🪖 He Was Just Sixteen – The Story of Private Thomas Bradford Thomas Bradford was born in Busby, Renfrewshire — a quiet Scottish village not far from Glasgow. He was the son of Jane Bradford, who raised him with the simple virtues of duty, honesty, and perseverance. When war broke out in August 1914, Thomas was still only a boy — just fifteen years old. But like so many other eager lads swept up in that first wave of patriotic fever, he was determined to serve his country. On 11 August 1914, he