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About George Bridges George James Bridges was born on March 6, 1892 in Chelsea, London where his father had been working as a policeman. His father was Chesham born-and-bred John Bridges, and his mother was Lucy Mary Ryder Warrell, who hailed from Chenies. The family moved back to Chesham in the early 1900s, residing at 153 Waterside close to his paternal grandparents. George had an older brother, John Henry who also became a policeman. After he left school, George was taught to drive by a local doctor, in return for washing up medicine bottles. In those days there were few people in Chesham who could drive, and he worked as a chauffeur. George was the first driver to be employed by Chesham Post Office.