BRIDGES Harry Francis

  • First Name(s):
    Harry 
    Francis 
  • Surname:
    BRIDGES
  • Service Number:
    25334
  • Rank:

    Lance Corporal

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Lincolnshire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    1st Battalion
  • Former Units:
    Formerly 1027 Bermuda Volunteer Rifle Corps.
  • Date of Death:
    5th November 1916
  • Age At Death:
    25
  • Cause of Death:
    Killed in action
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Vermelles British Cemetery, France, Grave V. G. 18.
  • Place of Birth:
    Pontefract, England
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of Alfred Joseph and Mary Emmeline Bridges; husband of Shirley E. Bridges, of Southampton West, Bermuda

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BRIDGES Harry Francis Is Named On These Memorials

Worcester St Mark’s Church Wooden Cross Bridges Memorial

Further Information About BRIDGES Harry Francis

Appears in the Worcester/Worcestershire Roll of Honour Book for army casualties located in Worcester Cathedral under Norton-Juxta-Kempsey casualty list with the information: L/Cpl. The Lincolnshire Regiment.

The inscription on the cross reads:
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
HARRY F. BRIDGES
WHO DIED IN ACTION
AT VERMEILLES
5TH NOVR 1916
AGED 26YRS, 8 MTHS
_____
ALSO OF
ARTHUR P. BRIDGES
WHO DIED FROM WOUNDS
AT BERMUDA
25TH FEBY 1918
AGED 25YRS 10 MTHS
_____
ALSO OF
HANNAH P. BRIDGES
[SIS]
WHO DIED AT BERMUDA
7TH AUGUST 1915
AGED 19 YRS 7 MTHS
_____
THIS CROSS WAS
TAKEN FROM THE GRAVE
IN FRANCE

The following information is courtesy of Charles Anderson:
Harry Francis Bridges is listed in the Lincolnshire Regiment Roll of Honour books located in Lincoln Cathedral.

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Credits: Photo of Harry Bridges name in the Lincoln Cathedral book ©Charles Anderson.