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Earl Wilfred Bradford

In memory of:

Private Earl Wilfred Bradford

August 19, 1942
Dieppe, France

Military Service

Service Number:

B/68122

Age:

30

Force:

Army

Unit:

Royal Regiment of Canada, R.C.I.C.

Additional Information

Born:

April 10, 1912
Carleton Place, Ontario

Enlistment:

April 9, 1941
Toronto, Ontario

Son of Sumner and Mina Jane Bradford.

Commemorated on Page 60 of the Second World War Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information

Cemetery:

DIEPPE CANADIAN WAR CEMETERY (HAUTOT-SUR-MER)
Seine-Maritime, France

Grave Reference:

G. 55.

Location:

From the centre of Dieppe take the Avenue Gambetta and Avenue des Canadiens. Head along the N27 out of Dieppe in the direction of Rouen until the first roundabout where there is a Commonwealth War Graves Commission sign. Go across the roundabout and continue until you reach a second roundabout. Take the first turning right where there is another CWGC sign. Continue until Chemin des Jonquilles, a road on the left. The Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery is on the right of this road and is clearly visible.

Information courtesy of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

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  • Photo of Earl Wilfred Bradford– My Canadian Soldier My Great Uncle Earl was a young man/ When he went off to war/ To fight for all our freedom/ Knowing all too well, what was in store./ My mother tells the story/ Of when they took him to meet his train/ He said "see you later blondie"/ She would never lay eyes on him again./ On Puys beach in Dieppe they landed/ That frightfull August day/ The German's were waiting/ No way out they had to stay./ At first they couldn't identify his body/ until they found dog tags etched with his name,/ Operation Jubilee/ Was most definitely not a game./ My soldiers lifeless body/ is so far from home/ He lay there amongst his comrade's/ cold, lifeless, and alone./ A stone now stands watch over my Soldier/ In a land so far away,/ Where poppy's grow wild Over the field where he lay,/ His memory lives on with-in me/ His death was not in vain,/ I remember him through pictures, and stories/ And a stone, which bear's his name./ Selflessly giving of himself/ So others may live free,/ I am proud of my Canadian Soldier/ Who lost his life, giving freedom to me./ - Written By Suzanne Fairhall

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    Photo of Earl Wilfred Bradford – My Canadian Soldier My Great Uncle Earl was a young man/ When he went off to war/ To fight for all our freedom/ Knowing all too well, what was in store./ My mother tells the story/ Of when they took him to meet his train/ He said "see you later blondie"/ She would never lay eyes on him again./ On Puys beach in Dieppe they landed/ That frightfull August day/ The German's were waiting/ No way out they had to stay./ At first they couldn't identify his body/ until they found dog tags etched with his name,/ Operation Jubilee/ Was most definitely not a game./ My soldiers lifeless body/ is so far from home/ He lay there amongst his comrade's/ cold, lifeless, and alone./ A stone now stands watch over my Soldier/ In a land so far away,/ Where poppy's grow wild Over the field where he lay,/ His memory lives on with-in me/ His death was not in vain,/ I remember him through pictures, and stories/ And a stone, which bear's his name./ Selflessly giving of himself/ So others may live free,/ I am proud of my Canadian Soldier/ Who lost his life, giving freedom to me./ - Written By Suzanne Fairhall
  • Photo of EARL WILFRED BRADFORD– Carleton place cenotaph

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    Photo of EARL WILFRED BRADFORD – Carleton place cenotaph
  • Photo of EARL WILFRED BRADFORD– The 2004 book 'Fathers, Brothers and Sons' by Carleton Place author Larry Gray book outlines the stories of the town's Second World War dead.

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    Photo of EARL WILFRED BRADFORD
    Photo of EARL WILFRED BRADFORD – The 2004 book 'Fathers, Brothers and Sons' by Carleton Place author Larry Gray book outlines the stories of the town's Second World War dead.
  • Memorial– Inscription to the memory of Private Earl Wilfred Bradford on the family grave marker in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Almonte, Ontario.

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    Memorial – Inscription to the memory of Private Earl Wilfred Bradford on the family grave marker in Auld Kirk Cemetery, Almonte, Ontario.
  • Cemetery– Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery - August 2012 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Cemetery – Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery - August 2012 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Cemetery– Cross of Sacrifice - Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery - August 2012 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Cemetery – Cross of Sacrifice - Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery - August 2012 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens
  • Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery– The Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, located just outside Dieppe, France. (J. Stephens)

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    Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery
    Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery – The Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, located just outside Dieppe, France. (J. Stephens)
  • Grave Marker– The grave marker at the Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery located approximately 5 km. from the beach of Dieppe, France. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens)

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – The grave marker at the Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery located approximately 5 km. from the beach of Dieppe, France. May he rest in peace. (J. Stephens)
  • Grave Marker– Grave marker - Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery - August 2012 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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    Grave Marker
    Grave Marker – Grave marker - Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery - August 2012 Photo courtesy of Marg Liessens

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