Talk:William Bridges (general)

One of only two?
Bridges is one of only two Australian World War I soldiers killed in action or died of wounds who was buried in Australia.
 * Comment: Surely there were other soldiers who returned to Australia, having been wounded, who later died as a direct result of their wounds, and were buried in Australia. Can anyone confirm or otherwise?  --  JackofOz (talk) 20:10, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Presumably it means those who died overseas from their wounds (on land, rather than those wounded who died at sea on the way back to Australia), may need to be reworded. I'll try "who were killed in action or died of wounds on foreign soil", but feel free to change it if needed. However, I must admit surprise that he would be only 1 of 2, but who knows? A citation would be good. ArgentumOfOz (talk) 01:15, 15 April 2010 (UTC)

Misinformation due to his rank - General Bridges died at sea on a Hospital Ship after receiving a wound whilst at Gallipoli
General Bridges did not die on, or at, Gallipoli. He died the following day offshore on board the hospital ship from complications with his wound. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 101.162.70.29 (talk) 08:02, 25 April 2012 (UTC)

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Allegiance
Technically his allegiance should be British as there was no Australian nationality or citizenship in his lifetime. In the first paragraph he is described as an Australian, which is also somewhat questionable (despite having an 'Australian' mother) given that he was born in Scotland. This is a widespread issue on Wikipedia arising from the projection of contemporary worldviews onto the stories of people who flourished in very different times.

Under the heading of Military career - Early career and Boer War, the colony of New South Wales raised a military contingent consisting of an infantry battalion, with artillery and supporting units, for service with the British. Suggest the British was a poor choice of words since New South Welsh colonists were British subjects, and therefore also British. 203.9.151.254 (talk) 18:18, 25 February 2018 (UTC)