http://70brigade.newmp.org.uk/w/index.php?title=Bridges_William_Victor_Gunner_1144825&feed=atom&action=historyBridges William Victor Gunner 1144825 - Revision history2024-03-29T07:45:03ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.26.3http://70brigade.newmp.org.uk/w/index.php?title=Bridges_William_Victor_Gunner_1144825&diff=26720&oldid=prev70bgadmin at 12:04, 22 April 20202020-04-22T12:04:13Z<p></p>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Artillery.  Called up for the Territorial Army under the National Service Acts 20/4/1942.  Reported to 25th Medium and Heavy Training Regiment at Marske and signed up on 30/4/1942 for Basic Training.  Graded A1 on 4/5/1942.  Posted to 1st Mountain Regiment 29/8/1942.  Posted to 452 Mountain Battery, based at Muir of Ord.  Granted additional 6d per day due to driving qualifications 2/12/1942.  Spell in hospital 15/3/1943 to 22/7/1943.  Posted to Regimental HQ 3/6/1944.  Posted to Home Details 6/8/1944.  Listed as unfit for Mountain Warfare.  Posted to 2 Mountain Training Regiment 3/4/1945.  Posted to 7th Mountain Regiment 11/9/1945.  Posted to Overseas Draft RAJRR.  Flown to India and deplaned Manripur 13/12/1945.  Posted to RA Depot Deolali.  Posted to Number 26 PoW Camp at Yol 14/4/1946.  Spell in hospital at Yol?  "A" Release 22/10/1946.  Departed Bombay 30/10/1946. Released to Class Z (T) Reserve 27/1/1947.  Conduct Exemplary and excellent character reference.  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Artillery.  Called up for the Territorial Army under the National Service Acts 20/4/1942.  Reported to 25th Medium and Heavy Training Regiment at Marske and signed up on 30/4/1942 for Basic Training.  Graded A1 on 4/5/1942.  Posted to 1st Mountain Regiment 29/8/1942.  Posted to 452 Mountain Battery, based at Muir of Ord.  Granted additional 6d per day due to driving qualifications 2/12/1942.  Spell in hospital 15/3/1943 to 22/7/1943.  Posted to Regimental HQ 3/6/1944.  Posted to Home Details 6/8/1944.  Listed as unfit for Mountain Warfare.  Posted to 2 Mountain Training Regiment 3/4/1945.  Posted to 7th Mountain Regiment 11/9/1945.  Posted to Overseas Draft RAJRR.  Flown to India and deplaned Manripur 13/12/1945.  Posted to RA Depot Deolali.  Posted to Number 26 PoW Camp at Yol 14/4/1946.  Spell in hospital at Yol?  "A" Release 22/10/1946.  Departed Bombay 30/10/1946. Released to Class Z (T) Reserve 27/1/1947.  Conduct Exemplary and excellent character reference.  </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Artillery.  Called up for the Territorial Army under the National Service Acts 20/4/1942.  Reported to 25th Medium and Heavy Training Regiment at Marske and signed up on 30/4/1942 for Basic Training.  Graded A1 on 4/5/1942.  Posted to 1st Mountain Regiment 29/8/1942.  Posted to 452 Mountain Battery, based at Muir of Ord.  Granted additional 6d per day due to driving qualifications 2/12/1942.  Spell in hospital 15/3/1943 to 22/7/1943.  Posted to Regimental HQ 3/6/1944.  Posted to Home Details 6/8/1944.  Listed as unfit for Mountain Warfare.  Posted to 2 Mountain Training Regiment 3/4/1945.  Posted to 7th Mountain Regiment 11/9/1945.  Posted to Overseas Draft RAJRR.  Flown to India and deplaned Manripur 13/12/1945.  Posted to RA Depot Deolali.  Posted to Number 26 PoW Camp at Yol 14/4/1946.  Spell in hospital at Yol?  "A" Release 22/10/1946.  Departed Bombay 30/10/1946. Released to Class Z (T) <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Reserve27</del>/1/1947.  Conduct Exemplary and excellent character reference.  </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Artillery.  Called up for the Territorial Army under the National Service Acts 20/4/1942.  Reported to 25th Medium and Heavy Training Regiment at Marske and signed up on 30/4/1942 for Basic Training.  Graded A1 on 4/5/1942.  Posted to 1st Mountain Regiment 29/8/1942.  Posted to 452 Mountain Battery, based at Muir of Ord.  Granted additional 6d per day due to driving qualifications 2/12/1942.  Spell in hospital 15/3/1943 to 22/7/1943.  Posted to Regimental HQ 3/6/1944.  Posted to Home Details 6/8/1944.  Listed as unfit for Mountain Warfare.  Posted to 2 Mountain Training Regiment 3/4/1945.  Posted to 7th Mountain Regiment 11/9/1945.  Posted to Overseas Draft RAJRR.  Flown to India and deplaned Manripur 13/12/1945.  Posted to RA Depot Deolali.  Posted to Number 26 PoW Camp at Yol 14/4/1946.  Spell in hospital at Yol?  "A" Release 22/10/1946.  Departed Bombay 30/10/1946. Released to Class Z (T) <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Reserve 27</ins>/1/1947.  Conduct Exemplary and excellent character reference.  </div></td></tr>
