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Surname: BRIDGE
Forename(s): Ratcliffe
Place of Birth: Blackburn, Lancashire
Service No: 15511
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Lancashire Fusiliers
Battalion / Unit: 2/5th Battalion
Division: 55th (West Lancashire) Division
Age: 24
Date of Death: 1918-03-17
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: VI. F. 11.
CWGC Cemetery: GORRE BRITISH AND INDIAN CEMETERY
CWGC Memorial: ---
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Ratcliffe Bridge (born 24 February 1894) was the son of William and Margaret Ann Bridge, née Sharples and brother of Private Thomas Edmund George Bridge (31166) (q.v.). Their father was born at either Meanwood, Leeds or Clifton near Otley, Yorkshire and mother at Blackburn, Lancashire.
1901 Blackburn, Lancashire Census: 31, Rockclif Street - Ratcliffe Bridge, aged 7 years, born Blackburn, son of William and Margaret Ann Bridge.
1911 Blackburn, Lancashire Census: 9, Robert Street - Ratcliffe Bridge, aged 17 years, born Blackburn, son of William and Margaret Ann Bridge.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Ratcliffe Bridge, 15511, Lan. Fus.; 24963, Leic. R.; 57780, Durh. L. I.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte Ratcliffe Bridge, 15511, 17th Lancs Fus.; 15511, 3rd Lancs Fus.; 24963, 1st Gar. Bn Leics.; 57780, D.L.I.; 15511, 3rd Lancs Fus.; 15511, 2/5th Lancs Fus.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte Ratcliffe Bridge, 15511, 2/5 Bn Lancs Fuslrs. Date and Place of Death: 17.3.18 in Action. France. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Mother Sole Legatee - Margaret A. £23 4s. 0d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for Ratcliffe. Name(s) on card(s): Name of Dependant: Mrs Margaret Ann Bridge. Relationship to Man: Mother. Address 1. 9, Robert Street, Blackburn. Address 2. 18, Lower West Avenue, Barnoldswick.
A short biography of Ratcliffe is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
BRIDGE, Ratcliffe, aged 24 years, Lancashire Fusiliers, 18, Lower West Avenue, [Barnoldswick], killed in action March 17, 1918.
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Private Ratcliffe BRIDGE
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Lancashire Fusiliers
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 55th (West Lancashire) Division
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05 April 1918
BARNOLDSWICK CROSS COUNTRY RUNNER FALLS
Private Ratcliffe Bridge, Lancashire Fusiliers, officially reported killed in action on the 17th ultimo, was the son of Mr. and Mrs. William Bridge, 18 Lower West Avenue. He enlisted over three years since, but did not go out to France until July last, and was wounded in the September advance. He was 24 years of age, and a weaver by occupation. Prior to joining the army he was a well known cross country runner and a member of the Blackburn Harriers, of which town he was a native.
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05 April 1918
BRIDGE - Killed in action, March 17th, Pte. Ratcliffe Bridge, Lancashire Fusiliers, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bridge, 18, Lower West Avenue, Barnoldswick, aged 24.
05 April 1918
CRAVEN AND THE WAR
Barnoldswick Soldier Killed
Pte. Ratcliffe Bridge, Lancashire Fusiliers, officially reported killed on the 17th ult., was the son of Mr. and Mrs N. Bridge, 18, Lower West Avenue. He enlisted over three years since, but did not go out to France until July last, and was wounded in the September advance. He was 24 years of age, and a weaver by occupation. Prior to joining the army he was a well-known cross-country runner, and a member of the Blackburn Harriers, of which town he was a native.
17 May 1918
CRAVEN AND THE WAR
Pte. T. Bridge, Barnoldswick
Mr. and Mrs. William Bridge, 18, Lower West Avenue, Barnoldswick, have lost a second son in the war by the death of Pte. Thos. Bridge, East Lancashire Regiment, who was killed on April 16th, five weeks after his arrival in France. He was only 19 years of age, and formerly employed by Messrs. Wm. Bailey Ltd., Wellhouse Mill. His brother, Pte. Ratcliffe Bridge, was killed on March 17th, while another brother has had three years service in France.
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