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#16371 - Funeral of Major General Sir William Throsby Bridges at St John's Church, Reid.

Resource ID
Location
16371
Photograph 2668
Title/subtitle
Funeral of Major General Sir William Throsby Bridges at St John's Church, Reid.
Picture
Funeral of Major General Sir William Throsby Bridges at St John's Church, Reid.
Format
Photograph
Publisher
G. S. Percival, Queanbeyan. 3 September 1915
Physical description
1 Black & white photo 20cms x 14.5cms
Summary
General Bridges' funeral at St John's Church, Reid, 3 September 1915. The photo shows the coffin being mounted on the gun carriage prior to interment. General Bridges was killed at Gallipoli and is the only identified soldier from WW1 whose body was returned to Australia for burial. His grave is on Mt Pleasant near Duntroon
Availability
Not available for loan; copy may be purchased