Bertie Vincent Bridges MM (SN 334) was a 22 year old staffman from Black Hill when he enlisted on January 21st 1915. After leaving Australia on the Ulysses, he spent three months in Egypt before arriving in France in March 1916. He was hospitalised several times with illness during 1916 but later his courage while serving with the 22nd Battalion, earned him acclaim and a Military Medal. His citation read: 'At Morlancourt near Albert on the night of 9th-10th June, 1918 this NCO was in charge of a reconnoitring patrol of 6 other ranks. A hostile post was located and Bridges by himself went forward to reconnoitre it. Ascertaining that the post was occupied he attacked it single-handed, killed 2 Germans wounded 4 others and captured a Light Machine gun which he succeeded in bringing back to our lines, together with the remainder of his patrol’. He returned to Australia on the Medic in 1919, and eventually died in 1968 at the age of 75.