Lance Corporal George T Bridle
5th Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment
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1914-15 Star
Born in 1891, St Peter Port. Son of George Athol Bridle
(a tailor) and Alice Catherine Foy. Was working as dock
laboured for Great Western Railway at the White Rock
in 1911, living at School House, St John's. His brother
Harold Ernest was still at school. Enlisted 30/07/1914
when he was still working as a docker and living at
1 Clements Road, St Peter Port.
Landed in France 17/12/1915. Deployed to Salonika 10/09/1916
then Alexandria 16/09/1917. Hospitalised with pyrexia
25/09/1916. In hospital with diarrhoea 08/12/1917. Sent
back on Hospital Ship HT Malwa on 24/05/1918 to Marseilles.
By 16/06/1918 he had influenza in Trouville after moving
from Rouen. Discharged in Calais and rejoined Battalion
13/07/1918. 14 days leave from 24/08/1918. Finally appointed
paid Lance Corporal 09/11/1918. Demobbed 03/04/1919