Feb 10, 1894
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Born in Glasgow,
Scotland
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Apr 10, 1909
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Embarked the SS
Hesperian in Glasgow, Scotland as part of a group of
Quarrier’s Home Boys
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Apr 18, 1909
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Disembarked in
Halifax Nova Scotia and proceeded to the Fairknowe Home, Brockville
Ontario, initially opened by Mr William Quarrier from
Scotland. This home was eventually operated by the
Quarrier’s charity
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Below are 2 photos of the Fairknowe Home, on
the left as it was in 1911 and on the right as it stood in 2011
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Mar 8, 1915
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Attested into the
21st Battalion CEF in Kingston, Ontario
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Number 59089
(temporary number 1268)
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Next of kin given
as Mrs. Mary Madden, sister, Akron, Ohio, USA
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Previous
occupation given as Farmer
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No previous
military experience given
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Religion given as
Methodist
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Posted to
“B” Company
The
battalion trained in the Kingston area through the winter with
headquarters in the Kingston Armouries
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS
Metagama in Montreal, Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked in
Devonport, England and the battalion proceeded to the West Sandling
Camp, near Hythe, Kent to continue training
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Jul 19, 1915
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Reported to be AWL
(Absent Without Leave)
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Jul 21, 1915
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Reported for duty. Fined 3 days pay and
restricted to half pay for 1 month as punishment for his absence
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St.
Seiriol in Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked in
Boulogne, France and the battalion proceeded to St. Omer
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Jan 28, 1916
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Admitted to the
No. 5 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) with a diagnosis that reads
Amourosis, an eye infection
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Jan 31, 1916
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Transferred to the
No. 6 Canadian Field Ambulance Rest Station
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Feb 3, 1916
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Discharged to duty
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Apr 1, 1916
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During an
artillery barrage while in the front line N & O Trenches near
Voormezeele, Belgium, Thomas Bradford received a shrapnel wound to the
upper portion of his nose.
He
was admitted to the Northumbrian Field Ambulance for first aid
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Apr 3, 1916
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Transferred to the
No. 4 Canadian Field Ambulance
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Apr 5, 1916
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Discharged to duty
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Oct 29, 1916
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Appointed to the
rank of Lance Corporal with pay to replace L/Cpl McMahon,
59735, who reverted to the rank of Private upon being Court Martialed
and sent to prison
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Nov 29, 1916
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Granted 10 days
leave
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Dec 13, 1916
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Rejoined the
battalion from leave
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Feb 25, 1917
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Proceeded on the
Lewis Gun and Bombing Courses
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Mar 1, 1917
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Admitted to the
No. 11 Canadian Field Ambulance with a diagnosis that reads Orchitis
(non venereal), and transferred the same day to the No. 4 Canadian
Field Ambulance
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Mar 3, 1917
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Transferred to the
No. 18 CCS (Casualty Clearing Station) and the diagnosis is changed to
read Epididymitis
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Mar 11, 1917
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Transferred via
No. 18 AT (Ambulance Train) and admitted to the No. 39 General Hospital
in Havre with a diagnosis that reads NYD (Not Yet Determined). This was later changed to
read VDG (Venereal Disease Gonorrhea)
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Mar 23, 1917
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Discharged from
hospital and proceeded to the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the Rouelles
Camp, Havre and Taken On Strength the 21st
Battalion
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Mar 31, 1917
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Lance Corporal
Bradford left the base depot to join the 21st
Battalion at the front
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May 6, 1917
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While in the front
line trenches near Mercatel, France, Lance Corporal Bradford received
shrapnel wounds to his right leg and hip.
He was evacuated to No. 9 Canadian Field
Ambulance for first aid
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May 8, 1917
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Transported to the
No. 2 Casualty Clearing Station where surgery was performed to remove
the shrapnel. He
was then transported to the No. 14 Canadian General Hospital in Boulogne
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May 9, 1917
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Invalided to
England aboard the Hospital Ship Jan Breydel
On
arrival in England he was admitted to the Springburn Woodside Central
Hospital in Glasgow, Scotland
Transferred
to the Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot for pay purposes while in
hospital
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Jul 12, 1917
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Transferred to the
Canadian Convalescent Hospital in Woodcote Park, Epsom
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Aug 5, 1917
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Discharged from
hospital care and transferred to the 6th Reserve
Battalion in Seaford
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Aug 31, 1917
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Transferred to the
Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot in Seaford and posted to the Depot
Company
Attached
to the 3rd CCD (Canadian Convalescent Depot) in
Seaford to continue his recovery
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Nov 19, 1917
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Transferred to the
6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Dec 13, 1917
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Medical Board in
Seaford notes
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Right leg swollen
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Leg is painful on
exertion
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Leg is tender to
touch
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Condition not
likely to improve in 6 months
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Dec 19, 1917
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Transferred to the
Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot and remained attached to the 6th
Reserve Battalion
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Jan 3, 1918
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Admitted to the
No. 14 Canadian General Hospital with a diagnosis that reads Influenza.
Ceased
to be attached to the 6th Reserve Battalion on
being admitted to hospital
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Jan 16, 1918
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Discharged from
hospital and posted to the Depot Company, Eastern Ontario Regimental
Depot in Seaford
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Jan 22, 1918
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Attached to the 6th
Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Feb 9, 1918
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Ceased to be
attached to the 6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Feb 11, 1918
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Attached to the
CDD (Canadian Discharge Depot) in Buxton pending return to Canada
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Feb 23, 1918
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Embarked the SS
Grampian in Liverpool
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Mar 17, 1918
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Disembarked in
Saint John, New Brunswick and proceeded to Kingston, Ontario
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Apr 8, 1918
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Taken On Strength
the No. 3 Special Service Company, Military District No. 3 in Kingston
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May 10, 1918
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Forfeited 11 days
pay for an unrecorded offence
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Jun 19, 1918
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Granted leave
without pay
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Jul 30, 1918
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Medical Board at
Fort Henry in Kingston notes
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Nerve damage and
weakness in right leg
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Patient complains
of sharp darting pain down the back of his right thigh with slight
exertion
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When standing his
right leg swells and becomes noticeably larger than the left
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Has been unable to
do any physical work since being wounded
The
board concludes the condition is permanent and recommends that the man
be discharged from the military with a disability due to service
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Aug 6, 1918
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Discharged from
the CEF in Kingston, Ontario
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Rank on discharge
Lance Corporal
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War Service Badge
Class “A” issued
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War Service Badge
Class “B” issued
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Proposed residence
on discharge Box 4, Odessa, Ontario
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Authorized to wear
2 wound stripes
Following
the war, the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medals were
sent to him at Odessa, Ontario
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Mar 24, 1930
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A replacement set
of medals was sent to him c/o General Delivery, Kingston, Ontario
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May 21, 1941
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Thomas Bradford
died by suicide in Toronto, Ontario and was buried in the Prospect
Cemetery in Toronto
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