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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Bridges William Victor
|Army number=1144825
|Rank=Gunner.
|Decorations=None known other than service decorations.
|Date of birth=19/2/1922.
|Age=(At time of death) Not yet known.
|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.
|Company/Battery=452 Mountain Battery. Regimental HQ.
|Platoon or other Sub-Unit=
|Task or role=Gunner. Driver.
|Joined Brigade=29/8/1942.
|Promotions=
|Wounded=
|Prisoner of War=
|Died/Killed in action=
|Home address= (To include family and marital details where possible).
}}

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 |Decorations=None known other than service decorations.
 |Date of birth=19/2/1922.
-|Age=(At time of death) Not yet known.
+|Age=64 at the time of his death.
 |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.
 |Company/Battery=452 Mountain Battery.  Regimental HQ.  Yol PoW Camp.
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 |Wounded=Not so far as is known.
 |Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known.
-|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.
+|Died/Killed in action=Death registered February 1986, Surrey.
 |Home address= Lived at 18, Fernhurst Road, Ashford, Middlesex.  Mother (May Victoria Bridges) 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 and he remained there until his death.
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 |Prisoner of War=Not so far as is known.
 |Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.
-|Home address= Lived at 18, Fernhurst Road, Ashford, Kent.  Mother (May Victoria Bridges) 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.
+|Home address= Lived at 18, Fernhurst Road, Ashford, Middlesex.  Mother (May Victoria Bridges) 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 and he remained there until his death.
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 |Date of birth=19/2/1922.
 |Age=(At time of death) Not yet known.
-|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) Reserve27/1/1947.  Conduct Exemplary and excellent character reference.
+|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.
-|Company/Battery=452 Mountain Battery.  Regimental HQ.
+|Company/Battery=452 Mountain Battery.  Regimental HQ.  Yol PoW Camp.
-|Platoon or other Sub-Unit=
+|Platoon or other Sub-Unit=No information on this element available.
-|Task or role=Gunner. Driver.  In charge of Ration Stores and Cookhouse.
+|Task or role=Gunner. Driver.  In charge of Ration Stores and Cookhouse in India.
 |Joined Brigade=29/8/1942.
 |Promotions=None noted.