We remember Magnus Andrew Sigurdson Bradford

We remember Magnus Andrew Sigurdson Bradford

Timeline

Timeline

1892
birth Churchbridge, Saskatchewan Canada Source:6173751 13th November 1892
1914
enlistment Valcartier, Quebec Canada Source:482793 20th September 1914
1915
marriage Mary Megaw Source:6173971 27th July 1915
1915
location Orsett, Essex United Kingdom military residence address Source:6173971 27th July 1915
1915
theatres Gallipoli :2b Source:482793 7th September 1915
1916
dates Age 23 Source:6173972 1916
1918
awards Military Cross (MC) British Award/Decoration Source:6173758 23rd July 1918
1947
dates Age 54 Source:6173977 12th June 1947
service British Army 5 Battalion Canadian Infantry Source:482793
service British Army Private 13720 Canadian Expeditionary Force Source:482793
1947
death Bogota, Bergen County, New Jersey. United States Source:6173977 12th June 1947

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Magnus Andrew Sigurdson
Initials MAS
Last Name Bradford
Source 6173761
First Names Magnus Andrew Sigurdson
Initials MAS
Last Name Breidfjord
Source 6173761
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Orsett, Essex United Kingdom military residence address known 27th July 1915
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 5 Battalion Canadian Infantry
British Army 13720 Canadian Expeditionary Force Private
Awards
AwardTypeSource
Military Cross (MC) British Award/Decoration
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Kristbjorg mother
Sigurdur Breidfjord father
Spouse
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Mary Megaw wife 27th July 1915
Physical
ComplexionEyesHairSource
Dark Blue Dark Brown
DateHeightSource
1914-09-10 5'11"

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Official Records

TitleConnected byMore information
Medal Index Card
England & Wales marriages 1837-2008 Transcription Clare995

External Evidence

ReferenceConnected byMore information
Two letters from Magnus Breidfjord in Heimskringla newspaper, 16 Dec 1915. Clare995
Alternative Medal Index Card for Magnus Andrew S Breidfjord Clare995
Magnus Breidfjord appointed 2nd Lieutenant, London Gazette, 5 Feb 1915 Clare995
Transferred to Machine Gun Corps, London Gazette, 20 Oct 1916 Clare995
Magnus Breidfjord awarded the Military Cross, London Gazette, 23 July 1918 Clare995
Alternative surname in another Medal Index Card Clare995
1916 Canada Census of Saskatchewan for Breidfjord family Clare995
Death announcement of Rev. Magnus Bradford in New York Times, 14 June 1947 Clare995
Link to brother-in-law Rev. John Wesley Megaw Clare995

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