Phillip Sydney Bridson

MiD (WW1)

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Thomas and Ruth Bridson, of 90, Great North Rd., Auckland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Marian Jones
Relationship to casualty: Cousin's Granddaughter

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
12/998
Name:
Phillip Sydney Bridson
Name variation:
Philip Sydney Bridson (BDM Online)
Date of Birth:
09 February 1889
Place of Birth:
Auckland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
L S Bridson (brother), Great North Road, Henderson, Auckland
Religion:
Methodist
Date of Enlistment:
22 August 1914
Locality on Enlistment: 
Great North Road, Auckland
Place of Enlistment: 
Auckland, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Surveyor
Employer:
H M Wilson, Palmerston Building, City
Unit:
New Zealand Machine Gun Corps, 5 Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
07 June 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Auckland, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 8
HMNZT 12
Vessel:
Star of India or Waimana
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Phillip Sydney Bridson
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