Bertie Vincent BRIDGES MM

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BRIDGES, Bertie Vincent

Service Number:	334
Enlisted:	21 January 1915, Birchip, Victoria
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	22nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ballarat, Victoria, 1893
Home Town:	Ballarat, Central Highlands, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Staffman
Died:	Natural causes, Ballarat, Victoria , 28 December 1968
Cemetery:	Ballarat New Cemetery and Crematorium, Victoria PRIVF Section 9 Row 2 Grave 6
Memorials:	Ballarat Avenue of Honour, Invermay State School No 882 Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

21 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 334, Birchip, Victoria
10 May 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 334, 22nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
10 May 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 334, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
30 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 334, 22nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
22 Jul 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 22nd Infantry Battalion
23 May 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 22nd Infantry Battalion
9 Jun 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 334, 22nd Infantry Battalion, Merris (France)
10 Jun 1918:	Honoured Military Medal, Merris (France), Single handedly attacked a German machine gun post, killing two, wounding 4, and capturing a light machine gun
30 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 334, 22nd Infantry Battalion

WW1

The details provided are taken from the book "Stealth Raiders - a few daring men in 1918" written by Lucas Jordan, published 2017 - refer to pages 92 + 262. Prior to the war he was a staffman of Ballarat Vic. He enlisted 21 Jan 1915 aged 22 years. He was allocated to the 22nd Infantry Battalion, and during his service he was awarded the Military Medal. He departed the UK for home 10th April 1919

Submitted 18 January 2020 by Maxwell HILL

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Biography contributed by Gail Stapleton

Tree Avenue Number 1569 of Honor Ballarat

Sergeant B V Bridges 22nd Battatlion was the husband of Violet May Todd and father to Rosalee Mae Bridges, John Robert Bridges 1924 - 1993, Raymond George Bridges, Noel Walter Bridges 1933-1997

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