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William Bell Bridger

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From the Otago Witness of 14th march 1917 on page 32

Corporal William Bell Bridger

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  • Title
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    William Bell AWMM
  • Surname
    Bridger AWMM
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    WWI SS/192 AWMM
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    Male AWMM
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    31 October 1891 AWMM Dunedin, Otago AWMM
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    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
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    1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
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    Army AWMM
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    WWI SS/192 AWMM
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  • NZ Herald 7/11/14 'New Zealander by birth (Dunedin?). Arrived in London 21/4/14 and enlisted 7/8/14 in British Expeditionary Force, RASC, Army Number SS/192. Seved on Western Front, Last rank Sergeant, discharged 26/8/19, MiD (Otago Witness 14/3/1917 with Photo), Returned to NZ and lived at Blackstone Hill, Central Otago. AWMM

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