We remember Robert William Bridewell

We remember Robert William Bridewell

Timeline

Timeline

1895
birth Devizes, Wiltshire United Kingdom Source:9486559 Source:8475564 1895
1911
employment Telegraph Messenger General Post Office Devizes, Wiltshire United Kingdom Source:9486559 April 1911
1911
location 5 Tylees Court, Devizes, Wiltshire United Kingdom other group residence address Source:9486559 April 1911
1916
enlistment London United Kingdom Source:8475564 1916
1916
service British Army Rifleman 4938 London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Source:7353165 1916 - 15th September 1916
1917
service British Army Rifleman 372346 London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Source:7353165 1st January 1917
service British Army Private 4938 London Regiment 8th lond Battalion Source:491386
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:8475564
location Devizes, Wiltshire United Kingdom Source:8475564
1916
death Killed in Action Somme France Source:7353165 Source:8475564 15th September 1916
burial Thiepval Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Somme France Pier and Face 9 C and 9 D Source:7353165

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Robert William
Initials RW
Last Name Bridewell
Source 8475564
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
5 Tylees Court, Devizes, Wiltshire United Kingdom other group residence address known April 1911
Devizes, Wiltshire United Kingdom
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 4938 London Regiment 8th lond Battalion Private
British Army 4938 London Regiment (Post Office Rifles) 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Rifleman
British Army 372346 London Regiment 8th (City of London) Battalion (Post Office Rifles) Rifleman

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Valerie34433
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Valerie34433

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