Joseph Bamford to more than 130 countries around the world, while Bamford himself was appointed a CBE for Services to Export in 1969. In 1993 he became the first British citizen to be honoured in the Association of Equipment Manufacturers Hall of Fame, and remained the only British inductee until his son Anthony was inducted in 2008. What made Bamford different from many engineers was that he was also a marketeer. Bamford personally demanded to know daily from his staff how many "JCB Yellow" vehicles were off the road awaiting spares. Bamford created an image that JCBs were there to work, and
Fred Bamford introduction of conscription during World War I. He was expelled from the Labor Party on 30 October 1916 and was Minister for Home and Territories in Hughes' National Labor Party ministry from 14 November to 17 February 1917. He retired from parliament at the 1925 election. Bamford moved to Sydney, where he died in 1934, survived by three sons and two daughters. Fred Bamford Frederick William "Fred" Bamford (11 February 184910 September 1934) was an Australian politician. Bamford was born in Dubbo, New South Wales and educated at Toowoomba, Queensland. He left school at 14 and worked as a carpenter