| Accession Number | H15567 |
|---|---|
| Collection type | Photograph |
| Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
| Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
| Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
|
Studio portrait of 504 Private (Pte) Henry Bridge, 6th Machine Gun Company. A native of Chelsea, ...
Description
Studio portrait of 504 Private (Pte) Henry Bridge, 6th Machine Gun Company. A native of Chelsea, England, Pte Bridge of Malvern, Victoria, was employed as a footman to the Governor of Victoria, Sir Arthur Stanley prior to enlistment on 29 September 1916. He embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Medic on 16 December 1916 for Plymouth, England. Pte Bridge joined his unit in France on 14 May 1917. He was hospitalised in France and England with trench fever and influenza for a period of two and a half months before rejoining his unit on 14 May 1918. Pte Bridge was killed in action on 18 July 1918 and is buried in the Crucifix Corner Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux. He was aged 27 years.