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ELDRIDGE, Eric Clifton
Personal Details
| Service Number: | VX4796 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 30 November 1939 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 17th Infantry Brigade HQ (2nd/AIF) |
| Born: | Horsham, Victoria, 12 January 1918 |
| Home Town: | Ouyen, Mildura Shire, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of Illness (POW of Germany - diptheria), Germany, 14 October 1941, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Krakow Rakowicki Cemetery Krakow Rakowicki Cemetery, Krakow, Poland |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Ouyen War Memorial |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 30 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, VX4796 | |
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| 30 Nov 1939: | Enlisted Private, VX4796, Ouyen, Victoria | |
| 15 Apr 1940: | Embarked Private, VX4796, 2nd/7th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne | |
| 30 Nov 1940: | Involvement Private, VX4796, 17th Infantry Brigade HQ (2nd/AIF), Libya/North Africa | |
| 5 Apr 1941: | Involvement Private, VX4796, 17th Infantry Brigade HQ (2nd/AIF), "Operation Lustre" Greece 1941 | |
| 1 Jun 1941: | Imprisoned "Operation Lustre" Greece 1941, Captured at Crete | |
| 14 Oct 1941: | Involvement Private, VX4796, 17th Infantry Brigade HQ (2nd/AIF), Prisoners of War |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...VX4796 Private Eric Clifton Eldridge, Headquarters 17th Brigade, Australian Infantry. Private Eldridge, aged 23, died on 14 October 1941, as a Prisoner of War (POW), after being captured defending the island of Crete against the German land and airborne invasion. He was the son of George William and Fanny Louisa Eldridge, of Ouyen, Vic. He is buried in the Cracow Rakowicki Cemetery, Poland, Section 6,Row E, Plot 4..." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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