Regimental number | 7031 |
Place of birth | Townsville Queensland |
School | Christian Brothers (Catholic) College, Townsville, Queensland |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Spring Hill, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, Thos. John Bridge, 79 Herbert Street, Spring Hill, Brisbane, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Ormonde on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Enlisted 10 August 1917 and posted to 26th Bn, 21st Reinforcements. Taken on strength, 26th Bn, 26 August 1918. Transferred to 2nd Pioneer Bn, 24 September 1918. Attached to Graves Registration Department, 24 March 1919. |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death | 20 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | Duisans British Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row C, Grave No. 27), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 172 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas George and A. BRIDGE, Brisbane. Native of Chillagoe, Queensland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |