Private Brodie Brooks Gardiner
Survivor of WW2
Date of Death:
Service Biography
Brodie Brooks Gardiner of Dundee, Quebec enlisted in the Canadian Army Active Force on 18 July 1941 and served overseas with the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps in the United Kingdom and continental Europe. He served in France and northwestern Europe and was honourably discharged on demobilization on 30 January 1946.
General Information
Conflict:
WW2
Regimental No.:
D122811
Cause of Death (in war):
Survived
Branch:
Army
Regiment:
Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps
Battalion:
202 Canadian Infantry Ordnance Sub Park
Company:
Date of Birth :
Place of Birth:
Dundee, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
Age at Enlistment:
23 years 7 months
Date of Discharge:
Age at Discharge:
28 years 2 months
Date of Death:
Age at Death:
86 years 10 months
Country Born:
Canada
Trade or Calling:
Farmer
Next of Kin:
Mrs. Earl B. Gardiner, mother, Dundee, Quebec
Address at Enlistment:
Dundee, Quebec
Religion:
United Church of Canada
Place of Enlistment:
Montreal South, Quebec
Was a Prisoner of War:
No
Height:
5 ft 10.0 in / 178 cm
Weight:
160 lbs / 73 kg
Chest:
38.0 in / 97 cm
Expansion:
2.5 in / 6 cm
Marital Status:
Married
Prior Military Experience:
Yes
Saw Service in:
Europe
Place of Discharge:
Montreal, Quebec
Discharge Type:
Regular/End of Service
Discharge Notes:
Battle Died/Wounded:
Length of Service:
1657 days in service
Buried at:
Links
Ranks
| Conflict |
Rank |
Regiment |
Branch |
Unit |
Company |
Date From |
Date To |
| WW2 |
Private |
Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps |
Army |
202 Canadian Infantry Ordnance Sub Park |
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| Served with 202 Canadian Infantry Ordnance Sub Park through continental service; Private is the supported rank. Default row uses last substantive operational unit before repatriation/demobilization. |
| WW2 |
Private |
Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps |
Army |
1 Canadian Ordnance Reinforcement Unit (1 CORU) |
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|
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| Distinct RCOC reinforcement-unit posting. |
| WW2 |
Private |
Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps |
Army |
Canadian Infantry Brigade Workshop |
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| Casualty record shows transfer from 45 LAD to a Canadian infantry brigade workshop; exact workshop number/name should not be expanded beyond what is legible in the source. |
| WW2 |
Private |
Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps |
Army |
45 Light Aid Detachment |
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|
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| Taken on strength 45 LAD; later struck off strength on transfer. Technical Storeman Group C and Driver I.C. qualifications are trades, not ranks. |
| WW2 |
Private |
Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps |
Army |
Canadian Army Motor Transport Company No. 41 |
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| Attached on command for all purposes; rank remained Private. |
Awards
| Conflict |
Award |
Action |
Date of Award |
Date of Citation |
Source |
| WW2 |
1939-45 Star |
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|
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| WW2 |
France and Germany Star |
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| WW2 |
Defence Medal |
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| WW2 |
Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp |
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Service Chronology
1941-07-18 — Enlisted in the Canadian Army Active Force. Place / Unit: Montreal South, Quebec / Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps
1941-08-01 — Attached on command for all purposes to Canadian Army Motor Transport Company No. 41. Place / Unit: Huntingdon, Quebec / CAMTC No. 41
1941-08-13 — Returned to Military Training Centre No. 41. Place / Unit: Huntingdon, Quebec / MTC No. 41
1941-08-23 — Admitted for itching and treated until 26 August; discharged cured. Place / Unit: London, Ontario / London Military Hospital
1941-11-04 — Struck off strength on transfer to RCOC training establishment. Place / Unit: Canada / Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps
1941-11-28 — Admitted with influenza; discharged cured 4 December. Place / Unit: Barriefield, Ontario / Camp Hospital
1942-03-18 — Granted embarkation leave. Place / Unit: Barriefield, Ontario / RCOC
1942-03-24 — Admitted with influenza; discharged cured 31 March. Place / Unit: Barriefield, Ontario / Camp Hospital
1942-07-28 — Began overseas service in the United Kingdom. Place / Unit: England / Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps
1942-11-20 — Qualified as Technical Storeman Group C; qualification later recorded effective 20 November. Place / Unit: United Kingdom / Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps
1942-11-27 — Taken on strength 45 Light Aid Detachment. Place / Unit: England / 45 LAD, RCOC
1943-01-01 — Technical/storeman pay classification became effective. Place / Unit: England / RCOC
1943-02-19 — Granted 14 days privilege leave. Place / Unit: England / RCOC
1943-08-10 — Granted nine days privilege leave. Place / Unit: England / RCOC
1943-10-13 — Qualified Driver I.C. (W), Class B. Place / Unit: United Kingdom / Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps
1943-12-08 — Struck off strength 45 Light Aid Detachment on transfer to a Canadian infantry brigade workshop. Place / Unit: United Kingdom / 45 LAD, RCOC
1943-12-24 — Granted nine days privilege leave. Place / Unit: England / RCOC
1944-03-16 — Married Janet Clark. Place / Unit: Edinburgh, Scotland / RCOC
1944-03-27 — Transferred through RCOC reinforcement/storeman organization. Place / Unit: England / 1 CORU, RCOC
1944-06-25 — Taken on strength 202 Canadian Infantry Ordnance Sub Park. Place / Unit: England / 202 Canadian Infantry Ordnance Sub Park, RCOC
1944-07-08 — Embarked from the United Kingdom for France. Place / Unit: United Kingdom / 202 Canadian Infantry Ordnance Sub Park, RCOC
1944-07-10 — Disembarked in France and began continental service. Place / Unit: France / 202 Canadian Infantry Ordnance Sub Park, RCOC
1945-05-08 — Completed qualifying France/Holland service period recorded for campaign stars. Place / Unit: Northwest Europe / 202 Canadian Infantry Ordnance Sub Park, RCOC
1945-12-21 — Overseas service terminated for repatriation to Canada. Place / Unit: United Kingdom / Canadian Army Overseas
1946-01-30 — Honourably discharged on demobilization and return to civil life. Place / Unit: Montreal, Quebec / No. 4 District Depot
Notes
At enlistment he was a farmer from Dundee, Quebec, 5 ft 10 in tall and 160 lb, with brown eyes, black hair and a 38-inch chest with 2½-inch expansion. His pre-service background records twelve years' farming experience on his father's farm.
[Previous notes - manual reconciliation required]
Enlisted on July 14, 1941.
Born at Dundee on Nov. 19, 1917
BIRTH 19 NOV 1917 • Dundee, Quebec DEATH 17 OCT 2004 • Dundee, Quebec
atip Request confirmation number EA2026_0171648
Additional Service Notes
Enlisted in the Canadian Army Active Force on 18 July 1941 and served with the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps. He proceeded overseas in July 1942, served in England and later in France and northwestern Europe, including service with 202 Canadian Infantry Ordnance Sub Park, RCOC. He returned to Canada after the war and was honourably discharged on demobilization on 30 January 1946.
Additional Next of Kin Notes
Mother Mrs. Earl B. Gardiner of Dundee, Quebec was his original next of kin and is identified as his mother on the 1946 dependants form. A March 1942 sick report identifies Mr. Earl Gardiner of Dundee as his father. Gardiner married Janet Clark in Edinburgh, Scotland, on 16 March 1944; her address was 31 Broughton Place, Edinburgh. Immigration/repatriation records concern her passage to Canada.
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