A.W. Bridson
Epithet: First World War soldier
Record type: First World War Biographies
Town / Village residence: Douglas
Biography: First World War Soldier. 'No. 54200. Private. 18 Canadian Batt. Son of Mrs Bridson 93 Circular Rd. Brother of Ed. R.N.Old S.S.(Sunday School) Boy. Enlisted in Canada. Reached England end of April. 1st reported May 3 June 16 In 2 Div. Can. Ill with Meningitis Aug 2. Home since. Heart reported weak Sept.11 Dec.6. A.Co. 18 Batt. 4 Brigade 2 Canadian Contingent Brit. E. Force (British Expeditionary Force) A.P.O. London. Been very ill. Out of Hospital. Letter. Apr. 1916 Nov.1916 1 Casualty Training ?Battlion Shoreham by Sea. Sussex Nov. 1917. 29 New Charles St. City Rd. London E.C. Corporal Nov.1918 Private 27 Co. Canadian Forestry Corps. France.' (Extract from handwritten notes by The Reverend Robert Daniel Kermode, Vicar of St George's Church, Douglas, about men from his parish serving in the First World War. MS 10003/1)
External sources: 93 Circular Road