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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
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry 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
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: East Lancashire Regiment
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 34th Division
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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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