Joseph John BRIDGES

Regimental number56135
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinSister, Mrs R S Webster, Kensington Avenue, Dominion Road, Auckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 29th Reinforcements, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington
The 29th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships ('Mokoia', 13 August 1917, and SS 'Ruahine', 15 August 1917). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship or ships F Company embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 11 January 1918
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsButtes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Step-mother: Mrs J.O. Eastwood, Kingston, Jamaica, British West Indies
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 70, p. 19

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