| Service number | 3/6, VX38969 |
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| Ranks Held | Captain, Lieutenant, Major, Lieutenant General, Brigadier, Major General, Temporary Brigadier, Temporary Major General |
| Birth Date | 1894-07-28 |
| Birth Place | Australia: Victoria |
| Death Date | 1971-09-21 |
| Death Place | Australia: Queensland, Brisbane |
| Final Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Service | Army |
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Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1953-03-05 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1947-03-06 Published in London Gazette in 1917-01-01 Published in London Gazette in 1945-07-19 Published in London Gazette in 1946-02-14 Published in London Gazette in 1941-12-30 Published in London Gazette in 1941-12-30 Published in London Gazette in 1945-03-08 Published in London Gazette in 1956-05-31 Published in London Gazette in 1947-03-06 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1917-06-29 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1945-03-15 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1945-07-19 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1946-02-21 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1956-06-21 Published in Commonwealth Gazette in 1944-11-23 |
Lieutenant General William Bridgeford
Collection items
Rolls
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Unit
- Australian Corps
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Captain
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
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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):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 8th Australian Machine Gun Company
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Captain
- London Gazette
- 01 January 1917 on page 44 at position 7
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 29 June 1917 on page 1389 at position 92
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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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Honours and Awards:
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Temporary Brigadier
- London Gazette
- 30 December 1941 on page 7325 at position 2
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Honours and Awards:
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Temporary Major General
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 23 November 1944 on page 2607 at position 29
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First World War Embarkation Roll:
- Conflict
- First World War, 1914-1918
- Rank
- Lieutenant
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 3 Australian Division
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Temporary Major General
- London Gazette
- 08 March 1945 on page 1305 at position 17
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 15 March 1945 on page 650 at position 71
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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):
- 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:
- Conflict
- Period 1950-1959
- Rank
- Lieutenant General
- London Gazette
- 31 May 1956 on page 3140 at position 24
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 21 June 1956 on page 1833 at position 2
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- 1 Corps
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Major General
- London Gazette
- 06 March 1947 on page 1091 at position 4
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 06 March 1947 on page 750 at position 62
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Malayan Emergency Rolls and Awards Registers:
- Unit
- Australian Military Mission in Malaya
- Conflict
- Malayan Emergency, 1948-1960
- Rank
- Major General
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- Gen list
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Brigadier
- London Gazette
- 30 December 1941 on page 7357 at position 5
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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:
- Unit
- NGF HQ
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Temporary Major General
- London Gazette
- 14 February 1946 on page 943 at position 26
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 21 February 1946 on page 408 at position 116
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- British Commonwealth Forces Korea
- Conflict
- Korea, 1950-1953
- Rank
- Lieutenant General
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 05 March 1953 on page 525 at position 2
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Korea, 1950-1953
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
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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 (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Korea, 1950-1953
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Honours and Awards:
- Unit
- NGF HQ
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
- Rank
- Major General
- London Gazette
- 19 July 1945 on page 3715 at position 1
- Commonwealth Gazette
- 19 July 1945 on page 1547 at position 3
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Honours and Awards (Recommendation):
- Conflict
- Second World War, 1939-1945
Timeline
| Date of birth | 28 July 1894 | |
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| Date of enlistment | 29 June 1915 | |
| Date of embarkation | 10 November 1915 | |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 08 October 1916 | |
| Date of recommendation honour or award | 12 October 1916 | |
| Date returned to Australia | 02 March 1919 | |
| Date of death | 21 September 1971 |
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