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BRIDGLAND (BRIDGELAND), Samuel Bertram
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 320, 493, NX12834, 71070 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 August 1914, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Leading Aircraftman |
| Last Unit: | Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, 22 November 1893 |
| Home Town: | Mullumbimby, Byron Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Natural causes, New South Wales, 29 August 1974, aged 80 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Aug 1914: | Enlisted Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Private, 320, Sydney, New South Wales | |
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| 19 Aug 1914: | Involvement Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Private, 320, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Aug 1914: | Embarked Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Private, 320, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps, HMAT Berrima, Melbourne | |
| 4 Mar 1915: | Discharged Australian Naval & Military Expeditionary Forces (New Guinea 1914), Private, 320, 1st Infantry Battalion, Naval and Military Forces - Special Tropical Corps | |
| 23 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 493, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 493, 20th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 493, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 22 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 493, 20th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 5 May 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 493, 20th Infantry Battalion, Grenade wound (right knee) | |
| 5 May 1916: | Imprisoned Armentières | |
| 19 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 493, 20th Infantry Battalion |
World War 2 Service
| 19 Apr 1940: | Enlisted Private, NX12834, Paddington, New South Wales | |
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| 24 Aug 1940: | Discharged Sapper, NX12834, Railway Unit (2nd/AIF) | |
| 13 Oct 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Aircraftman 2 (WW2), 71070, Sydney, New South Wales | |
| 9 Nov 1945: | Discharged Royal Australian Air Force, Leading Aircraftman, 71070, Aircraft / Repair / Salvage Depots |
Personal Stories
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Son of George Bridgland and Marion Gardner Rankine
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