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Major General Sir William Throsby Bridges, KCB, CMG (18 February 1861 – 18 May 1915) was a senior Australian Army officer who was instrumental in establishing the Royal Military College, Duntroon and who served as the first Australian Chief of the General Staff.
Oct 23, 2019 · On 15 May he was wounded by a sniper in Monash Valley, and died en route to hospital in Egypt. In June it was decided to return his body to Australia for burial, making him the only Australian killed in the First World War whose remains were returned during the conflict.
May 19, 2015 · The procession became a public display of private grief and anxiety. For sons, brothers, fathers and uncles overseas. Canberra, 3 September 1915. The burial of Major General Sir William Throsby Bridges, KCB, CMG, Commander of the Australian Imperial Force and of the 1st Australian Division.
the grave of major general (maj-gen) sir william throsby bridges, ... CANBERRA, ACT. 1946-03-25. THE TOP OF THE TOMBSTONE SHOWING THE MARBLE SWORD ON MAJOR GENERAL SIR ...
- 1861-02-18
- 1915-05-18
- United Kingdom: Scotland, Greenock
- Lieutenant Colonel, Major General, Major
Sir William Throsby Bridges (1861-1915), soldier, was born on 18 February 1861, at Greenock, Scotland, son of William Wilson Somerset Bridges, naval officer and his wife Mary Hill, née Throsby, great-niece of Charles Throsby of Moss Vale, New South Wales.
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Feb 18, 2018 · General Bridges died at sea, while being taken to a base hospital from Gallipoli, on 18th inst.— within one day of completing his thirtieth year of service in the Australian Army. He was 64 years old, and left a widow, to whom the news of his death was conveyed by Lady Helen Munro Ferguson.
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On 15 May 1915 Bridges was mortally wounded by a Turkish sniper while inspecting positions in Monash Valley, Gallipoli. His body was returned to Australia and interred on Mount Pleasant, overlooking Duntroon. He was the only Australian soldier of the First World War to be honoured in his way.
