John Banks Brady

Colonel John Banks Brady DSO OBE ED (7 November 1875 – 13 February 1952) was a British-born Southern Rhodesian soldier, educator and politician who served as the member for Bulawayo North along with Allan Ross Welsh from 1933 to 1935 and later Bulawayo East in the Southern Rhodesian Legislative Assembly.[1]

Colonel
John Banks Brady
DSO OBE ED
Member of the Southern Rhodesian Legislative Assembly for Bulawayo East
In office
14 April 1939 – 25 April 1946
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byDavid Wood Young
Member of the Southern Rhodesian Legislative Assembly for Bulawayo North
In office
6 September 1933 – 14 April 1939
Serving with Allan Ross Welsh
Preceded bySir Robert Hudson
Succeeded byHugh Beadle
Personal details
Born7 November 1875
Ennistymon, County Clare, United Kingdom
Died13 February 1952(1952-02-13) (aged 76)
Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia
Resting placeBulawayo General Cemetery
Political partyUnited Rhodesia Party
Rhodesia Party
Alma materTrinity College Dublin
Military service
Allegiance United Kingdom
 Southern Rhodesia
Branch/serviceBritish Army
Years of service1899–1937
1939–1943
RankColonel
UnitKing's Royal Rifle Corps
Southern Rhodesian Defence Force
Battles/warsSouth African War
World War I
World War II

Early life

John Banks Brady was born on 7 November 1875 in Ennistymon to national bank manager John Henry Banks and Isabella Banks. He was educated at Midleton College and Trinity College Dublin. He is of Anglo-Irish descent.[2]

Career

South African War, settling in South Africa, and move to Southern Rhodesia

John Banks Brady arrived in South Africa in 1900 to fight in the Second Boer War. He remained in South Africa to pursue his career. In 1909, he went to Southern Rhodesia as a result of J. B. M. Hertzog's pro-Afrikaner and anti-British policies. Brady became the Inspector of Schools in Southern Rhodesia.[3] On the outbreak of war in 1914, Brady was recommissioned as a Lieutenant in the reserves, and then promoted to captain in the King's Royal Rifle Corps in November 1914[4][5]

Return to Southern Rhodesia and entrance to politics

Brady was the headmaster of the Milton School in Bulawayo from 1925 to 1930. He later entered politics and was elected the member of parliament for Bulawayo North along with Allan Ross Welsh in the 1933 Southern Rhodesian general election. Upon his retirement from the Army in 1937, he was promoted to Colonel. He was later elected the member of parliament for Bulawayo East in the 1939 election, a post he served in until 1946.

Later life

With the outbreak of World War II, Brady returned to active service as a Military Observer and Liaison Officer for Southern Rhodesia to the Middle East Campaign. However, ill-health forced his retirement, and he was awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1943 for his service.[6]

Brady died on 13 February 1952 at the age 76 in Bulawayo General Hospital from cardiac syncope and lobar pneumonia.

Honours
Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO)1917[7]
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)Military Division, 1943[6]
Queen's South Africa Medal4 Clasps[8][1]
1914–15 Star[1]
British War Medal[1]
Victory MedalMID Palm (4)[1]
1939–1945 Star[1]
Africa Star[1]
War Medal 1939–1945[1]
King George VI Coronation MedalCoronation 1937[1]
Efficiency Decoration (ED)"Southern Rhodesia" Clasp[1]
Croix de guerre 1914–1918 (France)1916[9]

References
  1. "John Banks "Bimbo" Brady (1875-1952) - Find A Grave". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. "Captain John Banks Brady". Imperial War Museums. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  3. "Milton High School History - Headmasters from 1910". www.oldmiltonians.com. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  4. "No. 28907". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 September 1914. p. 7464.
  5. "No. 28980". The London Gazette (Supplement). 17 November 1914. p. 9518.
  6. "No. 36033". The London Gazette (Supplement). 28 May 1943. p. 2425.
  7. "No. 30111". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 June 1917. p. 5468.
  8. "SOUTH AFRICA 1901"; "TRANSVAAL"; "ORANGE FREE STATE"; "CAPE COLONY"
  9. "No. 29854". The London Gazette (Supplement). 8 December 1916. p. 12040.
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