Captain William Henry Robert Bradley

William Henry Robert Bradley was born on 18 October 1922 at Howick, Quebec, the son of Harry Leslie Bradley and Jane Olive Bryson. He grew up in the Ormstown area, attended Ormstown High School and took evening business studies in Moncton. Before joining the Army, he worked for the Canadian Bank of Commerce as a ledger-keeper, teller and assistant accountant. He spoke English and French, enjoyed shooting and sports, and had been a Scoutmaster.

Bradley enlisted at Montreal South on 15 August 1942 as Private D166269. After basic training at St. Johns, he served at Longue Pointe Ordnance Depot with the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps. Selected for officer training at Gordon Head, British Columbia, he was commissioned as a second lieutenant in June 1943 and became a lieutenant that September. He trained at Camp Borden, instructed at Newmarket and attended refresher training at Brockville.

He embarked for overseas service on 25 June 1944 and disembarked in the United Kingdom on 3 July. Initially with No. 3 Canadian Armoured Corps Reinforcement Unit, he subsequently served with general pioneer and special employment companies. A hearing restriction initially limited him to base duties, but a December 1944 board restored him to full duties. In September 1945 he proceeded to Northwest Europe and joined the 2/7 Canadian Reconnaissance Regiment, 17th Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars, in the Canadian Army Occupation Force. He became acting captain and adjutant on 4 February 1946. Returning to Canada in June, he was released from the Active Army as a captain on 7 August 1946.

Bradley resumed civilian employment, served with the Royal Rifles of Canada in the Reserve Force during 1947, and later became a partner in Variety Sales Co. Ltd. in Montreal. On 27 December 1948 he married Isabel Cuyler MacAulay at St. Paul's United Church, Magog. Their daughter, Trudy Lynn, was born in 1952.

Called out for Army duty in August 1950, he accepted a Regular Army appointment as lieutenant that December. His later career included the Royal Canadian Dragoons, the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps School, Bishop's University COTC, Canadian Army Staff College and the Fort Garry Horse. He served as a United Nations military observer in Palestine from September 1960 to January 1961. Promoted acting major in August 1961 and confirmed as major in October, he held appointments with the National Survival Advance Warning System and Headquarters Quebec Command. From 1965 to 1967 he was an exchange officer with the British Ministry of Defence in London, followed by armoured-officer career management at Canadian Forces Headquarters in Ottawa. In August 1969 he joined Headquarters Allied Forces Central Europe at Brunssum, Netherlands, as Executive Officer of the Joint Plans and Nuclear Operations Division.

His wartime awards included the Defence Medal, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with clasp and War Medal 1939–1945. Later awards included the Canadian Forces Decoration and first clasp and the United Nations Medal for UNTSO service.

Major Bradley returned to Ottawa in October 1971 in preparation for retirement. He died on 29 October 1971, aged 49, following a cardiac arrest while on terminal leave. He was buried on 2 November in the DVA Section of Beechwood Cemetery, Ottawa, grave 253, row G, plot 27.

1922-10-18 — Born, son of Harry (Henry) Leslie Bradley and Jane Olive Bryson; Howick, Quebec.
1923-02-03 — Baptized by D. N. Coburn at St. Paul's Church; Ormstown, Quebec.
1938 — His father died; a later personnel assessment attributed his death to the after-effects of First World War gas exposure; Howick, Quebec.
1939 — Completed high school and junior matriculation at Ormstown High School; Ormstown, Quebec.
1939 to 1942 — Worked for the Canadian Bank of Commerce as ledger-keeper, teller and assistant accountant in Moncton, Middleton and Montreal; Canada.
1940 to 1941 — Attended evening business studies at Success Business College while employed by the bank; Moncton, New Brunswick.
1942-07-21 — Examined and found fit for medical category A; Montreal, Quebec.
1942-08-15 — Enlisted as a private, D166269, for General Service at No. 4 District Depot; Montreal South, Quebec.
1942-08-17 — Personnel assessment recorded bank employment, bilingual ability, rifle-club shooting and an unrealized wish to study medicine; Montreal South, Quebec.
1942-08-18 — Declared partial support of his widowed mother, Jane Olive Bradley, P.O. Box 151, Ormstown, at $40 monthly; Montreal, Quebec.
1942-08-28 — Struck off No. 4 District Depot for basic training at No. 48 Basic Training Centre; St. Johns, Quebec.
1942-08-29 — Taken on strength of No. 48 Basic Training Centre; St. Johns, Quebec.
1942-10 — Completed eight weeks of basic training, including drill, fieldcraft, map reading, first aid, weapons and protection against gas; No. 48 Basic Training Centre, St. Johns, Quebec.
1942-10-13 — Admitted to Royal Victoria Hospital with enteritis and pruritus ani; Montreal, Quebec.
