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206040Pte George Berridge
British Army 6th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment
from:Lincoln
My Grandfather George Berridge was in the 6th Lincolshire Regiment WW1. On June 30th 1915 the Ballalion went to Liverpool and embarked on the RMS Empress of Britian for service with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. They then set sail for Gallipoli. They enjoyed lovely weather on the way. They arrived in Gallipoli on August 5th or 6th .
randad was shot by a sniper who was hidden in a tree on August 15th. He was shot in his shoulder and the bullet lodged in his throat. He lay for three days in the blazing sun on the battle field. Whilst being robbed by another soldier he was seen to move. After that he was taken to the field hospital and stabilised then he was taken to a hospital in Alexandria.
After that he came home on the hospital ship HMHS Asturias and was taken to a hospital in Birmingham. It took 13 operations to give him his voice back again. The operations left him with a weak heart, but he went on to live to be 76 years old and died in 1964. I think this was due to the loving care given to him by my grandmother Eva.
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