Born during the June quarter 1907 in the Bolton
R.D. - ref: 8c/344, the son of John Henry & Mary
Elizabeth Bradburn (nee Garland).

1911 Census - 5 Acton Street, Bolton, Lancashire. 
 Son - aged: 4 - born: Bolton.   Head of household
- John Henry Bradburn - aged: 40 - occ: Foundry
Labourer - born: Salford.   Alsao Mary Elizabeth
Bradburn - Wife - aged: 34 - born: Salford.   Plus
4 siblings.

Married Emily Lightfoot during the September
quarter 1929 in the Bolton R.D. - ref: 8c/860.

1939 National Registration - 8 Acton Street,
Bolton.   William Bradburn - Married - Born on the
6th August 1906 - occ: General Labourer.   Emily
Bradburn - Married - Born on the 16th July 1906 -
occ: Jack Frame Tenter (Cotton).  

Fire Engine RTA, junction of Halliwell Road and
Blackburn Road, en-route to an incident.   He fell
off on the corner and was hit by the second fire
engine and died at the scene.

CWGC - Fireman, N.F.S. Son of Mrs. M. E. Bradburn,
of 30 Acton Street; husband of Emily Bradburn, of
8 Acton Street. Died at Halliwell Road.

Commemorated on the Bolton FB Memorial.

Manchester Evening News dated 31st January 1944 -
Police are searching for the person who made a
false alarm about a fire at the Falcon Cotton
Mill, Halliwell.  Two appliances were sent from
the Marsden Road Fire Station - William was riding
the first appliance.  As the machine turned into
Halliwell Road, William was thrown off the
appliance into the roadway.   The second appliance
travelling fast behind in the black-out and struck
William fracturing his skull, killing him
instantly.   When they reached the Mill there was
no fire found and no-one had any knowledge of the
call that was made from a telephone box.   
William was killed by a hoaxer.

His widow - Emily Bradburn - married James Webber
in 1946.