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Dec 24, 1895
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Born in London
England
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Nov 7, 1914
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Attested into
the 21st Battalion at Kingston Ontario
Ø Number 59095 (temporary number 848)
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs Mary Brodrib, mother, of 269 Albert St,
Ottawa, Ontario
Ø Previous occupation given as Plumber
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
Ø Assigned to “H” Company
o This was later reorganized into “D” Company
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May 6, 1915
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Embarked the RMS
Metagama at Montreal, Quebec
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May 15, 1915
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Disembarked at
Devonport, England and proceeded to West Sandling, near Hythe, Kent
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Sep 14, 1915
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Embarked the St
Seiriol at Folkestone
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Sep 15, 1915
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Disembarked at
Boulogne, France and proceeded to St Omer
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Sep 22, 1915
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During his
Company’s 2nd day in the front line trench, Pte Brodrib received a gun
shot wound that passed through his arm and travelled through his chest cavity and exited
his back. He was taken to the No 2 CCS
(Casualty Clearing Station) at Bayeux.
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Sep 28, 1915
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Transferred to
the No. 8 Stationary Hospital at Wimereux then the same day was invalided to England
aboard the Hospital Ship Egypt
Admitted to
the 3rd London General Hospital at Wandsworth
Posted to the
39th Reserve Battalion while in hospital
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Nov 12, 1915
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Transferred to
the Canadian Convalescent Hospital at Bromley
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Dec 5, 1915
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Medical Board at
Bromley recommends that he be discharged for light duties only for 4 months, and that he
then be returned to Canada for discharge from the CEF
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Dec 6, 1915
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Discharged to
light duty with the 39th Reserve Battalion from hospital
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Jan 21, 1916
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For
administrative purposes he was transferred to the CCAC (Canadian Casualty Assembly Centre)
but attached to the 39th Reserve Battalion at West Sandling
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May 27, 1916
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Admitted to the
Moore Barracks Hospital at Shorncliffe with complications from his original wounds
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Jan 4, 1917
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Discharged from
hospital and attached to the newly formed 6th Reserve Battalion at Seaford
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Mar 10, 1917
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For
administrative purposes he was transferred to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental Depot)
and remained attached to the 6th Reserve Battalion
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May 12, 1917
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Transferred to
the 6th Reserve Battalion
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May 27, 1917
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Transferred back
to the 21st Battalion
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May 28, 1917
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Arrived at the
No 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) at Etaples, France and TOS (Taken On Strength)
the 21st Battalion
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Jun 13, 1917
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Left 2 CIBD to
join the Battalion
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Jun 14, 1917
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Joined the 21st
Battalion in the huts at Coupigny, France, west of Lens
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Nov 3, 1917
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On the 2nd
night after the 21st Battalion moved into the front line at Passchendaele, Pte
Brodrib was killed during an enemy attack on their position near Crest Farm. His body was never recovered from the battlefield
and is commemorated on the panels of the Menin Gate at Ypres, Belgium.
Following the
war the 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny),
Scroll, and Memorial Cross were sent to his widowed mother, Mrs Mary Brodrib, at 220
Nepean St., Ottawa, Ontario
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