William Henry BRIDGE

Regimental number31110
Date of birth9 January 1897
Place of birthHokianga
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStorekeeper
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19.9
Height5' 9"
Weight147 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs W H Bridge, Koutu, Hokianga
Previous military serviceServed in 15th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date20 August 1916
Place of enlistmentFeatherston
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 20th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), New Zealand Rifle Brigade Details, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Opawa on 2 January 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unitC Company, 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne 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
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 49, p. 15
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22278927

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