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Cyril Jack Bridger

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Flight-Sergeant C J Bridger - of Nelson.

Flight-Sergeant C J Bridger - of Nelson.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Cyril Jack AWMM
  • Surname
    Bridger AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ417192 AWMM
    • WWII 417192 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    22 January 1917 Noel Smith Research Project
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  • Place of birth
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  • Next of kin on embarkation
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Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Europe (Air) AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • NZ417192 AWMM
    • WWII 417192 AWMM
  • Military service
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
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Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Cyril Bridger was the son of Cyril and Kathleen Blanche Bridger, of Nelson, New Zealand; grandson of Clara Maud Hoult, of Nelson.

    All crew died as a result of plane crash. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    28 August 1943 AWMM
    Age 26 AWMM
    Germany, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
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  • Cemetery
    Durnbach War Cemetery, Bad Tolz, Bayern, Germany AWMM
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Sources

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    • This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission. AWMM
    • This record was partially completed by information provided by Noel George Smith (2020-2021). AWMM

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13 November 2022AntonioHastings DistrictResearcher
20 July 2017JeniferWairarapaResearcher

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