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ALDRIDGE, Henry Hayward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1209 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 March 1916, Ararat, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Heywood, Victoria, January 1882 |
| Home Town: | Heywood, Glenelg, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Heywood State School |
| Occupation: | Bullock driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 12 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1209, Ararat, Victoria | |
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| 27 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1209, 39th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1209, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion, Villers-Bretonneux |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...1209 Private Henry Hayward Aldridge, 39th Battalion, of Heywood, Vic. Pte Aldridge was a bullock driver before enlisting on 11 April 1916, and had four children. He embarked from Melbourne on HMAT Ascanius on 27 May 1916 with D Company. On 30 August 1917 he was transferred to 10th Machine Gun Company. He was killed in action in France on 12 April 1918, at the age of 36." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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