1942-10-23 — Discharged from Royal Victoria Hospital, improved, and returned to his unit; Montreal, Quebec.
1942-10-27 — Struck off No. 48 Training Centre for Longue Pointe Ordnance Depot; St. Johns, Quebec.
1942-10-28 — Taken on strength of Longue Pointe Ordnance Depot, Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps; Montreal, Quebec.
1943-01-20 — Passed Storeman Group C trade test and became entitled to tradesman's pay; Longue Pointe Ordnance Depot, Montreal, Quebec.
1943-02-16 — Applied for a commission and was recommended as potential officer material for General List Infantry (Machine Gun); Longue Pointe Ordnance Depot, Montreal, Quebec.
1943-03-02 to 1943-03-15 — Granted furlough; Longue Pointe Ordnance Depot, Montreal, Quebec.
1943-03-10 — Ceased drawing Storeman Group C tradesman's pay; Longue Pointe Ordnance Depot, Montreal, Quebec.
1943-03-11 — Promoted acting sergeant and struck off Longue Pointe for officer training through No. 4 District Depot; Montreal, Quebec.
1943-03-12 — Taken on strength of No. 4 District Depot as acting sergeant; Montreal South, Quebec.
1943-03-18 — Placed on command and attached to Officer Training Centre (Western Canada); Gordon Head, British Columbia.
1943-03-19 — Began officer-cadet training at Officer Training Centre (Western Canada); Gordon Head, British Columbia.
1943-03-30 — Re-interviewed as an officer candidate; recommended for the Canadian Armoured Corps; Gordon Head, British Columbia.
1943-06-12 — Completed officer training and was appointed provisional second lieutenant in the Canadian Armoured Corps; Gordon Head, British Columbia.
1943-06-18 — Transferred to A-9 Canadian Armoured Corps Training Centre and No. 2 Canadian Armoured Corps Training Regiment; Camp Borden, Ontario.
1943-06-21 to 1943-09-08 — Completed special-to-arm training: driving and maintenance, wireless, gunnery and tactics; Camp Borden, Ontario.
1943-09-08 — Qualified for lieutenant and appointed lieutenant by the formal A-33 Canadian Armoured Corps Training Establishment order; Camp Borden, Ontario.
1943-09-13 — Granted fourteen days' leave; Camp Borden, Ontario.
1943-09-27 — Taken on strength of No. 1 CAC Training and Supply Regiment; on command to No. 2 Canadian Armoured Corps Training Regiment except for pay; Camp Borden, Ontario.
1943-10-06 — Ceased attachment to No. 2 Canadian Armoured Corps Training Regiment and placed on command to No. 23 Basic Training Centre; Newmarket, Ontario.
1943-10-07 — Attached to No. 23 Basic Training Centre as troop leader and instructor; Newmarket, Ontario.
1943-12-24 to 1943-12-28 — Granted Christmas leave; No. 23 Basic Training Centre, Newmarket, Ontario.
1944-02-08 — Assessed as confident, a capable organizer and well liked by NCOs and men; troop-leader work graded Very Good; No. 23 Basic Training Centre, Newmarket, Ontario.
1944-02-14 — Ceased attachment to No. 23 Basic Training Centre on return to his armoured training unit; Camp Borden, Ontario.
1944-02-15 — Qualified for the Canadian Volunteer Service Medal ribbon; Camp Borden, Ontario.
1944-02-24 — Attached for all purposes to Officer Training Centre (Eastern Canada); Brockville, Ontario.
1944-02-28 to 1944-04-21 — Attended the Officer Training Centre Refresher Wing, graded Good; Brockville, Ontario.
1944-03-04 — Injured the second finger of his right hand after slipping in the New York Cafe; injury was off duty and not considered likely to cause disability; Brockville, Ontario.
1944-04-04 — Admitted to Brockville Military Hospital with a throat infection, subsequently diagnosed as nasopharyngitis; Brockville, Ontario.
1944-04-12 — Discharged from Brockville Military Hospital, improved, to duty; Brockville, Ontario.
1944-04-22 — Ceased attachment to Officer Training Centre and returned to No. 1 CAC Training and Supply Regiment; Camp Borden, Ontario.
1944-05-01 to 1944-05-14 — Granted leave; Camp Borden, Ontario.
1944-05-14 — Detained for investigation of suspected right ureteral calculus at Chorley Park Military Hospital; Toronto, Ontario.
1944-05-16 — Admitted to Chorley Park Military Hospital for right ureteral calculus; Toronto, Ontario.
1944-05-17 — Underwent cystoscopy and pyelography; the ureteral stone was considered to have passed; Chorley Park Military Hospital, Toronto, Ontario.
1944-05-20 — Discharged from Chorley Park Military Hospital, improved, to his unit; Toronto, Ontario.
1944-06-03 to 1944-06-08 — Granted six days' special leave; Camp Borden, Ontario.
