Albert UTTERIDGE

UTTERIDGE, Albert

Service Number: 286
Enlisted: 10 March 1916, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 40th Infantry Battalion
Born: Forth, Tasmania, Australia, 1887
Home Town: Forth, Devonport, Tasmania
Schooling: Forth State School, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, France, 26 February 1917
Cemetery: Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres
Plot 1V, Row F, Grave 34. Rev. A.A Mills officiated
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Devonport Cenotaph
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World War 1 Service

10 Mar 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 286, 40th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Claremont, Tasmania
1 Jul 1916: Involvement Private, 286, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
1 Jul 1916: Embarked Private, 286, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Esther Utteridge of Forth, Tasmania.

Brother of William Utteridge who returned to Australia on 22 May 1918 having served with the 52nd Battalion and the 4th Divisional Salvage Company. Another brother, Thomas Henry Utteridge, who enlisted in Tasmania but was discharged three months later. He died soon after from cerrebal-meningitis in the Hobart Hospital.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal