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Major Charles A. Bradbrooke fonds
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1857, 1888-1945 (predominant: 1899-1944) (Creation)
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- Bradbrooke, Charles Alfred (Major), 1873-1948
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Physical description
0.480m of textual records
ca. 154 photographs
6 maps
3 objects (medals)
1 object (metal pin and button set)
1 drawing
1 object (map holder : wood, canvas)
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Biographical history
Charles Alfred Bradbrooke was born in Bethnal Green, Middlesex County, England on May 22, 1873. His mother was Emma Bletchley Bucks.
In 1889, Bradbrooke sailed from England to Nova Scotia, Canada where he worked until he migrated west to Saskatchewan in 1890. He worked in the Buchanan and Yorkton areas until 1898 when he returned to England to join the military. On January 12, 1899 Bradbrooke officially enlisted in the 1st Battalion of the Oxfordshire Light Infantry. He was deployed to South Africa on his first assignment and served there during the second Anglo-Boer War until 1902. After his service ended in South Africa, he transferred to the Imperial Army and served in Aden and India where he managed military dairy farms until circa 1906.
In 1907 Bradbrooke returned to Nova Scotia. He worked as a physical education instructor at Acadia University for two years. By 1911, he had returned to the Yorkton district in Saskatchewan where he worked until the Great War. Bradbrooke enlisted in the army as a private, served overseas and was wounded in action. At the end of the war, Bradbrooke returned to Canada with the rank of Major. He farmed near Madge Lake until 1922 when he served as an Indian Agent at Kamsack, Saskatchewan.
Bradbrooke was active in the Masons (1906 - 1948); the public and high school boards in Kamsack; the Canadian Legion and the Holy Trinity Church in Kamsack. He was passionate about education and about veterans' rights. He was also an avid sportsman and cricket player. In 1912, his Yorkton Saskatchewan cricket team defeated a touring Australian cricket team.
Bradbrooke was the recipient of the Silver Jubilee Medal (1935) and the Coronation Medal in recognition of his work with the Canadian Legion.
Bradbrooke died in Kamsack, Saskatchewan on June 7, 1948 at the age of 75 years.
In 1911 Bradbrooke married Emma Irons. She died in January of 1932. They had three sons and one daughter.
On October 2, 1932 Bradbrooke married Alice Sylvia Burt in Benito, Manitoba. They had four sons.
Custodial history
Alice S. Bradbrooke, wife of Major Bradbrooke, donated these records to the Regina office, Saskatchewan Archives, in two accessions in 1966 and 1983: 417 (R) (September, 1966) and R83-268 (May 16, 1983).
Scope and content
This fonds consists of records created, accumulated and used by Major Charles A. Bradbrooke. The records primarily reflect his time in active military service and his personal interests following his migration to Saskatchewan.
The types of records included are correspondence; a diary; pamphlets; clippings; awards; programmes; military training manuals and maps; dairy farming information for England, Colonial India, Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan; a land receipt; cattle brand registration; a Clydesdale Horse Breeders' Club minute book; and photographs of military campaigns in South Africa, Aden and India, and of Saskatchewan. Also included are three medals and six maps, including one in a military-issued wood and canvas map holder.
No series assignment has been applied to the records in this fonds.
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Physical condition
Most of the records are in good physical condition; some of the textual records are ripped and curled.
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- English
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Records are open for research use.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Use, publication and/or reproduction of records may be subject to terms and conditions of the Copyright Act and/or a donor agreement.
Finding aids
SAFA 434 (old guide GR 45) consists of a fonds description, file listings of textual records and item descriptions of photographs and a drawing. The paper guide consists of a fonds description and file listings of textual records only.
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No further accruals are expected.
General note
The maps and some of the photographs relating to the South African campaign, Aden and India, and World War I have been retained in the textual records (collection R-16, Box 4).
Conservation
Conservation practices in place at the time of processing were applied to the records in this fonds.
Alpha-numeric designations
Textual records: old guide GR 45 (collection R-16)
Photographs: R-A23059 to R-A23076; R-B11468 to R-B11480; R-D1685 to R-D1689; GM-PH-148 to GM-PH-174
Drawing: GM-DA-2
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Saskatchewan Archives. Archival Description Manual 2004.
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Final
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- English
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- Latin
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