WARDROP, Alfred
| Service Number: | 4908 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 October 1915, Gilgandra, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Pyramul, NSW, 1886 |
| Home Town: | Mudgee, Mid-Western Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Short Illness, Private Hospital, Mudgee, NSW, 1935 |
| Cemetery: |
Pyramul Anglican Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Gilgandra Coo-ee March Gallery, Gulgong and Mudgee District Roll of Honor, Pyramul Upper Public School Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4908, 13th Infantry Battalion, Gilgandra, NSW | |
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| 8 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4908, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4908, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Robert Wardrop, Pyramel via Mudgee, New South Wales
Alfred enlisted on October 9, 1915 in Gilgandra, joining the Coo-ee March to Sydney where he trained at Liverpool before embarking to Egypt on the HMAT Star of England in March 1916. After training in Egypt, Alfred was transferred to the 45th Battalion and arrived in France in June 1916 to face his first experience of battle at Pozieres where he suffered a gunshot wound to his hand. He was sent to England for treatment and convalescence, after which he rejoined his unit in December 1916 and life in the trenches.
Alfred was at Guedecourt in the Somme when he was again wounded in action in February 1917, resulting in the amputation of his left leg. After convalescence, Alfred returned to Australia and was discharged on September 6, 1918.
Alfred received the British War Medal and the Victory Medal. He died at Mudgee in 1935, aged 48, and is buried in the Pyramul Cemetery.
DEATH OF FORMER "COO-EE"
An original member of the Gilgandra "Coo-ee's" who marched from Gilgandra during the war, and who later lost a leg in the war, Alfred Edmund Wardrop, aged 48 years, passed away in a private hospital in Mudgee last week. He was well known in the Collie district, where he resided before enlisting, and a brother of Mr. William Wardrop, of Collie. Deceased was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wardrop, of Upper Pyramul, and was a highly respected1 resident of that centre. He was a single man and followed grazing pursuits.
BY the death of Mr. Alfred Edmund Wardrop at the age of 48 early on Saturday afternoon, the Upper Pyramul district has lost one of its most well known and respected residents. Mr. Wardrop passed away in a Mudgee private hospital after a short illness. A son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wardrop, of Upper Pyramul, he is survived by the following brothers and sisters: James (N.Z.), John (Pyramul), Harry ( Pyramul), William (Collie), Arthur (Armidale), Mrs. T. Bolton (Taree), Mrs. H. Weston (Sydney), and Mrs. H. Rutter (Riverstone). He was a single man, and was born at Upper Pyramul, where he had followed the occupation of a grazier practically all his life. The late Mr. Wardrop was well known for his splendid war service, during which he lost one leg. He was a member of the original "Cooees," who marched, 700 strong, from Gilgandra to Sydney, and of whom only four returned, all injured. He served right through the war, and by his death Upper Pyramul has lost one of its noblest sons. The funeral took place yesterday afternoon in the Church of England cemetery at Upper Pyramul, Rev. R. H. Mullen, of Hill End, conducting the service at the graveside. Mr. Mullen referred in terms of the highest praise to Mr. Wardrop's life and war service. The funeral, which was well attended, was carried out by Messrs. J. C. Swords and
Son.
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