John BRIDGE, GC, GM & Bar (Living Recipient)
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No. & Rank at the Time of Action: Temporary Lieutenant
Unit/Occupation: Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve
Date and Place of Birth: 5th February 1915, Culcheth, Warrington, Lancashire
Family:
Early Life: Educated at Leigh Grammar School; King's College, London Univ. BSc Gen. Hons, 1936 and BSc Special Hons (Physics), 1937; Teacher's Diploma, 1938
Date and Place of GC Action: August 1943, Messina Harbour, Italy
The London Gazette: 20th June 1944