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BRIDGER, Victor
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 661 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 August 1914, Kensington |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Paddington, New South Wales, Australia, 7 November 1892 |
| Home Town: | Woollahra, Woollahra, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Natural causes, Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia, 22 July 1960, aged 67 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Cremated |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 661, 1st Infantry Battalion, Kensington | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 661, 1st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 661, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 661, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 29 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 661, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, GSW groin | |
| 17 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Infantry Battalion | |
| 13 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 661, 1st Infantry Battalion, Shell concussion | |
| 3 Dec 1918: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 661, 1st Infantry Battalion, HT Port Hacking, England for return to Australia (1914 leave) - disembarking Melbourne 27 January 1919 then by train to Sydney arriving 28 January 1919. | |
| 29 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 661, 1st Infantry Battalion |
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