Captain Radley was associated with our mission boats for many years. Here is his life-sketch from the RECORD docs.adventistarchives.org//docs/AAR/AAR19680401-V72-14__C.pdf John Clifton Radley was a man of many abilities. He was also part of the early days of Adventism in this field. His parents were well acquainted with Mrs. E. G. White while she pioneered the work in this area, and John himself was baptized by the late Pastor C. H. Watson at Murgon, Queensland, about the year 1914. An indication of the dedication of this young man may be gained from the determination he showed in getting to Avondale to prepare himself for service—he rode a horse from Queensland to college soon after his baptism. In 1917 he was called to serve as ships engineer on the Melanesia, and sailed with the late Captain G. F. Jones with a Solomon Islands crew on her maiden voyage to the Solomons. Our late brother was a first-class engineer and an equally proficient sea captain, and as such served in the mission fields of the New Hebrides, the Solomon Islands and New Guinea. He also served for many years as engineer Brother J. C. Radley at the time of his service with ANGAU during World War IL at the Sanitarium Health Food factory at Cooranbong. During the war years the church offered one of our vessels to the Australian Government for medical work, with Captain Radley in charge. During this period of several years with ANGAU, our late brother was able to render valuable service both to the government and our mission stations in the area in which he operated. While on his official duties for the government, he was also able to keep in touch with our national missionaries, paying them wages, keeping up necessary supplies, and keeping mission headquarters informed concerning the standing and condition of believers in the area. Upon his retirement from active mission service in 1955, Brother Radley took up residence at Nords Wharf on the shores of Lake Macquarie, N.S.W., and with Sister Radley joined in fellowship with the company of believers at Swansea, Since the organization of the church there, he has served as treasurer and elder, both of which offices he held at the time of his death. In the Swansea church he will be long remembered, not only for his work in his administrative offices, but also in more practical matters, for he gave unstintingly of his means and his personal effort in the building of the church and church hall. He will be missed by us all, especially by the aged and infirm who were not able to attend the regular services of the church but who looked forward to his friendly visitation. We shall not fellowship with him again on this earth, but we look forward to meeting him again when the Master shall awaken those who are asleep, awaiting His return.
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