RN) was also present.
The convoy encountered heavy weather and at 1100Z/9 it was forced to heave to due to gale force winds. The weather did not improve until 2000Z/10. By then HMS Matabele had lost touch with the other destroyers and only four of the merchant vessels could be rounded up by the remaining destroyers. HMS Matabele never gained touch and eventually arrived in the Clyde on 12 December via the Fair Isle Channel.
At 0650Z/11, the destroyers HMS Maori (Cdr. G.N. Brewer, RN), HMS Nubian (Cdr. R.W. Ravenhill, RN) and HMS Electra (Lt.Cdr. S.A. Buss, MVO, RN) joined the escort having departed Rosyth around 2015Z/10. Another destroyer HMS Escort (Lt.Cdr. J. Bostock, RN) also joined the convoy on the 10th.
At 0835Z/11, HMS Eskimo, HMS Icarus and HMS Ilex parted company with the convoy. HMS Eskimo and HMS Ilex proceeded to the Clyde arriving there on the 12th. HMS Icarus taking the only 'westcoast' merchant vessel that was with the convoy at that time with her.
HMS Glasgow arrived at Scapa Flow on the 11th of December. HMS Edinburgh arrived at Rosyth on the same day.
What was left of the convoy arrived at Methil on 12 December 1939.
11 Dec 1939 (position 0.00, 0.00)
Around 1300Z/11, HMS Glasgow (Capt. F.H. Pegram, RN) arrived at Scapa Flow after providing cover to convoys to and from Norway.
HMS Edinburgh (Capt. F.C. Bradley, RN) arrived at Rosyth from the same duties around 1530Z/11. (6)
Sources
- ADM 53/108460
- ADM 53/108461
- ADM 53/108462
- ADM 53/108463
- ADM 53/108464
- ADM 53/108464 + ADM 53/108897
ADM numbers indicate documents at the British National Archives at Kew, London.
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