1944-06-20 — Injured his left thumb attempting to catch a football on the camp sports field; treated and sick in quarters, with no fracture found; Camp Borden, Ontario.
1944-06-23 — Struck off No. 1 CAC Training and Supply Regiment to overseas Serial 1143; Camp Borden, Ontario.
1944-06-25 — Embarked from Canada for overseas service
1944-06-26 — Taken on strength of the Canadian Army Overseas; In transit to United Kingdom.
1944-07-03 — Disembarked in the United Kingdom
1944-07-04 — Taken on strength of No. 3 CAC Reinforcement Unit; United Kingdom.
1944-07-10 — Examined by an ear, nose and throat specialist concerning impaired hearing; United Kingdom.
1944-07-17 to 1944-07-18 — Medical board graded hearing H4 and restricted him to base duties because gunfire could worsen his deafness; Cove, Hampshire, United Kingdom.
1944-07-24 — Attached to No. 5 Canadian General Pioneer Company; United Kingdom.
1944-08-25 — The commanding officer of No. 5 Canadian General Pioneer Company recommended his posting to the company, noting his work and fluent French; United Kingdom.
1944-09-06 — Ceased attachment and was struck off No. 3 CAC Reinforcement Unit to No. 5 Canadian General Pioneer Company; United Kingdom.
1944-09-07 — Taken on strength of No. 5 Canadian General Pioneer Company; United Kingdom.
1944-11-30 — Struck off No. 5 Canadian General Pioneer Company to No. 24 Canadian Special Employment Coy; United Kingdom.
1944-12-01 — Taken on strength of No. 24 Canadian Special Employment Coy; hearing reviewed by an ENT specialist; Bordon, Hampshire, United Kingdom.
1944-12-18 — Medical board restored hearing grade H1 and found him fit for full military duties; Bordon, Hampshire, United Kingdom.
1945-01-07 — Admitted to No. 22 CGH with acute pharyngitis and tonsillitis; Bramshott, United Kingdom.
1945-02-05 — Discharged from No. 22 CGH to No. 1 Canadian Reception Depot, fit to return to duty; Bramshott, United Kingdom.
1945-02-12 to 1945-02-16 — Completed a course recorded as J.R.T.; Bordon, United Kingdom.
1945-03-16 to 1945-03-23 — Granted privilege leave; United Kingdom.
1945-05-16 — Declined Canadian Far East Force service; first choice was reallocation by priority, second choice the Canadian Occupation Force; No. 24 Canadian Special Employment Coy, United Kingdom.
1945-05-31 — Struck off No. 24 Canadian Special Employment Coy to No. 22 Canadian Special Employment Coy; United Kingdom.
1945-06-01 — Taken on strength of No. 22 Canadian Special Employment Coy; United Kingdom.
1945-06-30 — Struck off No. 22 Canadian Special Employment Coy to No. 1 Canadian General Pioneer Company; United Kingdom.
1945-07-01 — Taken on strength of No. 1 Canadian General Pioneer Company, later serving as company second-in-command; United Kingdom.
1945-07-26 — Declined Far East service again; now preferred the Canadian Occupation Force over reallocation; No. 1 Canadian General Pioneer Company, United Kingdom.
1945-07-26 — Completed a job-instruction course; United Kingdom.
1945-07-28 — Admitted to No. 22 CGH for non-specific urethritis; Bramshott, United Kingdom.
1945-08 — Short attachment/posting to Headquarters Canadian Special Employment Group followed by return to No. 1 Canadian General Pioneer Company; United Kingdom.
1945-08-04 — Discharged from No. 22 CGH to No. 1 Canadian Reception Depot, fit for duty; Bramshott, United Kingdom.
1945-09 — Transferred through No. 1 Canadian General Reinforcement Unit before movement to the occupation force; United Kingdom.
1945-09-24 — Embarked from the United Kingdom and transferred to the RCAC X4 reinforcement list
1945-09-25 — Northwest Europe service began according to the medal-eligibility service statement
1945-09-26 — Disembarked and was taken on strength of the X4 list; Northwest Europe.
1945-10-05 — Struck off the X4 list to 2/7 Canadian Reconnaissance Regiment; a proposed reception-camp posting was cancelled; Northwest Europe.
1945-10-06 — Taken on strength of 2/7 Canadian Reconnaissance Regiment, 17th Duke of York's Royal Canadian Hussars, Canadian Army Occupation Force; Northwest Europe.
1945-11-09 — Applied to continue full-time Canadian Army service and waived priority demobilization; employed as assistant adjutant of 2/7 Canadian Reconnaissance Regiment; Northwest Europe.
1945-12 — Loan/attachment to a British RASC training brigade for adjutant training; British Army of the Rhine, Germany.
1945-12-29 to 1946-01-12 — Attended Adjutants' Course No. 2 and qualified Q-II; BAOR Administration School, Germany.
