Henry George Orlando Bridgeman

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Henry George Orlando Bridgeman, MC, DSO, DL, JP, (15 August 1882 – 19 May 1972) was a British soldier.

The third son of the 4th Earl of Bradford and Lady Ida Frances Annabella Lumley, and younger brother of the 5th Earl of Bradford, was educated at Harrow School, London.

Bridgeman fought in the First World War, reaching the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. He served in the Royal Field Artillery and was Aide-de-Camp to the General Officer Commanding, Ireland. He received the Military Cross in 1916, the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in 1918, and was decorated with the Order of Danilo of Montenegro.

In 1945, he became Justice of Peace for Northumberland and one year later Deputy Lieutenant of Northumberland.

[edit] Family

Bridgeman married Joan Constable-Maxwell on 30 December 1930. They had four children:

• Mary Helena Bridgeman (b. 1932), married William Simon Rodolph Kenyon-Slaney, son of Major Robert Orlando Rodolph Kenyon-Slaney on 26 May 1960
• Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Orlando Ronald Bridgeman (b. 1933)
• Alice Christina Bridgeman (b. 1936)
• John Henry Orlando Bridgeman (b. 1938)

[edit] References

• thePeerage. Retrieved on 2006-11-17.