Record

Unique IDCWGC/8/1/4/1/1/147
File NumberAA46221
TitleMajor General Sir WILLIAM THROSBY BRIDGES - DUNTROON MILITARY COLLEGE GROUNDS - Australian Imperial Force
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DescriptionFile of correspondence concerning the grave of Major General Sir William Throsby Bridges in Duntroon Military College Grounds, Australia, who was originally buried at Alexandria, Egypt on 20 May 1915 and subsequently reburied at Duntroon on 3 September 1915. Main topics include correspondence and documentation confirming that Major General Sir Bridges was buried at Chatby Military Cemetery and privately exhumed on 27 May 1915 before being transferred to Australia and reinterred in Duntroon Military College Grounds. Correspondence regarding a memorandum received from Rabbi Rabinowitz of Yeshurun Synagogue, Jerusalem, requesting for the exhumation and repatriation of Lance Sergeant Abraham Bezalel Beth-Halevy from Lae War Cemetery, New Guinea, referring to the cases of the repatriation of General Bridges's and later David Raziel's remains.
Content NoteIncludes: Newspaper cutting from the Daily Guardian, Sydney, Australia, regarding a commemoration service on Anzac Day at General Bridges's grave, dated 28 April 1925. Copy of 'Report on the Royal Military College of Australia for the year 1924-1925' published by Alfred James Kent, Sydney Government Printer in 1925.
Date3/1/1921 - 30/8/1962
Extent1 file
CollectionArchive
Cemetery_NameDUNTROON MILITARY COLLEGE GROUNDS
ArchNoteFile reference on original file cover is given as 'AA 75/46221'.
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