Frederick William Bridson
Epithet: First World War soldier
Record type: First World War Biographies
Town / Village residence: Douglas
Biography: First World War Soldier. 'No .8618. Private. A.Co 4 King's Liverpool Regt. Mother a widow with young children. Beach Rd. School Seaforth. Oct. Kinghorn Scotland Dec. Reported Jan.25. British Expeditionary Force Mar.9 brother of Jas.Bridson & Robt. Severely wounded end of April. In Ward 6. Reported May 11 No13 General Hospital. Boulogne May 24 E.Suffolk & Ipswich Hospital Sept.13 in Wales.,had been home and saw me. Dec 14 14 Sect. A.G. B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force). I.K.L.R. Wounded Aug.8 1916 Nov.1916. 1 Kings Liverpool R Attached 252 Co. R.E. (Royal Engineers). B.E.F. Died of wounds. Apr.21.1917.' Note: Died, aged 21. Son of James and Frances Bridson according to roll-of-honour.com (Isle of Man database). (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: 24 Tynwald Street