1946 to 1947 — Resumed banking employment in Magog and Quebec City, leaving the bank in October 1947
1946-01-14 — Ceased loan to the British training brigade and applied for Interim Force service; 2/7 Canadian Reconnaissance Regiment, Northwest Europe.
1946-02-04 — Appointed adjutant and promoted acting captain while so employed; 2/7 Canadian Reconnaissance Regiment, Northwest Europe.
1946-02-05 — Service statement records renewed United Kingdom service after Northwest Europe; another copy gives 5 March
1946-05-16 — Recommended for captain and adjutant; subsequent order made captain rank effective on wartime release; 2/7 Canadian Reconnaissance Regiment.
1946-05-18 — Vacated adjutant appointment but retained acting captain rank and adjutant's pay; 2/7 Canadian Reconnaissance Regiment.
1946-06-16 — Taken on strength of No. 4 District Depot from overseas, with the entry reported on 23 June pending documents; Montreal South, Quebec.
1946-06-21 — Returned to Canada, as recorded on formal statements of service
1946-06-23 to 1946-07-31 — Granted repatriation leave and ration allowance; No. 4 District Depot, Montreal South, Quebec.
1946-07-17 to 1946-07-18 — Proceeded on command to Ottawa; Ottawa, Ontario.
1946-07-25 — Selection committee did not recommend retention, citing lack of battle experience; Canada.
1946-08-07 — Released from the Canadian Army (Active) as captain at No. 4 District Depot; hearing grade H3 and referral to Veterans Affairs for mixed deafness; Montreal South, Quebec.
1946-08-07 — Received War Service Badge, General Service class, number 836291; Montreal South, Quebec.
1946-08-08 — Entered the Supplementary Reserve as captain; Canada.
1946-08-09 — Interim Force application marked rejected after his release; Canada.
1947 to 1948 — Worked for eight months as an accountant at Price Brothers Ltd.; Chicoutimi, Quebec.
1947-05-02 — Appointed captain, A Company, Royal Rifles of Canada, Reserve Force, service number TE5109; Quebec City, Quebec.
1947-11-25 — Transferred from Royal Rifles of Canada to the Supplementary Reserve; Quebec City, Quebec.
1948 to 1950 — Became an active partner in Variety Sales Co. Ltd., working in plant, office and sales management; Montreal, Quebec.
1948-12-27 — Married Isabel Cuyler MacAulay at St. Paul's United Church; Magog, Quebec.
1949-11-07 — Admitted to Montreal General Hospital; epididymectomy and pathology established tuberculosis; Montreal, Quebec.
1950-01-27 — Canadian Pension Commission found genito-urinary tuberculosis to be post-discharge and not attributable to wartime service; Ottawa, Ontario.
1950-02-01 — Wartime campaign medals dispatched to his Lincoln Avenue address; Montreal, Quebec.
1950-08-07 — Called out as captain from the Supplementary Reserve for Active Force duty as administrative officer/adjutant at No. 4 Personnel Depot; Montreal, Quebec.
1950-10-18 — Examined for Regular Force appointment and completed an Army Education Survey; later credited with first-year university equivalence; Montreal, Quebec.
1950-11-01 — Appeared before an Officer Assessment Board; HQ Quebec Command, Montreal, Quebec.
1950-11-10 — Selection committee recommended acceptance as lieutenant in RCAC; acceptance approved on 13 November; Montreal, Quebec.
1950-11-22 to 1950-11-23 — Temporary duty from No. 4 Personnel Depot to Quebec City; Quebec City, Quebec.
1950-11-30 — Ceased reserve call-out duty; No. 4 Personnel Depot, Montreal, Quebec.
1950-12-01 — Appointed lieutenant in the Canadian Army Active Force/Regular Army, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps, service number ZE3795; Montreal, Quebec.
1950-12-11 — Taken on strength of the Royal Canadian Dragoons; Petawawa, Ontario.
1951-01-17 — Employed as Secretary of the Men's Institutes, supervising canteens and associated staff; Royal Canadian Dragoons, Petawawa, Ontario.
1951-01-19 — Qualified as driver, internal-combustion vehicles, classes 1–5; Petawawa, Ontario.
1951-01-28 — Occupied permanent married quarters at Camp Petawawa; Petawawa, Ontario.
1951-02-08 — Granted fifteen days' annual leave; Royal Canadian Dragoons, Petawawa, Ontario.
1951-03-01 — Granted fourteen days' annual leave; Royal Canadian Dragoons, Petawawa, Ontario.
1951-05 to 1951-09 — Training Officer of Y Troop, Three Rivers Regiment; Canada.
1951-09 to 1951-12 — Personal assistant to the Quartermaster-General at Army Headquarters; Ottawa, Ontario.
