Regimental number | 31110 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Hokianga |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Storekeeper |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19.9 |
Height | 5' 9" |
Weight | 147 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs W H Bridge, Koutu, Hokianga |
Previous military service | Served in 15th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Featherston |
Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), New Zealand Rifle Brigade Details, J Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Opawa on |
Final rank | Rifleman |
Final unit | C Company, 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 23 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Zonnebeke, Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Henry and Alice Gertrude Bridge, 31 Disraeli Street, Mount Eden, Auckland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 2 January 1917; disembarked Cape Town, South Africa, 16 February 1917; embarked Cape Town, 24 February 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 27 March 1917, and marched into Sling Camp. Proceeded overseas to France, 26 May 1917; joined 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 18 June 1917, and posted to C Company. Detached to NZ Engineers, 7 August 1917; rejoined unit, 25 August 1917. Wounded in action and reported missing, 12 October 1917. Court of Enquiry, 27 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 49, p. 15 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22278927 |
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