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BRIDGES, Walter Throsby
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 855, 676 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Veterinary Section |
| Born: | Quebec, Canada, 1873 |
| Home Town: | Moss Vale, Wingecarribee, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | At home, Newport Beach, NSW, 27 February 1944, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Mona Vale Cemetery, Northern Beaches Council, New South Wales |
| Memorials: | Moss Vale Great War Honour Boards |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 855, New South Wales Imperial Bushmen |
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World War 1 Service
| 10 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1st Mobile Veterinary Section | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 676, 1st Veterinary Section, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 676, 1st Veterinary Section, HMAT Marathon, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
MR. WALTER THROSBY BRIDGES
The death occur ried at his residence, Newport Beach, on Sunday, of Mr. Walter Throsby Bridges, aged 72 years. Deceased, who was a son of the late Captain Bridges, of Moss Vale, spent most of his
younger days in Moss Vale, his parents having resided at ' The Mill,' Robertson Road. He was a veteran of the Boer War and 1st A. .P., and brother of ' General Bridges, founder of the A.I.F. A widow and a son survive.