Peter Bridgeman
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Lieutenant-Colonel Peter Orlando Ronald Bridgeman, TD
, DL
, (born 9 May 1933) is a British
soldier.
The son of Lieutenant-Colonel Henry George Orlando Bridgeman
and Joan Constable-Maxwell, and grandson of the 4th Earl of Bradford
, he was educated at Ampleforth College
, Yorkshire
.
Bridgeman served in the Scots Guards
and the 7th Battalion, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers
, reaching the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. He was decorated with the Territorial Decoration
in 1968. In 1975, he became High Sheriff of Northumberland
, and in 1983 Deputy Lieutenant
of Northumberland
. He is also a knight
of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
On 4 May 1967, Bridgeman married Sarah Jane Davina Corbett, daughter of Patrick Geoffrey Corbett. They have three children, one son and two daughters.
Territorial Decoration
The Territorial Decoration was a medal of the United Kingdom awarded for long service in the Territorial Force and its successor, the Territorial Army...
, DL
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
, (born 9 May 1933) is a British
United Kingdom
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soldier.
The son of Lieutenant-Colonel Henry George Orlando Bridgeman
Henry George Orlando Bridgeman
Henry George Orlando Bridgeman DSO, MC, DL, JP, , styled The Honourable from 1898, was a British soldier.-Background and education:...
and Joan Constable-Maxwell, and grandson of the 4th Earl of Bradford
George Bridgeman, 4th Earl of Bradford
George Cecil Orlando Bridgeman, 4th Earl of Bradford DL, JP was a British soldier and peer.The elder son of the 3rd Earl of Bradford and Selina Louisa Forester, Bridgeman was educated at Harrow School, and served in the 1st Life Guards and the Shropshire Yeomanry Cavalry, reaching the rank of...
, he was educated at Ampleforth College
Ampleforth College
Ampleforth College in North Yorkshire, England, is the largest Roman Catholic co-educational boarding independent school in the United Kingdom. It opened in 1802, as a boys' school, and is run by the Benedictine monks and lay staff of Ampleforth Abbey...
, Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
.
Bridgeman served in the Scots Guards
Scots Guards
The Scots Guards is a regiment of the Guards Division of the British Army, whose origins lie in the personal bodyguard of King Charles I of England and Scotland...
and the 7th Battalion, Royal Northumberland Fusiliers
Royal Northumberland Fusiliers
The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers was an infantry regiment of the British Army. Originally raised in 1674, the regiment was amalgamated with three other fusilier regiments in 1968 to form the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers.-Origins:...
, reaching the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel. He was decorated with the Territorial Decoration
Territorial Decoration
The Territorial Decoration was a medal of the United Kingdom awarded for long service in the Territorial Force and its successor, the Territorial Army...
in 1968. In 1975, he became High Sheriff of Northumberland
High Sheriff of Northumberland
This is a list of the High Sheriffs of the English county of Northumberland.The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post...
, and in 1983 Deputy Lieutenant
Deputy Lieutenant
In the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
of Northumberland
Northumberland
Northumberland is the northernmost ceremonial county and a unitary district in North East England. For Eurostat purposes Northumberland is a NUTS 3 region and is one of three boroughs or unitary districts that comprise the "Northumberland and Tyne and Wear" NUTS 2 region...
. He is also a knight
Knight
A knight was a member of a class of lower nobility in the High Middle Ages.By the Late Middle Ages, the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry, a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior....
of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
On 4 May 1967, Bridgeman married Sarah Jane Davina Corbett, daughter of Patrick Geoffrey Corbett. They have three children, one son and two daughters.