Born on 2 December 1894 in Lachute, Quebec - next of kin listed as William H. Bradford, Lachute, Quebec - attestation form provides the following: student, single, currently a member of the 17th Duke of York Hussars, no previous military service, Methodist, height of 5 feet 5.8 inches, chest of 35.2 inches fully expanded, fair complexion, blue grey eyes, light brown hair.
Joined the 38th Canadian Infantry Battalion in Ste. Anne de Bellevue, Quebec, on 8 March 1915 (number 410942) - taken on the strength of Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry in France on 16 July 1915 - wounded on 27 August 1918.
Possibly awarded the Military Medal.
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