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7262084 Corporal Ernest Bridgewater

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Born: 07 Sep 1915
Died: 01 Jan 1984
Age at death: 68 years, 3 months, and 25 days

Company: HQ
Section: Med

Prisoner of War — No. 89773
  • Stalag 12A — Limburg, Hessen-Nassau, 28 Sep 1944 – 07 Oct 1944
  • Stalag 2A — Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg, 13 Oct 1944 – 29 Apr 1945

Released: 18 Jun 1945



Read Ernest Bridgewater's story here


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