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BRIDGMAN, John Harry
| Service Number: | 8414 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 June 1915, at Keswick |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | North Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, December 1894 |
| Home Town: | North Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Machinist |
| Died: | Circumstances of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 8414, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , at Keswick | |
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| 24 Nov 1915: | Involvement Driver, 8414, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Botanist embarkation_ship_number: A59 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Nov 1915: | Embarked Driver, 8414, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Botanist, Melbourne | |
| 3 Nov 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 8414, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, Gassed | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Gunner, 8414 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Modbury High School
John Harry Bridgman was born in North Adelaide of Australia in approximately December 1894. He served in World War 1 starting from 1915 to 1918 and was discharged after the War was over. He enlisted on the 23rd of June 1915 and embarked on the 24th of November 1915.
John served in the 6th Field Artillery Brigade. He was gassed on 3rd November 1917 and evacuated to England for recovery; he eventually returned to his unit in late January 1918.
After he was discharged he had earned 3 medals known as the British War Medal, Victory Medal and Star. Before serving in the World War his occupation was as a machinist. It is unknown when he died but he was buried at Centennial Park Cemetery.