Major-General Sir William Thorseby Bridges
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Bridges,
Sir William Thorseby
Date of birth: 1861-02-18
Place of birth: Greenock Scotland
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Soldier
Occupation (normalized): Other Military Ranks
Address:
Duntroon, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Date of death:
1915-05-18
Cause of death:
Died of wounds
Buried:
Duntroon Military College Grounds, N/A
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Major-General
Rank detail
Major-General (Australian Army).
Degree of service: Mesopotamia
Survived war: no
Awards
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath
Date of award: 1915-01-01
Mentioned in Despatches 'A' List
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 2001136
Uploader's Notes: Memorial at Mt Pleasant Lookout Duntroon Military College. (GRM/2). On the morning of 15 May he was shot by a sniper in Monash Valley and both artery and femoral vein in his right thigh were severed. He was evacuated to the hospital ship Gascon but his condition was such that doctors decided against operating to remove his leg. The wound became gangrenous and he died en route to hospital in Egypt on 18 May.
Uploader's Research notes: Biography here. [Major General Australian Army Australian Infantry Headquarters, 1st Australian Division Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George Mentioned in Despatches & 'A' List ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-11-23