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George Bradford was the first New Zealand soldier to die in an overseas conflict. Badly wounded and taken prisoner during a skirmish at Jasfontein farm in northern Cape Colony on 18 December 1899, he died in a Boer hospital 10 days later.
Ohinemuri Regional History Journal
'George Bradford', URL: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/media/photo/george-bradford, (Ministry for Culture and Heritage), updated 11-Oct-2021
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