Brigadier The Honourable Geoffrey John Orlando Bridgeman MC (3 July 1898 – 15 October 1974), [1] styled The Honourable from 1929, was a British soldier and ophthalmologist.
Born at Harley Street in London, Bridgeman was the second son of William Bridgeman, 1st Viscount Bridgeman. [2] His mother Caroline was the daughter of Cecil Thomas Parker, younger son of Thomas Parker, 6th Earl of Macclesfield. [2] Bridgeman's younger brother Maurice was a businessman and civil servant. [2] He was educated at Eton College and went then to Trinity College, Cambridge. [3] From 1917 he fought in the First World War, being commissioned into the Royal Field Artillery. [4] In 1918 he was decorated with the Military Cross [5] and after the end of the war retired as lieutenant. [3] He resumed his studies in Cambridge and after winning a classical exhibition, Bridgeman read natural sciences and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1920. [6] Six years later at St George's Hospital he obtained a Bachelor of Medicine and in 1928 he received further a Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery. [6]
Bridgeman worked first as chief clinical assistant at Moorfields Eye Hospital and then as ophthalmic surgeon at East Ham Memorial Hospital. [1] Subsequently, he returned to St George's and became employed at the Western Ophthalmic Hospital. [1] During the Second World War, he served in the Royal Army Medical Corps and gained the rank of brigadier. [3] Bridgeman was attached to the Middle East and came afterwards to India. [3] He was an honorary consultant ophthalmologist at the India and Burma Office and was elected a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1933. [4] Bridgeman held membership of the Ophthalmological Society of the United Kingdom and of the British Medical Association. [7]
On 3 July 1929, Bridgeman married Mary Meriel Gertrude Talbot (18 January 1903 – 5 July 1974), daughter of the Rt. Hon. Sir George John Talbot and Gertrude Harriot Cator. [8] The couple had three children, one son and two daughters: [8] [9]
Mary died in 1961 and Bridgeman survived her until 1974. [8] His son Robin succeeded his uncle Robert Bridgeman, 2nd Viscount Bridgeman, in his title in 1982. [8] His granddaughter is actress Flora Montgomery. [9]
Brigadier The Honourable Geoffrey John Orlando Bridgeman MC (3 July 1898 – 15 October 1974), [1] styled The Honourable from 1929, was a British soldier and ophthalmologist.
Born at Harley Street in London, Bridgeman was the second son of William Bridgeman, 1st Viscount Bridgeman. [2] His mother Caroline was the daughter of Cecil Thomas Parker, younger son of Thomas Parker, 6th Earl of Macclesfield. [2] Bridgeman's younger brother Maurice was a businessman and civil servant. [2] He was educated at Eton College and went then to Trinity College, Cambridge. [3] From 1917 he fought in the First World War, being commissioned into the Royal Field Artillery. [4] In 1918 he was decorated with the Military Cross [5] and after the end of the war retired as lieutenant. [3] He resumed his studies in Cambridge and after winning a classical exhibition, Bridgeman read natural sciences and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1920. [6] Six years later at St George's Hospital he obtained a Bachelor of Medicine and in 1928 he received further a Bachelor of Medicine and a Bachelor of Surgery. [6]
Bridgeman worked first as chief clinical assistant at Moorfields Eye Hospital and then as ophthalmic surgeon at East Ham Memorial Hospital. [1] Subsequently, he returned to St George's and became employed at the Western Ophthalmic Hospital. [1] During the Second World War, he served in the Royal Army Medical Corps and gained the rank of brigadier. [3] Bridgeman was attached to the Middle East and came afterwards to India. [3] He was an honorary consultant ophthalmologist at the India and Burma Office and was elected a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England in 1933. [4] Bridgeman held membership of the Ophthalmological Society of the United Kingdom and of the British Medical Association. [7]
On 3 July 1929, Bridgeman married Mary Meriel Gertrude Talbot (18 January 1903 – 5 July 1974), daughter of the Rt. Hon. Sir George John Talbot and Gertrude Harriot Cator. [8] The couple had three children, one son and two daughters: [8] [9]
Mary died in 1961 and Bridgeman survived her until 1974. [8] His son Robin succeeded his uncle Robert Bridgeman, 2nd Viscount Bridgeman, in his title in 1982. [8] His granddaughter is actress Flora Montgomery. [9]