Frederick Charles Lionel (Fred) BRIDGELAND

BRIDGELAND, Frederick Charles Lionel

    Service Numbers: 1270, 73
    Enlisted: 24 January 1901, Overstated his age to enlist. He was born in 1882 not 1880 as per 5VMR Roll.
    Last Rank: Trooper
    Last Unit: 4th Light Horse Regiment
    Born: Orroroo, South Australia, 15 March 1882
    Home Town: Casterton, Glenelg, Victoria
    Schooling: State School, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Horse-breaker and Traveller
    Died: Killed in Action, Gaba Tepe, Turkey, 6 August 1915, aged 33 years
    Cemetery: Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula
    Plot 1, Row I, Grave 11 Rev. G. Robertson officiated Headstone inscription reads reads: Duty nobly done, Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Casterton War Memorial, Hampton RSL Gallipoli Memorial Gardens, St Kilda Boer War Memorial, St. Kilda East All Saints Anglican Church Mausoleum Memorial
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    Boer War Service

    1 Oct 1899: Involvement Private, 1270, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles
    24 Jan 1901: Enlisted Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1270, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, Overstated his age to enlist. He was born in 1882 not 1880 as per 5VMR Roll.
    15 Feb 1901: Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1270, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, Embarked from Melbourne on the SS Orient for South Africa.
    7 May 1901: Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1270, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, Rhenoster Kop.
    12 Jun 1901: Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1270, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, Boer Commandos attacked the 5VMR Wilmansrust Encampment at night. Heavy casualties - 18 5VMR NCO's and men plus the Regimental Surgeon were KIA.
    16 Oct 1901: Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1270, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, Luckiel's Nek.
    4 Jan 1902: Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1270, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, Battle of Onverwacht, 5VMR supported 5QIB flanks. 5VMR were complimented by General Plumer for their share in the days work. Even though 5QIB took heavy casualties.
    27 Mar 1902: Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1270, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, R.T.A. from Cape town on the SS St. Andrew. Disembarked in Melbourne on 25 April 1902.
    30 Apr 1902: Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 1270, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles, Awarded QSA with five clasps: CC/OFS/TVL/01/02.

    World War 1 Service

    21 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Trooper, 73, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Broadmeadows
    19 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 73, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne
    19 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 73, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
    6 Aug 1915: Discharged AIF WW1, 73, 4th Light Horse Regiment, K.I.A.
    6 Aug 1915: Involvement Trooper, 73, 4th Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 73 awm_unit: 4th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-08-06

    Boer War Service

    Date unknown: Involvement Private, 1270, 5th Victorian Mounted Rifles

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Birth name Charles Frederick Lionel Bridgland Book/Page 281/25

    Son of George Alfred Bridgeland and Fanny Elizabeth (nee Hancey) Bridgeland; brother of Fanny Alevenah Louise Bridgeland, William Albert Bridgeland and Victoria May Bridgeland

    Husband of Edith Bridgeland of Casterton, Victoria, later of 34 Thomas Street, Windsor, Victoria. Father of Victoria Grace Bridgeland later known as Victoria Grace Olle

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

    Also served in the Boer War with the 5th Victorian Contingent, Service number 1270 and held the rank of Private. He was invalided back to Australia disembarking on the 29 January 1902

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