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Our series of articles on Regimental Commanding Officers continues with Brigadier Robert Archibald Bradburn who was Commanding Officer from March 1954 to April of 1958.
Brigadier Robert Archibald Bradburn, E.D.
Today’s Loyal Edmonton Regiment traces its lineage back to the formation of the 101st Regiment in 1908. Over time there have been many changes in name, organization and taskings. One interesting thread in all this change is who commanded the regiment. With this article we continue a series looking at those Commanding Officers.
Robert Bradburn’s military career began when he joined the 19th Alberta Dragoons (19AD) on 21 January 1929 as a provisional lieutenant. He went overseas in August of 1942 with the South Alberta Regiment and was a major commanding B Squadron when the regiment landed in France in July 1944. In August he was appointed to command the Algonquin Regiment, an infantry unit, and remained with them until April of 1945. In March of 1954, he was back in uniform and appointed as commanding officer of The Loyal Edmonton Regiment. In April of 1958, Lieutenant-Colonel Bradburn was appointed Officer Commanding 23 Militia Group and promoted to the rank of brigadier. Brigadier Bradburn retired on 1 January 1963. From 1970 to 1976, Bradburn returned to The Loyal Edmonton Regiment serving as honorary lieutenant colonel and them honorary colonel.
Remember 25-2
This is the forty-fourth in a series of quarterly newsletters originally recognizing 100th anniversary events of the First World War, with emphasis on Edmonton’s 49th Battalion, and 75th anniversary events of the Second World War, with emphasis on The Edmonton Regiment/The Loyal Edmonton Regiment. These stories came to an end with our 2019-1 and 2020-3 editions respectively. However, there are still many stories to be told about our regiment, past and present, including our newest series of articles on our regimental commanding officers. We will also be expanding our focus on the museum itself with articles related to more current events and with stories about some of the interesting artefacts and archival materials in our collection.
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