| The History of Coagh booklet lists John Bradley as having served with the 2nd Royal Dublin Fusiliers.
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| John Bradley lived in Ballinderry.
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| John Bradley was the brother of Alice Shields, who lived with her husband Hugh in Urbal, Coagh.
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| Private John Bradley went out to Gallipoli in August 1915 with the 7th Royal Dublin Fusiliers.
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| Private Bradley was badly wounded in the leg by shrapnel at Chocolate Hill.
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| After spending some time in hospital in Alexandria, he was sent to Serbia.
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| In a newspaper report from January 1916, Private Bradley briefly recounts his experiences.
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| From the Mid Ulster Mail dated Saturday 29th January 1916: Coagh
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| Two more recruits from the district joined Kitchener’s Army last week. Private John Bradley, of the 7th Royal Dublin Fusiliers, writes to his sister, Mrs Hugh Shields, Urble, to say he is quite well and received the parcels all right. Private Bradley, who belongs to Ballinderry, went out to the front in August and he received his baptism of fire at Chocolate Hill, where he got badly wounded in the leg by shrapnel. After spending some time in hospital in Alexandria, he is now all right and has been sent to Serbia. He says he came across a good many of the ‘home’ boys since he went out there, among them being John McGuckin, Ballinderry, and William McCann, Drumconvis, who were in the regiment. He hopes to see all his old friends round home soon again.
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| Private John Bradley survived the war.
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