Ivan Neville ELDREDGE MM

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ELDREDGE, Ivan Neville

Service Number:	1092
Enlisted:	4 April 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	43rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Kybunga, South Australia, 21 April 1892
Home Town:	Kybunga, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Natural causes, Clare, South Australia, 21 December 1985, aged 93 years
Cemetery:	Clare General Cemetery, South Australia
Memorials:	Blyth Boys of the Blyth District WW1 Roll of Honour , Blyth Kybunga Pictorial Honour Board, Blyth WW1 Memorial

World War 1 Service

4 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia
9 Jun 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1092, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
9 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1092, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide
31 Jul 1917:	Wounded 1092, 43rd Infantry Battalion
11 Nov 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1092, 43rd Infantry Battalion

World War 2 Service

27 Apr 1942:	Enlisted Blyth, SA

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Biography

Served on the Western Front.

Awarded Military Medal

"On the 8th August, 1918, during the attack east of HAMEL, Sergeant ELDREDGE showed much bravery and skill in the handling of his Lewis Gun Section. On his Platoon being held up by enemy machine gun fire, he immediately worked his Section to a flank, rushed and captured the machine gun and five prisoners. Seventeen of the enemy were killed and wounded by Sergeant ELDRIDGE and his Section during the capture of this strong point. He displayed great bravery and coolness throughout the operation." - Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61, Date: 23 May 1919

Cousin to Thomas Walter Bain ROBERTS (/explore/people/131294) - they enlisted on the same day; joined the same Battalion and Embarked on the same day. ROBERTS fought in the same Battle and was also awarded for bravery (Military Cross)

Ivan Eldredge returned to Australia on 9 August 1919.

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