Tom Bridges
Sir Tom Bridges | |
|---|---|
Bridges in 1918 | |
| 19th Governor of South Australia | |
| In office 4 December 1922 – 4 December 1927 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Premier | Henry Barwell (1922–1924) John Gunn (1924–1926) Lionel Hill (1926–1927) 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 |
| Relations | Robert Bridges (uncle) |
| Children | Alvilde Lees-Milne |
| Profession | British Army officer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch/service | British Army |
| Years of service | 1892–1922 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-General |
| Unit | Royal Artillery |
| Commands | 19th (Western) Division |
| Battles/wars | Second Boer War First World 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 dispatches |
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Lieutenant-General Sir George Tom Molesworth Bridges KCB KCMG DSO (20 August 1871 – 26 November 1939) was a British Army officer and the 19th Governor of South Australia.
Bridges had a distinguished military career, seeing service in Africa, India, South Africa, and most notably Europe during the First World War, where he was involved in the first British battle of the war at Mons, and later commanded the 19th (Western) Division during the Battle of the Somme in 1916 and then in the Battle of Passchendaele the following year. After the war, he served in Greece, Russia, the Balkans, and Asia Minor before becoming Governor of South Australia from 1922 to 1927.