URIDGE, Henry Stephen
| Service Number: | 4244 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Townsville, Townsville, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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World War 1 Service
| 28 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4244, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
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| 28 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4244, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Stephen Uridge and Hannah Amelia Uridge nee Bailey of Mourilyan, QLD. Brother of George Stanbridge who commenced return to Australia on 26 Spetember 1917 having served with the 4th Pioneer Battalion.
13 September 1915 - enlisted at Townsville, QLD, with the 25th Battalion and with the rank of Private.
24 April 1917 - transferred to the 69th Battalion
25 April 1917 - letter A added to his service number now 4244A
19 September 1917 - transferred to the 25th Battalion
17 July 1918 - recommended for the Military Medal for repairing and maintaining telephone communicatins between under heavy shelling.
Awarded Military Medal. London Gazette on 11 December 1918, page 14669, position 76
Commonwealth of Australia Gazette on 14 March 1919, page 426, position 33
12 October 1918 - transferred to the 26th Battalion
4 June 1919 - commenced return to Australia aboard Mahai disembarking on 20 July 1919 at Sydney for onward travel to Brisbane
Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal
4 September 1919 - discharged at the 1st Military District.
On 18 August 1924 Henry married Catherine Owen in QLD