Source: Michael Doyle Their Name Liveth For Evermore: The Great War Roll of Honour for Leicestershire and Rutland.
He was the son of Joseph Bridgman a shoe laster, born 1864 in Kettering, Northants., and his wife Eliza, born 1866 in Northampton. Frank was born in 1892 in Kettering, Northants., his siblings were Walter, born 1886 and Robert Edward, born 1888, both his siblings were born in Kettering, Northants., in March 1901 the family home was at 6, Digby, Street, Kettering, Northants. In April 1911 Frank was employed as a butcher and was residing in the family home at 115, Bath Road, Kettering, Northants., together with his parents and brother Robert. The War Diary for the 27th September 1915 records. LOOS. At 6.00am. The enemy again made another counter attack and advanced on our front line trenches in mass, by 7.30am owing both heavy casualties and no relief, we were driven from the front line trenches and took up a second line 100 yards in rear, this was lost and retaken several times during the day, fighting continuing incessantly. At 11.00pm. The Battalion was relieved, when this took place we still held the second line of trenches. NOTE: Owing to continued shelling no food or water ever reached the men, thus they had no food except the iron ration, since leaving BRUUAY. [sic]. During Saturday night rain fell heavily, with showers on Sunday, conditions were very bad as the soil being a clay mixture made quick improvements impossible. The casualties were very heavy, the total being 402 – all ranks killed and wounded missing. The Commanding Officer (Lt. Col. A. PARKIN), Captain V. D. SHORTT and LT. L. L. PHIPPS were killed. Major -?-, Captain E. C. MANSFIELD, Captain -?-, Lt. MARSHALL, 2nd Lt. SAUNDERS were wounded. Captain D. H. FARRAR, wounded slightly and remained at duty. Lt. J. N. MORLEY, Lt. J. L. URQUHART, wounded and missing.