Regiment/Service:
Royal Army Service Corps (British Army)
Date Of Birth:
20/07/1876
Summary
Samuel Bridgett was the eldest son of James and Matilda Bridgett. He was born on born 20th July 1876 in Tamlaght, Coagh. The family lived in Tamlaght, Coagh before moving to Cookstown about 1893. Corporal Samuel Bridgett served with the Royal Army Service Corps (Military Intelligence). A newspaper article from January 1916 reports that Samuel was serving at Bulford Camp on Salisbury Plain. Samuel Bridgett would have been about 42 years when the war ended.