STRODE, Alfred Kershaw
| Service Number: | 2864 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 August 1915, 6th Reinforcements |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bendigo, Victoria, 29 July 1896 |
| Home Town: | Bendigo, Greater Bendigo, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Gravel Hill State School, Victoria |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Shell wounds, Pozieres, France, 26 July 1916, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 3 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2864, 24th Infantry Battalion, 6th Reinforcements | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2864, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2864, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 24 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
| 26 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 2864, 8th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2864 awm_unit: 8 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-26 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Alfred Kershaw STRODE was born on 29th July, 1896 at 110 Williamson Street, Bendigo, Victoria
His parents were Alfred STRODE and Kate/Catherine KERSHAW
He had previously served for 2 years with the Senior Cadets and 1 year with the 67th Infantry before he enlisted in Bendigo on 3rd August, 1915 and embarked from Melbourne with the 6th reinforcements on the HMAT Ulysses on 27th October, 1915
He was transferred to the 8th Infantry Battalion on 24th February, 1916 - last rank Signaller
Alfred was Killed in Action on 26th July, 1916 in Pozieres, France due to shell wounds - he has no known grave and his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial and the Villers-Bretonneux Memorial
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal.
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OBITUARY - Bendigonian Newspaper 26th July, 1917 page 7
STRODE - In loving memory of our dear son & brother, Signaller Alfred Kershaw Strode, killed in action at Pozieres, France, 26th July, 1916
"He lived as he died, a noble boy"
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STRODE - In loving memory of my dear mate
"One of the best"
"Though lost to sight, to memory every dear"
Inserted by Sergeant Ruffs (on active service)
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