Henry George Bridge (bef. 1895 - 1918)

Born before Sep 1895 in Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 30 Sep 1918 after age 23 in Laventie, La Gorgue, Nord, France

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Biography

• George was born to James and Elizabeth Bridge in 1895 Montpelier, Bristol, England as Henry George Bridge he died 'Killed in Action" in France on 30th September 1918, aged 23, during the Great War. He is buried in the Laventie Military Cemetery at La Gorgue, Nord-Pas-de-Calais.

Sources

• Birth

Henry George Bridge

Event Type Birth Registration

Registration Quarter Jul-Aug-Sep Year 1895

Event Place Barton Regis, Gloucestershire, England

Volume 6A Page 68 Line Number 336

CITING THIS RECORD ^[1]

• 1901 Census RG13/2401 folio 133 Page 17 21, Richmond Road,

James Bridge, Head, Married, Male, Age 39, Born in Dunster Somerset, Occupation Police Constable.

Elizabeth Bridge, Wife, Married, Female Age 41, Born Somerset ENG

James Bridge, Son, Male, Age 16, Born Bristol GLS, Com Clark

Eva Bridge, Daughter, Female, Age 15, Born Bristol GLS, ENG Tobacco Factory Hand

Frank Bridge, Son, Male, Age 10, Born Bristol GLS, ENG

Albert Bridge, Son, Male, Age 9, Born Bristol GLS, ENG

Henry Bridge, Son, Male, Age 5, Born Bristol GLS, ENG

Citing this Record ^[2]

• 1911 Census Schedule 246 21 Richmond Road, Montpelier, Bristol GLS ENG

James Bridge, Head, Age 49, Male, Married, Born Dunster SOM, ENG. Retired Police Constable

Elizabeth Bridge, Wife, Age 50, Female, Married, Born Halse, SOM, ENG

George Bridge, Son, Age 15, Male, Single, Born 21 Richmond Road, Bristol GLS, ENG. Butcher, Working from Home.

Citing this Record ^[3]

• Killed in Action

Gloucestershire Regiment 266714 Bridge H.G.

Awarded the British War Medal Victory Medal on 9th June 1921 posthumously

Note: Private, Gloucestershire Regiment. Age: 23.

Burial:

Laventie Military Cemetery, La Gorgue Nord

Nord-Pas-de-Calais Region, France

Plot: IV. D. 1.

Created by: CWGC/ABMC

Record added: Aug 07, 2010

www.cwgc.org

• Find A Grave: Memorial #56413215
• Lives of the First World War

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FSR-VLG : accessed 9 April 2016), Henry George Bridge, 1895; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, Findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Barton Regis, Gloucestershire,
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSDR-26N : 29 August 2015), James Bridge in the household of James Bridge, Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, Findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Ashley subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X712-ZPS : 20 January 2015), George Bridge, Bristol, Montpelier Bristol, Gloucestershire, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, Findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.