We remember John Paul Ridgway Bridson

We remember John Paul Ridgway Bridson

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Timeline

Timeline

1889
sibling Amy Mary Ridgway Bridson Source:495060 1889
1890
sibling Charles Edward Ridgway Bridson Source:495060 24th July 1890
1892
sibling Beatrice Mary Ridgway Bridson Source:495060 10th March 1892
1892
sibling Cicely Mary Ridgway Bridson Source:495060 10th March 1892
1895
sibling Dorothea Mary Ridgway Bridson Source:495060 22nd October 1895
1896
birth Southport United Kingdom Source:495060 November 1896
1910
sibling Thomas William Ridgway Bridson Source:495060 30th May 1910
1911
location Staverton House, 104 Woodstock Road, Oxford United Kingdom parents address Source:495060 April 1911
1914
commission Regular Source:495060 2nd October 1914
1914
service British Army Second Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment 8th Battalion Source:495060 2nd October 1914 - 25th September 1915
1915
dates Age 18 Source:495060 25th September 1915
1915
missing Source:495060 25th September 1915 - 9th December 1916
education St Edwards School Oxford United Kingdom Source:495060
service British Army Second Lieutenant Devonshire Regiment 8th Battalion Source:495060
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:495060
1915
death Killed in Action At abut 06.30 he advanced about 150 yards from the trenches at Vermelles laying wires and was shot through the thigh. Loos France Source:7373600 Source:495060 25th September 1915
burial Loos Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France Source:7373600

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names John Paul Ridgway
Initials JPR
Last Name Bridson
Source 495060
First Names Jack
Initials J
Source 495060
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Locations
AddressCountryTypeDateSource
Staverton House, 104 Woodstock Road, Oxford United Kingdom parents address known April 1911
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Devonshire Regiment 8th Battalion Second Lieutenant
British Army Devonshire Regiment 8th Battalion Second Lieutenant
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Amy Ridgway Bridson mother
Edward Ridgway Bridson father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Charles Edward Ridgway Bridson brother 24th July 1890
Thomas William Ridgway Bridson brother 30th May 1910
Amy Mary Ridgway Bridson sister 1889
Beatrice Mary Ridgway Bridson sister 10th March 1892
Cicely Mary Ridgway Bridson sister 10th March 1892
Dorothea Mary Ridgway Bridson sister 22nd October 1895
Religion
DateReligionSource
Anglican - Church of Eng, Irl, Wales or other

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Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1

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Multimedia

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Second Lieutenant JPR Bridson Paul37085
Jack & Charlie Bridson Paul37085
St Margarets Church, Summertown, Oxford Paul37085
Loos Memorial Paul37085
St. Silas's Church, Kentish Town Viv2034
War memorial featuring him Edward43379

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