Tom Bridges
|
Lieutenant-General Sir Tom Bridges KCB KCMG DSO |
|
|---|---|
Sir Tom Bridges in 1918
|
|
| 19th Governor of South Australia | |
|
In office 4 December 1922 – 4 December 1927 |
|
| Monarch | George V |
| Premier |
Henry Barwell (1922–24) John Gunn (1924–26) Lionel Hill (1926–27) Richard Butler (1927) |
| Preceded by | Sir Archibald Weigall |
| Succeeded by | Sir Alexander Hore-Ruthven |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
George Tom Molesworth Bridges 20 August 1871 Eltham, Kent |
| Died | 26 November 1939 (aged 68) Brighton, East Sussex |
| Nationality | British |
| Relations | Robert Bridges (uncle) |
| Children | Alvilde Chaplin |
| Profession | British Army officer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 United Kingdom |
| Service/branch | British Army |
| Years of service | 1892–1922 |
| Rank | Lieutenant General |
| Commands | 19th (Western) Division |
| Battles/wars |
Second Boer War |
| Awards |
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George Distinguished Service Order Mentioned in Despatches |
Second Boer War
First World War
Sir George Tom Molesworth Bridges, KCB, KCMG, DSO (20 August 1871 – 26 November 1939) known as Sir Tom Bridges, was a British military officer and Governor of South Australia.
Bridges had a distinguished military career, seeing service in Africa, India, South Africa, and most notably Europe in the First World War, where he was involved in the first British battle of the war at Mons, and later commanded a division at The Somme and Passchendaele. After the First World War, he served in Greece, Russia, the Balkans and Asia Minor. He was Governor of South Australia from 1922–27.
Bridges was born at Park Farm, Eltham, Kent, England, to Major Thomas Walker Bridges and Mary Ann Philippi. He was educated at Newton Abbot College and later at the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich. He was married in London on 14 November 1907, to a widow, Janet Florence Marshall; they had one daughter, Alvilde Bridges, who was married first to Anthony Chaplin, 3rd Viscount Chaplin, and then to James Lees-Milne.
After graduating from the Royal Military Academy, Bridges joined the Royal Artillery as a second lieutenant on 19 February 1892, and soon served in India and Nyasaland (now Malawi). He was promoted to lieutenant on 19 February 1895, and received the rank of captain supernumerary to the establishment on 5 April 1900. Serving in the Second Boer War in South Africa, for a few months in 1901 he commanded two West Australian Mounted infantry contingents. He was mentioned in despatches (including the final despatch by Lord Kitchener dated 23 June 1902). He was confirmed as captain in the Royal Artillery on 8 January 1902, and received a brevet promotion as major on 22 August the same year, while in charge of Guns in a Flying Column serving in Somaliland. In 1908, he became the chief instructor at the Cavalry School at Netheravon. Seeking a more rapid promotion in the army, Bridges transferred to the 4th Queen's Own Hussars in 1909, attaining the rank of major. He was appointed military attaché to the Low Countries and Scandinavia between 1910 and 1914.
...
Wikipedia