1951-09-17 — Granted seven days' annual leave; Royal Canadian Dragoons, Petawawa, Ontario.
1951-11-12 — Elected pension contributions for his prior service; Canada.
1951-12 to 1952-03 — Acting second-in-command of A Squadron; Royal Canadian Dragoons, Petawawa, Ontario.
1951-12-12 — Returned from temporary duty in Ottawa to Royal Canadian Dragoons; Petawawa, Ontario.
1951-12-13 — Granted twenty-one days' annual leave; Royal Canadian Dragoons, Petawawa, Ontario.
1952-03-29 to 1952-05-03 — Attached to the RCAC School for lieutenant-to-captain Part II qualification; Camp Borden, Ontario.
1952-05-03 — Qualified in lieutenant-to-captain Part II examination; Camp Borden, Ontario.
1952-06-10 — Driver classes 1–5 qualification recorded; Royal Canadian Dragoons, Petawawa, Ontario.
1952-08-27 — Daughter Trudy Lynn Bradley born; casualty entry places her birth at Pembroke; Pembroke, Ontario.
1952-10-01 — Promoted captain in the Royal Canadian Dragoons; Petawawa, Ontario.
1952-11-01 — Taken on strength of RCAC School as Administrative Co-ordinating Officer; Camp Borden, Ontario.
1952-11-04 — Driver qualification recorded at RCAC School; Camp Borden, Ontario.
1953-09-16 — Appointed adjutant, RCAC School; Camp Borden, Ontario.
1954-02-08 to 1954-03-13 — Attended and passed Captain-to-Major Qualifying Part II course; RCAC School, Camp Borden, Ontario.
1954-12-17 — Driver classes 1–5 qualification recorded; RCAC School, Camp Borden, Ontario.
1955-05-16 — Began temporary handover of Resident Staff Officer duties at Bishop's University, returning to Borden for the summer; Lennoxville, Quebec.
1955-08-14 — Relinquished adjutant appointment at RCAC School; Camp Borden, Ontario.
1955-08-31 — Struck off RCAC School for HQ Quebec Command; Camp Borden, Ontario.
1955-09-02 — Taken on strength of Quebec Command Headquarters I&A Cadre; employed as Resident Staff Officer, Bishop's University Contingent COTC; Lennoxville, Quebec.
1956-02-20 — Directed to undergo chest X-ray after reported contact with a tuberculosis case; Quebec Command.
1956-03-12 — Taken on strength of HQ Quebec Command and formally appointed Resident Staff Officer, Bishop's University; Lennoxville, Quebec.
1956-06 to 1956-09 — Temporary staff employment at HQ Quebec Command, appointment abbreviated SC; Montreal, Quebec.
1957-03-16 — Requested affiliation with the Canadian Hussars and support for Staff College training; Lennoxville, Quebec.
1957-05-13 — Taken on strength of Royal Canadian School of Infantry Detachment as summer adjutant; La Citadelle, Quebec City, Quebec.
1957-05-24 — Passed CASC entrance examinations; HQ Quebec Command, Montreal, Quebec.
1957-06-10 — Requested consideration for Staff College in Australia or another overseas college; La Citadelle, Quebec City, Quebec.
1957-09-13 — Returned from Royal Canadian School of Infantry Detachment to HQ Quebec Command/Bishop's University duties
1957-09-30 to 1957-10 — Attended Squadron Commander's Course; influenza interrupted field training; RCAC School, Camp Borden, Ontario.
1957-10-22 to 1957-10-28 — Hospitalized with influenza at Camp Borden Station Hospital; discharged to duty with one week of light indoor duty; Camp Borden, Ontario.
1957-12-01 — Declared ordinary Canadian voting residence as P.O. Box 269, Ormstown; Ormstown, Quebec.
1958-01-09 — Relinquished Resident Staff Officer appointment at Bishop's University; Lennoxville, Quebec.
1958-01-10 — Taken on strength of Fort Frontenac Section C&D Establishment to attend CASC; Kingston, Ontario.
1958-01-14 to 1958-12-01 — Attended CASC and qualified psc; Kingston, Ontario.
1958-08-07 — Qualifying effective date for Canadian Forces Decoration, as recorded in later award calculation; Canada.
1958-10-21 — Canadian Forces Decoration approval confirmed and decoration forwarded for presentation; CASC, Kingston, Ontario.
1958-10-23 — Acknowledged receipt of the Canadian Forces Decoration; Kingston, Ontario.
1958-11-19 to 1958-11-29 — Temporary duty visiting United States Army installations as part of Staff College
1958-12-02 — Taken on strength of 1st Fort Garry Horse and affiliated with that regiment; second-in-command, A Squadron; Petawawa, Ontario.
1958-12-08 — Granted fifteen days' annual leave with Christmas leave, return to duty planned for 28 December; Petawawa, Ontario.
