| Service number | VX38969, 3/6 |
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| Ranks Held | Brigadier, Captain, Lieutenant, Lieutenant General, Major, Major General, Temporary Brigadier, Temporary Major General |
| Birth Date | 28/07/1894 |
| Birth Place | Australia: Victoria |
| Death Date | 21/09/1971 |
| Death Place | Australia: Queensland, Brisbane |
| Final Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Service | Army |
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Lieutenant General William Bridgeford
Collection items
Rolls
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 8th Australian Infantry Brigade
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Captain
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 8th Australian Machine Gun Company
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Captain
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 8th Australian Machine Gun Company
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Captain
-
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- Australian Corps
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Captain
-
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- 8th Infantry Brigade Headquarters Machine Gun Company And Light Trench Mortar Battery
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Captain
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Honours and Awards:
- Conflict
- Period 1945-1959
- Rank
- Lieutenant General
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 1 Corps
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Major General
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Honours and Awards:
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Temporary Brigadier
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- British Commonwealth Forces Korea
- Conflict
- Korean War, 1950-1953
- Rank
- Lieutenant General
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- Gen list
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Brigadier
-
Honours and Awards:
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Temporary Major General
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 3 Australian Division
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Temporary Major General
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- NGF HQ
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Temporary Major General
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- NGF HQ
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Major General
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 8th Australian Machine Gun Company
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Captain
-
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Korean War, 1950-1953
-
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Korean War, 1950-1953
-
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
-
Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
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First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant
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First World War Nominal Roll:
- Unit
- 29th Australian Infantry Battalion
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Major
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Malayan Emergency Rolls and Awards Registers:
- Unit
- Australian Military Mission in Malaya
- Conflict
- Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960
- Rank
- Major General
Timeline
| Date of birth | 28/07/1894 | |
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| Date of enlistment | 29/06/1915 | |
| Date of embarkation | 10/11/1915 | |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 12/10/1916 | |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 08/10/1916 | |
| Date returned to Australia | 02/03/1919 | |
| Date of death | 21/09/1971 |
Related information
Conflicts
Units
- 1 Corps
- 29th Australian Infantry Battalion
- 3 Australian Division
- 8th Australian Infantry Brigade
- 8th Australian Machine Gun Company
- 8th Infantry Brigade Headquarters Machine Gun Company And Light Trench Mortar Battery
- Army
- Australian Army
- Australian Army
- Australian Corps
- Australian Imperial Force
- British Commonwealth Forces Korea
- Gen list
- NGF HQ
Subjects
- Australian Military Forces
- Australian Military Mission in Malaya
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Companion of the Order of the Bath
- Greek War Cross, First Class
- Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
- Mention in despatches
- Military Cross
- United States Commander of the Legion of Merit
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