Regimental number | 857 |
Place of birth | Tarnagulla, Victoria |
School | State School, Tarnagulla, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Post Office, Murrayville, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Mrs J.E. Duffy, Camooweal, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 4th Light Horse Regiment, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/9/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Light Horse Regiment |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Was the first to enlist from Murrayville, Victoria |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Wolesly spelt Wesley |
Place of death or wounding | Lone Pine, Gallipoli |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 32 |
Place of burial | Shell Green Cemetery (Plot I, Row C, Grave No. 30), Gallipoli |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 4 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Tarnagulla & District Roll of Honour. Parents: John and Mary BRIDESON |
Family/military connections | Nephew: 167 Pte John Thomas BRIDESON, 1st Bn, killed in action, Gallipoli, 14 May 1915. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |