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Henry Gaine Bridge

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# 41790 Pte Henry Gaine Bridge, 1RNZIR W3, Borneo.

Pte Henry Gaine Bridge

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Henry Gaine AWMM
  • Surname
    Bridge AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Stretch AWMM
    • H. G. Bridge AWMM
  • Service number
    Vietnam 41790 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    12 September 1945 AWMM
  • Date of birth
    1946 Public - Lorraine M - Other relative - 17 January 2016 - Family Research
  • Place of birth
    Gisborne NZ Public - Lorraine M - Other relative - 17 January 2016 - Family Research
  • Birth notes
    son of Henry BRIDGE & Thelma J nee’ CARRINGTON Public - Lorraine M - Other relative - 17 January 2016 - Family Research
  • Address before enlistment
    Gisborne Public - Lorraine M - Other relative - 17 January 2016 - Family Research
  • Post war occupation
    CO Kadina/Port Pirie Australian Air Force Cadets Public - Lorraine M - Other relative - 17 January 2016 - Family Research
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Service

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Biographical information

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    • Died in road accident in Kadina, SA, Australia. Buried in Kadina, exact location not known. AWMM
    • Air force cadets' leader killed in road smash
      02 Aug, 2011 - Air force cadets are mourning the loss of their leader Henry Bridge. Mr Bridge, 65, of Kadina, was killed in a head-on crash on Port Broughton Road on Thursday night, July 28. He was on his way home after his weekly trip to Port Pirie to conduct cadet training. Mr Bridge had served as a private in the New Zealand Army during the Vietnam War.
      He told of his involvement in the military in an interview with The Recorder after Anzac Day. The crash also claimed the life of a 31-year-old Port Pirie man. The vehicles were driving in opposite directions when they collided near Clements Gap at 10.30pm. There were no passengers in either vehicle and both drivers died at the scene. Police are continuing their inquiries and have encouraged anyone who saw the crash to contact them. Mr Bridge was the instructor for Port Pirie’s Air Force Cadets and a dedicated Freemason. Local Freemasons’ secretary Les Rich said Mr Bridge would be sadly missed.
      “He was a very nice person who took his Freemasonry seriously,” he said. Public - Lorraine M - Other relative - 17 January 2016 - News Report - Research
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Death

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  • Death
    27 July 2011 Ministry for Culture and Heritage
    Kadina, South Australia AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
    65yrs Public - Lorraine M - Other relative - 17 January 2016 - Family Research
  • Place of death
    Kadina, Australia Public - Lorraine M - Other relative - 17 January 2016 - Family Research
  • Cause of death
    Car Accident Public - Lorraine M - Other relative - 17 January 2016 - Family Research
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Kadina, South Australia AWMM
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  • Obituary
    NZ41790 Pte Henry Gaine BRIDGE W3
    Dear Veterans, please be advised that NZ41790 Pte Henry Gaine Bridge, 1RNZIR W3, Borneo. Army nickname Stretch. Age 65. Died 27 July 2011. Car accident. Henry was CO Kadina/Port Pirie Australian Air Force Cadets and was travelling home to Kadina (from Port Pirie) when the head-on occurred, killing both drivers, no others involved. The Public Funeral was at the 10/27th Drill Hall Kadina 2pm Monday 8 August attended by over 600 persons, many military (OC Air Cadets from Canberra) and Lodge. Survived by wife Lorrie and three sons - Regards, Chris Public - Lorraine M - Other relative - 17 January 2016 - Family Research
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Sources

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  • External links
    New Zealand's Vietnam War Veterans. Personal page
    http://www.vietnamwar.govt.nz/veteran/pte-hg-bridge
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Subritsky, M. (Ed). (1995). The Vietnam scrapbook: The second ANZAC adventure. Papakura, N.Z.: Three Feathers Publishing Co. AWMM
    • Hall, C. (2014). No front line : inside stories of New Zealand's Vietnam War. Auckland, New Zealand : Penguin Books. AWMM
    • This record was created from data kindly provided by the New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage. AWMM
    • Malayan Veterans Assn. (2004-). Selamat : Newsletter of the Malayan Veterans' Association Inc. AWMM
    • Medals and Stars - General Service Medals Borneo - Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R12456000) AWMM

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17 January 2016Lorraine MGisborne, NZOther relative

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