GLENDINNING, Alfred John
| Service Numbers: | Not yet discovered |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | North Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia, 20 August 1894 |
| Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Melbourne High School , Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Student |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Belgium, 2 August 1917, aged 22 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | City of Brunswick Honour Roll, Parkville Old State College Memorial Windows, Seymour School Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Sep 1914: | Involvement 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
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| 17 Sep 1914: | Embarked 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Geelong, Melbourne | |
| 2 Aug 1917: | Involvement Captain, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 2 Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Captain awm_died_date: 1917-08-02 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Andreena Hockley
Captain Alfred John Glendinning, son of Mr. William Glendinning, of Hope-street, Brunswick, was killed in action on the 3rd of August, 1917.
Born on the 20th of August, 1894, he attended the Melbourne High School in 1910-11-12. He was a member of the school cadet team which first gained the championship of Australia. Having completed his course for the Senior Public examination, he gained a Teachers College studentship, and entered that institution in 1913. The principal reported that he was a zealous and industrious worker and bade fair to be a strong factor for good.
Gazetted Lieutenant in the Artillery about two weeks before the war broke out, he enlisted the first day on which volunteers were called for. He saw service in Egypt, Gallipoli, and France. It was in France that he gained his captaincy, being mentioned also in dispatches for "distinguished and gallant services and devotion to duty."
Source: The Education Department's Record of War Service, Victoria, 1914-1919.
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