Bridges, Roland Harley
Lieut.-Colonel Roland Harley Bridges, D.S.O., R.A.M.C. was drowned on service recently, aged 39. He was born on February 7th 1879, the third son of the late Colonel Charles Harley Bridges, Bengal Staff Corps, and was educated at St. Thomas's Hospital, taking the M.R.C.S. and L.R.C.P. Lond. He entered the R.A.M.C. as lieutenant on January the 31st 1903, became captain on July 31st 1906; major on October 31st 1914, and lieutenant-colonel in 1917. He received the D.S.O. on June 3rd 1917. British Medical Journal, 7 September 1918
To the beloved memory of Lieut.-Col. Roland Harley Bridges, D.S.O., R.A.M.C., accidentally drowned at Jaffa on August 22, 1918, while on active service with the Egyptian Expeditionary Force. St Thomas's Hospital Gazette, October 1921
Biographical
| Surname(s) | Bridges |
|---|---|
| First name(s) | Roland Harley |
| Date of birth | 7 February 1879 |
| Family details | Son of the late Col. Charles Harley Bridges and Mrs E. N. Bridges, of Heathfield, Kilmington, Axminster, Devon |
| College | St Thomas' Hospital |
| Dates at college | 1897-1902 |
| Dept / course | Conjoint Diploma |
| Qualifications | M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. 1902 |
| Military unit | R.A.M.C. |
| Date enlisted | 31 January 1903 |
| War / conflict | World War One (1914-1918) |
| Decorations / medals | D.S.O., Mentioned in despatches |
| Age at death | 39 |
| Rank at death | Lieut-Col. |
| Cause of death | Accidentally drowned while on active service |
| Burial place | Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel |
| Sources | St Thomas's Hospital Medical School Records, King's College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; British Medical Journal |