Douglas Bridgewater Author

After leaving Workington Grammar School, Douglas Bridgewater completed his obligatory National Service as a Sergeant in the Royal Army Service Corps at HQ British Commonwealth Forces Korea (located in Kure, Japan). He then went up to The Queen's College, Oxford, where he graduated in Philosophy, Politics and Economics. He spent most of his working career in the computer industry. On his retirement he represented Henley in Arden on Stratford on Avon District Council for four years and on Warwickshire County Council for eight. He then resumed his academic studies, gaining an MA in English Local History and a PhD in Modern History from the University of Birmingham. He is an Honorary Research Fellow in the Centre for War Studies at the University. He has twice served as High Bailiff of Henley in Arden (1997-2000 and 2005-2006) and was elected an Honorary Burgess in 2012.