BRIDGE, Ernest

1911 - 1942  (31 years)

• Name	BRIDGE, Ernest
  Born	1911	Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	28 Jul 1942	Cottenham, Cambridgeshire, England
  	Age: 31y
  	Accident Report for Wellington X3668 and Stirling X6121 both of 101 Squadron RAF. ====================================================== At 2309 hrs on the night of 28 July 1942, Vickers Wellington X3668 took off from RAF Bourn, Cambridgeshire en route for Hamburg. On board were: Sgt Peter Granville TEALL (19) Pilot. Sgt Eric WEBSTER (27) Observer Pilot Officer Robert James STUBBINGS, RNZAF, (22) Wt/OP Sgt Ernest BRIDGE (31) Front Gunner Sgt Norman Seaton COMBER (27) Rear Gunner At a height of 2,300 ft, they were in collision with Short Stirling N6121, also en route for Hamburg. The tail plane of the Stirling was severely damaged making it virtually uncontrollable. The pilot maintained control long enough to enable the whole crew to bale out. The Wellington crashed between Rampton and Cottenham, 7 miles NNW of Cambridge and all on board were tragically lost. The Stirling pilots crash report stated that the Wellington was spotted approx. 50 yds to starboard on a collision course. He applied full power and initiated a climb to starboard but was unable to prevent a collision. The collision wrote off ‘3 parts of the tailplane’. The Wellington was seen in a downward spiral. The official report into the accident cleared both crews of any blame.
  Probate	30 Jan 1943	Liverpool, Lancashire, England
  Buried	Kirkdale Cemetery, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
  Person ID	I25154	My Genealogy
  Last Modified	2 Dec 2015

  
  

  Father	BRIDGE, John,   b. Abt 1866, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
  Mother	DICKINSON, Maud,   b. 1874, Liverpool, Lancashire, England ,   d. 1964, Liverpool, Lancashire, England  (Age 90 years)
  Married	11 Apr 1898	St Mary, Walton on the Hill, Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [2, 3, 4]
  Family ID	F5168	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• War Deaths

  CWGC Ernest Bridge

  
  

• Notes

  ? Named List: World War II casualties INDI: [I3021] Roger BUNN INDI: [I9648] John Thomas SUMNER INDI: [I9956] Albert Victor JENKERSON INDI: [I11920] William H CHADWICK INDI: [I17895] John BULPITT INDI: [I19196] Reginald Frank RIMMER INDI: [I21531] Ralph Frederick GREEN INDI: [I25154] Ernest BRIDGE INDI: [I26589] William FAIRHURST INDI: [I28895] Jack PAGE

  
  

• Sources

  [S623] BMD indexes, Births Q2 1911 West Derby Vol:8b Page:281. [S623] BMD indexes, Marriages Q2 1898 West Derby 8b 802. [S965] Lancashire BMD, (http://www.lancashirebmd.org.uk). Lancashire Marriage indexes for the years: 1898 Surname Forename(s) Surname Forename(s) Church / Register Office Registers At Reference BRIDGE John DICKINSON Maud Walton, St. Mary Liverpool 2012WD/18/89 [S7231] England, Marriages, 1538 - 1973. Name: Maud Dickinson Gender: Female Marital status: Single Age: 25 Birth Date: 1873 Marriage Date: 11 Apr 1898 Marriage Place: Walton-On-The-Hill, Lancashire, England Father: John Dickinson Spouse: John Bridge FHL Film Number: 1647990 Reference ID: page 45