1958-12-29 — Occupied married quarters at 39 Regalbuto Street; Petawawa, Ontario.
1959 to 1960 — Served as Technical Officer and later second-in-command of Headquarters Squadron, Fort Garry Horse; Petawawa, Ontario.
1959-05-18 to 1959-06-15 — Attached to RCAC School; Camp Borden, Ontario.
1959-11-10 — Duty journey through Quebec Command to Cowansville concerning Trooper J. E. T. McHugh's funeral; Cowansville, Quebec.
1960-02-26 — Selected for UNTSO duty in Palestine; Fort Garry Horse, Petawawa, Ontario.
1960-09-18 — Struck off Fort Garry Horse for SAS List, Army Headquarters Section; Petawawa, Ontario.
1960-09-19 — Reported to No. 1 Army Administrative Unit and taken on strength of SAS List; Ottawa, Ontario.
1960-09-22 — Seconded to Department of External Affairs for UN observer service; Ottawa, Ontario.
1960-09-26 — Reported to UNTSO as military observer; served on the Israel–Syria and Jordan–Israel Mixed Armistice Commissions; Palestine.
1960-12-19 to 1960-12-24 — Admitted to UNEF Hospital for genito-urinary investigation, then discharged; Rafah, Egypt.
1960-12-26 to 1960-12-28 — Treated in Canadian MIR Sick Bay for headaches following spinal anaesthesia; discharged well; Rafah, Egypt.
1960-12-30 — Left the UNTSO mission area on compassionate leave following his mother's death; Middle East.
1961-01-01 — Returned to Canada on compassionate grounds
1961-01-12 — UNTSO employment and External Affairs secondment ceased; directed not to return to the Middle East; Ottawa, Ontario.
1961-01-12 — Admitted to CFH Rockcliffe for suspected renal tuberculosis; Ottawa, Ontario.
1961-01-25 — UNTSO terminal report described him as a useful, competent and cheerful observer; Palestine.
1961-02-01 — Cystoscopy caused a urethral injury, subsequently healed; CFH Rockcliffe, Ottawa, Ontario.
1961-02-10 — Discharged from CFH Rockcliffe with fourteen days' sick leave; Ottawa, Ontario.
1961-02-22 — Tuberculosis established by culture/inoculation result; treatment arranged; Ottawa, Ontario.
1961-03-05 — Rejoined Fort Garry Horse at Petawawa; Petawawa, Ontario.
1961-03-14 — Admitted to Royal Ottawa Sanatorium for active genito-urinary tuberculosis; Ottawa, Ontario.
1961-06-07 — Medical board reviewed renal tuberculosis and physical category; Petawawa, Ontario.
1961-06-16 — Cystoscopy at Royal Ottawa Sanatorium showed sufficient improvement to permit discharge with continued medication; Ottawa, Ontario.
1961-06-20 — Central Command approved P4R category and six-month review; Canada.
1961-06-21 — Discharged from Royal Ottawa Sanatorium with arrested renal tuberculosis and transferred to CFH Rockcliffe for categorization; Ottawa, Ontario.
1961-06-22 — Discharged from CFH Rockcliffe with thirty days' sick leave; Ottawa, Ontario.
1961-06-23 — Medical board reconsidered P factor; P3 proposed, with Central Command retaining P4R; Petawawa, Ontario.
1961-07-14 — United Nations approved UN Medal exceptionally despite short qualifying service; Palestine UNTSO service.
1961-07-25 to 1961-07-26 — Vacated Petawawa married quarters and moved with his family toward St. Hubert via Ottawa; Quebec.
1961-07-31 — Struck off Fort Garry Horse; Petawawa, Ontario.
1961-08-01 — Promoted acting major and appointed Operations Officer, Quebec Command Section, NSAWS; St. Hubert, Quebec.
1961-08-01 — Attached to Headquarters Air Defence Command except for pay and discipline; St. Hubert, Quebec.
1961-10-11 — Confirmed in substantive rank of major; NSAWS, St. Hubert, Quebec.
1961-11-20 — Granted eleven days' annual leave; St. Hubert, Quebec.
1962-01-11 — Reassessed at Royal Ottawa Sanatorium; well and working full time; Ottawa, Ontario.
1962-03-02 — Medical board continued P4R restriction for renal tuberculosis; Montreal, Quebec.
1962-05-31 to 1962-06-15 — Readmitted to Royal Ottawa Sanatorium; prostatic bar resected and two weeks' convalescent leave recommended; Ottawa, Ontario.
1962-08-18 — Ceased attachment to Headquarters Air Defence Command; St. Hubert, Quebec.
1962-08-19 — Vacated Operations Officer appointment and struck off NSAWS section; St. Hubert, Quebec.
1962-08-20 — Taken on strength of HQ Quebec Command, initially supernumerary; Montreal, Quebec.
