Walter Throsby BRIDGES

BRIDGES, Walter Throsby

Service Numbers: 855, 676
Enlisted: 10 March 1916
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 1st Veterinary Section
Born: Quebec, Canada, 1873
Home Town: Moss Vale, Wingecarribee, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Farmer
Died: At home, Newport Beach, NSW, 27 February 1944, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Mona Vale Cemetery, Northern Beaches Council, New South Wales
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Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899: Involvement Private, 855, New South Wales Imperial Bushmen

World War 1 Service

10 Mar 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1st Mobile Veterinary Section
4 May 1916: Involvement Private, 676, 1st Veterinary Section, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: ''
4 May 1916: Embarked Private, 676, 1st Veterinary Section, HMAT Marathon, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

MR. WALTER THROSBY BRIDGES
The death occur ried at his residence, Newport Beach, on Sunday, of Mr. Walter Throsby Bridges, aged 72 years. Deceased, who was a son of the late Captain Bridges, of Moss Vale, spent most of his
younger days in Moss Vale, his parents having resided at ' The Mill,' Robertson Road. He was a veteran of the Boer War and 1st A. .P., and brother of ' General Bridges, founder of the A.I.F. A widow and a son survive.