Brigadier General William Throsby Bridges

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:advocated_for Australian independence in military matters
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:ANZAC_Cove
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkbp:birth_date 1861-02-18
gptkbp:birth_place gptkb:Wellington,_New_Zealand
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Lone_Pine_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:William_Throsby_Bridges_Jr.
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:1st_Australian_Division
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Australian_Corps
gptkbp:commemorated_by gptkb:Bridges'_Memorial
gptkbp:contributed_to ANZAC legacy
Australian military reforms
gptkbp:contribution Australian military strategy
gptkbp:death_date 1915-05-18
gptkbp:death_place Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire
gptkbp:died_in gptkb:Battle_of_Lone_Pine
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_College,_Sandhurst
gptkbp:future_plans Gallipoli landings
gptkbp:historical_significance first Australian general to die in World War I
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Brigadier General William Throsby Bridges
gptkbp:influence_on Australian national identity
gptkbp:influenced Australian military history
gptkbp:influenced_by Australian nationalism
British military tactics
military education reforms
Colonial military experience
gptkbp:inspired Australian soldiers
gptkbp:involved_in gptkb:Battle_of_Gallipoli
gptkbp:involved_in_operation Landing at Anzac Cove
gptkbp:is_promoted_by Brigadier General in 1914
gptkbp:is_remembered_for gptkb:ANZAC_Day
hero of Gallipoli
gptkbp:known_for strategic planning
leadership at Gallipoli
gptkbp:known_for_tactics_in trench warfare
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:ANZAC_spirit
gptkbp:military_unit gptkb:Australian_Imperial_Force
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Bill_Bridges
gptkbp:notable_leader gptkb:First_Division
gptkbp:notable_work gptkb:ANZAC_Day
gptkbp:participated_in gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Major_General_William_Birdwood
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Brigadier_General
gptkbp:recognized_by gptkb:Australian_War_Memorial
gptkbp:role gptkb:Gallipoli_Campaign
gptkbp:served_as gptkb:CEO
gptkbp:served_in gptkb:Western_Front
gptkb:Second_Boer_War
gptkb:Australian_Army_Medical_Corps
gptkb:Australian_Light_Horse
gptkbp:service_branch gptkb:Australian_Army
gptkbp:service_years 1885-1915
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ethel_Bridges
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Major_General_John_Monash
gptkbp:training gptkb:Australian_troops
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Second_Battle_of_Ypres
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5