Sandford Rhodes (Sandy) DELBRIDGE

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DELBRIDGE, Sandford Rhodes

Service Number:	2354
Enlisted:	8 June 1915, Keswick, South Australia
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Rose Park, South Australia, 17 January 1895
Home Town:	Glenelg, Holdfast Bay, South Australia
Schooling:	Prince Alfred College, Adelaide, South Australia
Occupation:	Articled Law Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 2 September 1918, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension
Memorials:	Adelaide Members of the Legal Profession & Students at Law WW1 Honour Board, Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide University of Adelaide WW1 Honour Roll, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Glenelg Congregational Church Roll of Honor, Glenelg and District WW1 & WW2 Honour Board, Kent Town Prince Alfred College 'Nobly Striving, Nobly Fell' Roll of Honour, Kent Town Wesleyan Methodist Church WW1 Honour Roll, Norwood Primary School Honour Board, Rose Park Burnside & District - Fallen Soldiers Memorial Trees - Rose Park, Rose Park Burnside District Fallen Soldiers' Memorial - Rose Park, Rose Park Public School WW1 Honour Board

World War 1 Service

8 Jun 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia
13 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2354, 27th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: ''
13 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2354, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Adelaide
4 Aug 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2354, 27th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
30 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2354, 27th Infantry Battalion, Mont St Quentin / Peronne, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2354 awm_unit: 27 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-09-02

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Biography

Also commemorated in West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia. Headstone inscription reads, "For God, King and Empire".

Parents: Pearce (b. 21 Mar 1863; d. 29 Apr 1933; buried. West Terrace) and Jessie Sparks (b. 07 May 1861; d. 21 Apr 1911; buried West Terrace)

Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Sergeant S. R. DELBRIDGE, of the 27th Battalion, who has been killed in action, enlisted on June 3, 1915, and left Adelaide on September 14. After a short sojourn in Egypt he was with the first Australian army to arrive in France. After continuous service for nearly two years, in which time he took part in many notable engagements, he was transferred to England on instructional duty, and returned to France only about a month or six weeks ago. He had an extremely lovable disposition, and was very popular, and was educated at Prince Alfred College, and he intended to follow the profession of law. He was in his last year at the University when the call to duty came and he left all. He was articled to Mr. T. C. Holland (Holland & Lathlean), and showed marked promise of a brilliant career. His father, Mr. Pearce Delbridge, Glenelg, was present at the unveiling of the honor roll at the Supreme Court on September 7. Sergeant Delbridge's name will now be engraved on the tablet
among those who have fallen.

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