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BRIDSON, William Samuel
Personal Details
Service Number: | 3020 |
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Enlisted: | 2 October 1916, Kalgoorlie, WA |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
Born: | Inverleigh, Victoria, Australia, 1880 |
Home Town: | Inverleigh, Golden Plains, Victoria |
Schooling: | Inverleigh State School No. 1147, Victoria, Australia |
Occupation: | Woodcutter |
Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 10 June 1917 |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Coolgardie Kurrawang Roll of Honour, Inverleigh & District Residents Roll of Honor, Inverleigh State School Roll of Honor, Inverleigh War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Murgheboluc District and School Roll of Honour |
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World War 1 Service
2 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3020, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Kalgoorlie, WA | |
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9 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 3020, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
9 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 3020, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Argyllshire, Fremantle | |
10 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3020, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle of Messines |
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