PARTRIDGE, Sydney Carton
| Service Number: | 3126 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat East, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 1 September 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 46. A SOLDIER AND A MAN ONE OF AUSTRALIA'S BEST |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3126, 6th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 29 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 3126, 6th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 29 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 3126, 6th Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Melbourne | |
| 1 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 3126, 58th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3126 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-01 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
3126 Private Sydney Carton Partridge 58th Battalion, A.I.F. Died of wounds 1st September 1916.
Sydney Partridge was a popular and valued member of the Footscray Rowing Club prior to the war.
Sydney’s older brother Frank enlisted at the same time and they were given consecutive regimental numbers in the 6th Battalion AIF. They were both transferred to the 58th Battalion with the ‘doubling’ of the AIF in in Egypt during early 1916.
Sydney Partridge was wounded in action during a large German raid on the Australian trenches near Fromelles. The trenches that the 58th Battalion were holding endured a furious bombardment for over 2 hours, which caused heavy casualties. A large party of Germans also attempted to break into the Australian line. The Germans captured 4 men of the 58th Battalion and about 42 men were killed and over 100 wounded, mainly due to the hurricane shelling. This occurred some four days before the disastrous Battle of Fromelles.
Sydney Partridge lingered for over six weeks in hospital before he succumbed to his wounds.
3125 Sgt. Frank Leslie Partridge DCM 58th Battalion was killed in action 26 April 1918, aged 26. He was awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal for Polygon Wood October 1917.
They were the sons of Squires David and Elizabeth Matilda Partridge, of Footscray, Victoria.
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