Herbert BRIDGER

Regimental number4141
Place of birthHarwood New South Wales
SchoolPublic School, Burringbar (?), New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressBrisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinSister, Mrs I Beemish, Maroochi River via Yandina, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date31 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name9th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/26/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A55 Kyarra on 3 January 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll4141A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll1st Pioneer Battalion
FateKilled in Action 23 August 1918
Place of death or woundingAlbert, France
Age at death28
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialHeath Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No. 9), Harbonnieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
171
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Susan BRIDGER, Burringbar, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal