BRADBURN FRANK Mar 2005
DATE SERVED: DSM 1927 - 1953
Crossed the Bar February 2005
COSSACK 1949 to 1951. Petty Officer, DSM. TASI. Joined RN in 1927 and served until 1953. Also served in IMPREGNABLE, EMPEROR OF INDIA, EAGLE, EAGLE, WOLFHOUND, BULLDOG, ASHANTI, WANDERER, PEMBROKE, OSPREY, ST. ANGELO and NEPTUNE. Whilst serving in WOLFHOUND as a Leading Seaman HSD U-523 was detected and sunk, followed by U-305 on 17/1/44, both in the North Atlantic. Was awarded DSM, presented by King George VI at Buckingham Palace. Was Flotilla TASI whilst in COSSACK. Due to leave the R.N. in 1950 but was retained for an extra 18 months for the Korean War. On leaving the ship, Captain V.C. Begg, Captaim (D)offered Frank the manager's job at a mineral bottling plant in Hong Kong. Frank declined.
Service History:
| SHIP | FROM | TO | RATE | FROM | TO |
| HMS IMPREGNABLE | 1927 | 1928 | BOY SEAMAN | 1927 | 1930 |
| HMS EMPEROR OF INDIA | 1928 | 1929 | ORDINARY SEAMAN | 1930 | 1931 |
| HMS EAGLE | 1929 | 1931 | ABLE SEAMAN | 1931 | 1942 |
| HMS WOLFHOUND | 1931 | 1932 | LEADING SEAMAN | 1942 | 1944 |
| HMS PEMBROKE | 1932 | PETTY OFFICER | 1944 | 1953 | |
| HMS OSPREY | 1932 | CHIEF PETTY OFFICER | 1953 | ||
| HMS ST ANGELO | 1932 | 1934 | |||
| HMS PEMBROKE | 1934 | ||||
| HMS OSPREY | 1935 | TASI | 1948 | ||
| HMS WOLFHOUND | 1935 | 1936 | |||
| HMS BULLDOG | 1936 | 1937 | |||
| HMS PEMBROKE | 1937 | ||||
| HMS ASHANTI | 1938 | 1939 | |||
| HMS WANDERER | 1939 | 1944 | |||
| HMS OSPREY | 1944 | 1945 | |||
| HMS OSPREY | 1945 | 1948 | |||
| HMS VERNON | 1948 | 1949 | |||
| HMS COSSACK | 1949 | 1951 | |||
| HMS NEPTUNE | 1952 | 1953 | |||
| HMS PEMBROKE | 1953 |
To Pension 27 June 1953
HMS COSSACK 1949 - 1951