1962-08-30 — Household moved from Ville Jacques Cartier to 875–56th Avenue, Lachine; Lachine, Quebec.
1962-09-04 — Appointed Deputy Assistant Quartermaster General, HQ Quebec Command; Montreal, Quebec.
1962-09-24 — Right-hand injury treated at Lachine General Hospital; considered unlikely to cause permanent disability; Lachine, Quebec.
1962-10-01 — Right-hand laceration reviewed; excused duty for 48 hours; Montreal, Quebec.
1962-10-03 — Right-hand laceration rechecked and bacitracin ointment prescribed; Montreal, Quebec.
1963-01-01 — Brother-in-law Roderick Arthur MacAulay recorded as secondary next of kin; Lachine, Quebec.
1963-03-14 — Readmitted to Royal Ottawa Sanatorium for tuberculosis review; Ottawa, Ontario.
1963-05-02 — Medical board recommended upgrading to P2 after two years without tuberculosis activity; Montreal, Quebec.
1963-09-11 — Eye examination diagnosed hyperopia and presbyopia; reading glasses ordered; Montreal, Quebec.
1963-10-28 — Consulted regarding urinary symptoms; tuberculosis testing recommended because of prior history; Montreal, Quebec.
1964-03-05 — Readmitted to Royal Ottawa Sanatorium for reassessment; asymptomatic; Ottawa, Ontario.
1964-04-24 — Sprained left knee during duty; treated with light duty and physiotherapy; Montreal, Quebec.
1964-04-28 — Left-knee medial ligament sprain assessed; light duty and physiotherapy recommended; Queen Mary Veterans Hospital, Montreal, Quebec.
1964-05-11 — Left knee much improved and painless after two weeks of physiotherapy; Montreal, Quebec.
1964-06-08 — French language certificate recorded fluent speaking and moderate reading/writing; qualified symbol (B); HQ Quebec Command, Montreal, Quebec.
1964-08-19 — Assumed quartering responsibilities as DAQMG; HQ Quebec Command, Montreal, Quebec.
1964-08-27 — Medical review found genito-urinary tuberculosis cured and restored normal physical category; Montreal, Quebec.
1965-03-25 — Reassessed at Royal Ottawa Sanatorium: tuberculosis inactive; hypertension investigation recommended; Ottawa, Ontario.
1965-03-26 — Attached to Royal Canadian School of Military Engineering for training; Vedder Crossing, British Columbia.
1965-03-28 to 1965-04-01 — Hospitalized at Shaughnessy Hospital for suspected urinary retention; discharged improved; Vancouver, British Columbia.
1965-03-31 to 1965-04-13 — Attended and passed Arrow Diagramming course, including CPM, PERT and computer orientation; Royal Canadian School of Military Engineering, Vedder Crossing, British Columbia.
1965-06-30 — Relinquished DAQMG appointment; HQ Quebec Command, Montreal, Quebec.
1965-07-01 — Struck off HQ Quebec Command; dependants left Canada for his exchange posting
1965-07-02 — Taken on strength of Canadian Army Liaison Establishment, Section C&D, for the British Ministry of Defence exchange; London, United Kingdom.
1965-07-03 — Family established residence in England; South Croydon, Surrey, United Kingdom.
1965-07-05 — Attached to Ministry of Defence as GSO2, Directorate of Army Equipment Policy, working on armoured equipment development and trials; London, United Kingdom.
1966-07-12 — Additional education allowance approved for daughter Trudy's schooling in England; South Croydon, Surrey, United Kingdom.
1967-08-06 — Returned from London to Ottawa by RCAF with his family; struck off CDLS(L); Ottawa, Ontario.
1967-08-07 — Reported to DPCA; authorized special leave could not be taken because he was required for duty immediately; CFHQ, Ottawa, Ontario.
1967-08-08 — Taken on strength of CFHQ for armoured-officer career management; Ottawa, Ontario.
1967-09-18 — Recorded new residence at 1290 Meadowlands Drive East; Ottawa, Ontario.
1967-10-31 — Medical review recorded stationary renal tuberculosis and hypertension requiring assessment; Ottawa, Ontario.
1967-12-06 — Commander CFB Valcartier requested a commendation for his screening-board work be placed on file; Canada.
1968-02-01 — Regular Army service administratively continued as Canadian Forces service; Canada.
1968-04-22 to 1968-05-01 — Admitted to NDMC for cardiovascular/hypertension investigation; final summary recorded remote arrested renal tuberculosis and forearm lesions; Ottawa, Ontario.
1968-04-30 — Biopsies taken from right forearm; later pathology described epithelial hyperplasia and chronic inflammation; NDMC, Ottawa, Ontario.
1968-05-01 — Discharged from hospital with nine days' sick leave; Ottawa, Ontario.
1968-06-24 to 1968-06-28 — Granted five days' annual leave; Ottawa, Ontario.
