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BRIDGER, James Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3069 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 September 1916, Brisbane, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Havant, Hampshire, England, 30 September 1866 |
| Home Town: | North Pine, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Ganger |
| Died: | Goodna, Qld., 7 September 1939, aged 72 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Dayboro Cemetery, Qld |
| Memorials: | Dayboro Showgrounds War Memorial, Dayboro War Memorial, Mount Pleasant Upper North Pine Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3069, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Brisbane, Qld. | |
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| 17 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 3069, 4th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 3069, 4th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
James's parents were James and Elizabeth Bridger. James was living at Mt Pleasant working as a labourer on a farm when he enlisted on 26 September 1916 at Brisbane. In 1925 he moved to Dayboro and continued farming, he lived here until his death in 1939. He never married.
JAMES HERBERT BRIDGER, formerly of Dayboro, but late of Goodna. Retired Council Employee, died on the 7th day of September, 1930, at Goodna.