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Thomas Edmund George BRIDGE

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Surname: BRIDGE

Forename(s): Thomas Edmund George

Place of Birth: Blackburn, Lancashire

Service No: 31166

Rank: Private

Regiment / Corps / Service: East Lancashire Regiment

Battalion / Unit: 1st Battalion

Division: 34th Division

Age: 19

Date of Death: 1918-04-16

Awards: ---

CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Sp. Mem. B. 4.

CWGC Cemetery: BAILLEUL COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, NORD

CWGC Memorial: ---

Non-CWGC Burial: ---

Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE

Additional Information:

Thomas Edmund George Bridge (born 5 January 1899) was the son of William and Margaret Ann Bridge, née Sharples and brother of Private Ratcliffe Bridge (15511) (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 - Thomas E.G. Bridge, aged 2 years, born Blackburn, son of William and Margaret Ann Bridge.

1911 Blackburn, Lancashire Census: 9, Robert Street - Thomas Edmund George Bridge, aged 12 years, born Blackburn, son of William and Margaret Ann Bridge.

British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Thomas E.G. Bridge, 31166, E. Lan. R.

British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte Thomas Edmund George Bridge, 31166, 1st East Lancs.

Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte Thomas Edmund George Bridge, 31166, 1st East Lancs. Date and Place of Death: 16.4.18 in Action. France. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Father - William. £8 11s. 11d.

UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for Thomas. Name(s) on card(s): Name of Dependant: Mrs Margaret Ann Bridge. Relationship to Man: Mother. Address: 18, Lower West Street, Barnoldswick.

A short biography of Thomas 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

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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:

BRIDGE, Thomas, aged 19 years, E. Lancs. Regt., 18, Lower West Avenue, [Barnoldswick], killed in action April 16, 1918.

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Private Thomas Edmund George BRIDGE

Private Thomas Edmund George BRIDGE

Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: East Lancashire Regiment

Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: East Lancashire Regiment

Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 34th Division

Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 34th Division

Data from Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914 - 1919 Records

Soldiers Died Data for Soldier Records

Surname: BRIDGE

Forename(s): Thomas Edward George

Born: Blackburn, Lancs

Residence: Barnoldswick, Yorks

Enlisted: Keighley, Yorks

Number: 31169

Rank: Private

Regiment: East Lancashire Regiment

Battalion: 1st Battalion

Decorations:

Died Date: 16/04/18

Died How: Killed in action

Theatre of War: France & Flanders

Notes:

Data from Commonwealth War Graves Commission Records

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Surname: BRIDGE

Forename(s): Thomas Edmund George

Country of Service: United Kingdom

Service Number: 31166

Rank: Private

Regiment: East Lancashire Regiment

Unit: 1st Bn.

Age: 19

Awards:

Died Date: 16/04/1918

Additional Information: Son of William and Margaret Ann Bridge, of 18, Lower West Avenue, Barnoldswick, Colne, Lancs. Native of Blackburn.

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HISTORY OF THE EAST LANCASHIRE REGIMENT IN THE GREAT WAR 1914-1918 (Littlebury Bros. Ltd. 1936)

1st Bn. East Lancashire Regiment

1918

On the evening of April 15th the Battalion were in support trenches on the Mont Noir- Bailleul Road... However, the troops in front retired and they became the front line. Exceptionally heavy bombardments of the 1st Battalion's positions took place on the 16th and 17th April.

[Thomas Edward George Bridge was killed on the 16th April 1918.]

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17 May 1918

Private Thomas Bridge, Barnoldswick

Mr. and Mrs. William Bridge, 18 Lower West Avenue, Barnoldswick have lost a second son in the war by the death of Private Thos. Bridge East Lancs. 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, Private Ratcliffe Bridge, was killed on March 17th, while another brother has had three years service in France.

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17 May 1918

BRIDGE - Killed in action April 16th, Pte. Thos. Bridge, East Lancashire Regiment, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Bridge, 18, Lower West Avenue, Barnoldswick, aged 19.

17 May 1918

CRAVEN AND THE WAR

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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