1968-08-06 to 1968-08-16 — Granted annual leave, including authorized travel to the United States; Ottawa, Ontario; Washington, DC, United States.
1968-08-07 — Effective entitlement date for first clasp to the Canadian Forces Decoration; Canada.
1968-08-22 — Applied for first clasp to the Canadian Forces Decoration; Ottawa, Ontario.
1968-08-29 — Commandant CFHQ/AU certified his service efficient and deserving of the CD clasp; Ottawa, Ontario.
1968-09-11 — First clasp to the Canadian Forces Decoration approved; Canada.
1969-03-10 to 1969-03-14 — Attended and passed Work Study Orientation Course 6903; Canadian Forces School of Management, LaSalle, Quebec.
1969-04-05 — Executed will leaving his estate to wife Isabel Cuyler Bradley; Ottawa, Ontario.
1969-06-09 — Eye examination recorded hyperopia and presbyopia; NDMC, Ottawa, Ontario.
1969-06-12 — Medical board changed hearing and operational categories; diagnoses included probable coronary disease, arrested renal tuberculosis and right-ear hearing loss; Ottawa, Ontario.
1969-06-13 — Planned CFRC Hamilton posting cancelled; Ottawa, Ontario.
1969-07-02 — Career Medical Review Board considered G3 O3 category; subsequent disposition allowed full duties as discussed with the physician; Ottawa, Ontario.
1969-07-02 to 1969-07-10 — Granted nine days' annual leave; Ottawa, Ontario.
1969-08-08 — Posted from CFHQ to HQ AFCENT; family travel booked via Gatwick; Brunssum, Netherlands.
1969-08-11 — Taken on strength of AFCENT staff as Executive Officer, Joint Plans and Nuclear Operations Division; Brunssum, Netherlands.
1970 to 1971 — Attended NATO Staff Officers Advanced Weapons Orientation Course; Oberammergau, Bavaria, Germany.
1970-01-01 — Military occupation changed to ARMD; HQ AFCENT, Brunssum, Netherlands.
1970-04-15 — Advised he would reach compulsory retirement age on 18 October 1971; Brunssum, Netherlands.
1970-05-15 — Release instructions issued for compulsory retirement, later amended to permit terminal leave after retirement age; Brunssum, Netherlands.
1970-06 — Release proceedings amended to October 1971; subsequent scheduled effective release date was 22 April 1972; Canada.
1971-08-26 — Statement of service corrected to recognize full-time reserve call-out from 7 August 1950; Canada.
1971-08-31 — Release instructions amended for Ottawa proceedings and terminal leave beginning 18 October; Canada.
1971-10 — Returned to Canada from AFCENT; daughter Trudy remained in England to complete her second academic year; Ottawa, Ontario.
1971-10-08 — Dependants' return and Ontario residence recorded on insurance declarations
1971-10-15 — Release medical examination recorded right-ear hearing loss, healed renal tuberculosis and ECG changes suggesting an old infarct; Ottawa, Ontario.
1971-10-18 — Reached compulsory retirement age, began terminal leave and was transferred to non-effective strength at CFHQ; Ottawa, Ontario.
1971-10-21 — Requested travel arrangements for daughter Trudy, studying in Guildford, including eventual return to Canada after July 1972; Ottawa, Ontario.
1971-10-25 — Release medical board completed; CFHQ/MIR, Ottawa, Ontario.
1971-10-26 — Signed release declarations, security certificate and application for the Supplementary List; planned effective release remained 22 April 1972; Ottawa, Ontario.
1971-10-29 — Died at age 49 following cardiac arrest; pronounced dead at 1815 at the NDMC and struck off strength as deceased; Ottawa, Ontario.
1971-10-30 — Autopsy performed; final conclusion was acute coronary insufficiency due to atherosclerotic coronary artery disease; NDMC, Ottawa, Ontario.
1971-11-01 — Will passed to JAG/Estates and condolence letter sent to his widow; Ottawa, Ontario.
1971-11-02 — Buried at Beechwood Cemetery, DVA Section, grave 253, row G, plot 27; funeral arranged at Trinity United Church; Ottawa, Ontario.
1971-11-04 — Summary investigation found death from natural causes, off duty, with no one to blame and no attribution to military service; Ottawa, Ontario.
1971-11-09 — Widow advised of survivor and supplementary death-benefit entitlements; Ottawa, Ontario.
1972-01-05 — Widow told the $624.67 debit in his service pay account did not require reimbursement; Ottawa, Ontario.
1972-04-11 — Widow submitted education-allowance application for daughter Trudy; Ottawa, Ontario.
1972-05-17 — Education-allowance adjustment for Trudy approved; Canada.
1972-09-25 — Final autopsy synopsis attributed death to acute coronary insufficiency caused by atherosclerotic coronary artery disease; Ottawa, Ontario.