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ALDRED, Charles Percy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4352 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 November 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Islington, London, England, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Valley Heights, Blue Mountains Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | London County Council School, England |
| Occupation: | Engine cleaner |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 7 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Hooge Crater Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Springwood District Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 4352, 18th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, SN 4352, 18th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres | |
| 9 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, SN 4352, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Sydney | |
| 7 Oct 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, SN 4352, 18th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Charles had come from England to Australia some 4 years previous. He was wounded in action on the 7 October 1917 when some men of the 18th Battalion conducted a small raid on an enemy strongpost near Polygon Wood. Died of wounds the next day.
His younger brother, Driver Leonard George Aldred, City of London Regiment, Royal Field Artillery, was killed in action, 19 September 1917, age 22. Only 3 weeks between the brothers deaths.