Ernest Charles Bridgeman (1919 - 1943)

Born 13 Jul 1919 in Soham, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Died 22 Oct 1943 at age 24 in Italy

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Biography

Ernest Bridgeman was born in Cambridgeshire, England.

Private Ernest Bridgeman served in the British Army in World War II
Service started:
Unit(s): Royal Fusiliers
Service ended: 1943

Ernest, son of Robert Henry & Sarah, was born on 13 July 1919 and baptised on 8 August 1919 in Cambridgeshire, England.^[1]

In 1939, Ernest, a general labourer lived with his parents on Qua fen common, Soham.

1939 Register:

Fusilier Bridgeman (5829967), 1st Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regt.) died on Friday, 22nd October 1943. Buried in BARI WAR CEMETERY, Italy. Grave X. F. 17. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism: "Cambridgeshire Baptisms"
   FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 27 March 2024)
   Ernest Charles Bridgeman baptism on 8 Aug 1919 (born 13 Jul 1919), son of Robert Henry & Sarah, in Cambridgeshire, England.
2. ↑ 1939 Register: "1939 Register"
   Reference: RG101/6320C/022/34; Piece number: 6320C; Schedule: 248
   FindMyPast Image - FindMyPast Transcription (accessed 27 March 2024)
   Ernest C Bridgman (born 13 Jul 1919), single, General Labourer, in Qua Fen Common Soham, Soham, Newmarket R.D., Cambridgeshire, England.
3. ↑ Memorial: "UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947"
   Commonwealth War Graves Commission; Author: Peter Singlehurst; Series Title: British Commonwealth War Graves Registers, 1914-1918; Archive Name: London, United Kingdom
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2706 #232400 (accessed 29 January 2024)
   Father: Robert Henry Bridgeman; Gender: Male; Regimental Number: 5829967; Cemetery: Bari War Cemetery It. 4; Burial Country: Italy; Mother: Sarah Bridgeman; Birth Date: abt 1913; Age: 30; Region or Memorial: Italy; Name: Ernest Charles Bridgeman; Death Date: 22 Oct 1943.