BRADFORD, Charles Edward
(Service number 57464)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 15 Aptil 1895 | Place of Birth | Waitohi |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Waitohi, Temuka | ||
| Occupation | Farm hand | ||
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| Next of Kin | David BRADFORD (father), Waitohi, Temuka | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 29th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company | ||
| Date | 15 August 1917 | ||
| Transport | Ruahine | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Glasgow, Scotland | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Regiment | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Death
| Date | 29 October 1965 | Age | 70 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Temuka Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Charles Edward Bradford was the son of David and Martha Susannah (née Walker) Bradford. He was educated at the Temuka School. On 24 August 1921 at St Peter's Church, Temuka, he married Eveline Myrtle Hunt.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [13 January 2017]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [13 January 2017]; Temuka Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Library) [17 January 2017]
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