Artist born in Sheffield, Yorkshire, where he studied at the College of Art, later at Royal College of Art. Although destined for teaching, instead Bradforth took up an invitation to establish a graphic arts department for the Royal Artillery at Manorbier, Pembrokeshire, described to him as “Paradise”. He built up a team of artists, photographers and model-makers which created resources used globally by the Royal Artillery. When the school closed he and his team moved to Larkhill, Wiltshire, but on retirement Bradforth returned to Pembrokeshire, settling in Tenby. Included in his War Office work was the building of a realistic Malaysian jungle; the drawing of a life-sized Russian bomber for a firing range; design of a battle scene in a display window at the main recruiting centre in the Strand so effective that it disrupted traffic; and creation of exhibitions and displays for the Royal Tournament and the Aldershot Tattoo.