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<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|Date of birth=19/2/1922.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|Date of birth=19/2/1922.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|Age=(At time of death) Not yet known.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|Age=(At time of death) Not yet known.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Artillery.  Called up for the Territorial Army under the National Service Acts 20/4/1942.  Reported to 25th Medium and Heavy Training Regiment at Marske and signed up on 30/4/1942 for Basic Training.  Graded A1 on 4/5/1942.  Posted to 1st Mountain Regiment 29/8/1942.  Posted to 452 Mountain Battery, based at Muir of Ord.  Granted additional 6d per day due to driving qualifications 2/12/1942.  Spell in hospital 15/3/1943 to 22/7/1943.  Posted to Regimental HQ 3/6/1944.  Posted to Home Details 6/8/1944.   </div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Artillery.  Called up for the Territorial Army under the National Service Acts 20/4/1942.  Reported to 25th Medium and Heavy Training Regiment at Marske and signed up on 30/4/1942 for Basic Training.  Graded A1 on 4/5/1942.  Posted to 1st Mountain Regiment 29/8/1942.  Posted to 452 Mountain Battery, based at Muir of Ord.  Granted additional 6d per day due to driving qualifications 2/12/1942.  Spell in hospital 15/3/1943 to 22/7/1943.  Posted to Regimental HQ 3/6/1944.  Posted to Home Details 6/8/1944.  <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Listed as unfit for Mountain Warfare.  Posted to 2 Mountain Training Regiment 3/4/1945.  Posted to 7th Mountain Regiment 11/9/1945.  Posted to Overseas Draft RAJRR.  Flown to India and deplaned Manripur 13/12/1945.  Posted to RA Depot Deolali.  Posted to Number 26 PoW Camp at Yol 14/4/1946.  Spell in hospital at Yol?  "A" Release 22/10/1946.  Departed Bombay 30/10/1946. Released to Class Z (T) Reserve27/1/1947.  Conduct Exemplary and excellent character reference. </ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|Company/Battery=452 Mountain Battery.  Regimental HQ.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|Company/Battery=452 Mountain Battery.  Regimental HQ.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|Platoon or other Sub-Unit=</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|Platoon or other Sub-Unit=</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|Task or role=Gunner. Driver.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|Task or role=Gunner. Driver<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">.  In charge of Ration Stores and Cookhouse</ins>.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|Joined Brigade=29/8/1942.</div></td><td class='diff-marker'> </td><td style="background-color: #f9f9f9; color: #333333; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #e6e6e6; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|Joined Brigade=29/8/1942.</div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|Promotions=</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|Promotions=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">None noted.</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|Wounded=</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|Wounded=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Not so far as is known.</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|Prisoner of War=</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|Prisoner of War=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Not so far as is known.</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|Died/Killed in action=</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|Died/Killed in action=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Date of death not yet known.</ins></div></td></tr>
<tr><td class='diff-marker'>−</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|Home address= (<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">To include family and marital details where possible</del>).</div></td><td class='diff-marker'>+</td><td style="color:black; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>|Home address= <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Lived at 18, Fernhurst Road, Ashford, Kent.  Mother </ins>(<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">May Victoria Bridges</ins>) <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">listed as Next of Kin on enlistment.  Trade on enlistment described as Dipper, Metal.  Already qualified as a driver before enlistment.  Reservist records show him as living at 36 Fernhurst Road in 1953</ins>.</div></td></tr>
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|Surname and forenames=Bridges William Victor<br />
|Army number=1144825<br />
|Rank=Gunner.<br />
|Decorations=None known other than service decorations.<br />
|Date of birth=19/2/1922.<br />
|Age=(At time of death) Not yet known.<br />
|Unit=Enlisted in the Royal Artillery. Called up for the Territorial Army under the National Service Acts 20/4/1942. Reported to 25th Medium and Heavy Training Regiment at Marske and signed up on 30/4/1942 for Basic Training. Graded A1 on 4/5/1942. Posted to 1st Mountain Regiment 29/8/1942. Posted to 452 Mountain Battery, based at Muir of Ord. Granted additional 6d per day due to driving qualifications 2/12/1942. Spell in hospital 15/3/1943 to 22/7/1943. Posted to Regimental HQ 3/6/1944. Posted to Home Details 6/8/1944. <br />
|Company/Battery=452 Mountain Battery. Regimental HQ.<br />
|Platoon or other Sub-Unit=<br />
|Task or role=Gunner. Driver.<br />
|Joined Brigade=29/8/1942.<br />
|Promotions=<br />
|Wounded=<br />
|Prisoner of War=<br />
|Died/Killed in action=<br />
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible).<br />
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