ALDRIDGE, Harry Gwyder
| Other Name: | Aldridge, Harry Gwydir - True name |
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| Service Number: | 5 |
| Enlisted: | 17 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Warialda, New South Wales, Australia, 9 April 1885 |
| Home Town: | Carlton, Kogarah, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Contractor |
| Died: | Suicide, St George Cottage Hospital, Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia, 23 April 1917, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Anglican Monumental Section MM, Grave 076 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5, 23rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5, 1st Infantry Brigade Headquarters, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Apr 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5, 4th Infantry Battalion, Wounded in action: admitted to No 1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station - severe bullet wound in left knee. | |
| 5 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4th Infantry Battalion, Returned wounded | |
| 3 Dec 1915: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by VWM Australia
At its March (2026) meeting the Australian War Memorial’s Council approved the addition of Private Harry Gwyder ALDRIDGE to the Roll of Honour for the First World War.
His name will be added to the Roll of Honour First World War supplementary panels when they are next recast. His name has been added to the Roll of Honour (digital) database.
Virtual War Memorial Australia was thanked for its commitment to ensuring that Australia’s servicemen and servicewomen are appropriately commemorated.
Relationships
Parents
James Aldridge
1861–1935
Beatrice Cecilia Aldridge
1846–1923
Spouse and children
Emily Neumann
1879–1946
Beatrice Aldridge
1911–1992
James Harry Franklin Aldridge
1912–1976
Edna Alma Aldridge
1914–1997
Marriage
21 April 1909 • Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Harry Gwyder Aldridge married Emily Neumann under the name Donald McRay. he gave his father's name as Duncan McRay and his mother as Beatrice Cecilia Poulton ( later known as Palmer, Allingham, Aldridge)
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