Joseph Cyrus ELDRIDGE

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ELDRIDGE, Joseph Cyrus

Service Number:	1527
Enlisted:	2 September 1914
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	3rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Buckiinguy Station, Girilambone, New South Wales, Australia, August 1892
Home Town:	Girilambone, Bogan, New South Wales
Schooling:	Girilambone Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	SW left side, Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, Hampshire, England. , United Kingdom, 3 June 1915
Cemetery:	Netley Military Cemetery, Hampshire, England C.E. 1699, Netley Military Cemetery, Netley, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

2 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1527, 3rd Infantry Battalion
20 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 1527, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
20 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 1527, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
28 Apr 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1527, 3rd Infantry Battalion, SW left side. DoW Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, Hampshire, England

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland

Died on this date – 3rd June.... Private Joseph Cyrus Eldridge was born in 1892 at Buckiinguy Station, near Nyngan, NSW. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 2nd September, 1914 as a 22 year old, single, Labourer from Girilambone, NSW.

Private Joseph Cyrus Eldridge embarked from Sydney, NSW on HMAT Euripides (A14) on 20th October, 1914 with the 3rd Infantry Battalion, “H” Company. He later embarked on Derflinger to join the M.E.F. (Mediterranean Expeditionary Force) on 5th April, 1915.

Private Joseph Cyrus Eldridge was wounded in action at Gallipoli between 25th April & 2nd May, 1915. He was transferred to Troop Ship Devanha from Gallipoli on 8th May, 1915 with paralysis of right arm. Private Eldridge was admitted to Alexandria General Hospital then transferred to England on 17th May, 1915.
Private Eldridge was admitted to the Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, Hampshire, England.

Private Joseph Cyrus Eldridge died on 3rd June, 1915 at Royal Victoria Hospital, Netley, Hampshire, England from wounds received in action – shrapnel wounds of left side.

He was buried in Netley Military Cemetery, Hampshire, England where 49 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.

(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/a---j.html

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