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Alfred William Bridle

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Gravestone, Featherston Cemetery (photo kindly provided by Adele Pentony Graham) - No known copyright restrictions

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Alfred William AWMM
  • Surname
    Bridle AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWI 89295 AWMM
    • WWI 89285 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre May 1918 AWMM Awatoto, Napier, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Eva Mary Bridle (wife), Awatoto, Napier, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Married AWMM
    Married, 1 child AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWI 89295 AWMM
    • WWI 89285 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 May 1918 AWMM Labourer/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      5 foot 9 inches AWMM
    • Weight, Unknown Period AWMM
      154 pounds AWMM
    • Tattoos, Unknown Period AWMM
      Tattoo forearm AWMM
    • Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
      Died from influenza and pneumonia AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Private Alfred Bridle was the son of Edmund Charles and Christina Durrant Bridle (nee Watkins),; husband of Eva Mary nee Grant, Bridle, of Cresswell, Awatoto, Napier. Father of Muriel Olive bridle.

    Prior to enlistment he was employed by Soap & Tanner Co.Napier AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    26 November 1918 AWMM
    Age 29 AWMM
    Featherston, Wellington AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Disease AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Featherston Cemetery, Western Lake Road, Featherston, Wairarapa, New Zealand AWMM Grave 26. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Featherston Cemetery Memorial, Featherston, New Zealand AWMM

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