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ARLIDGE, Alexander John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 370 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand, 25 October 1871 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Palmerston North, New Zealand., 16 January 1953, aged 81 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Kelvin Grove Cemetery, Palmerston North, N.Z. Plot: M 003:030 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 370, Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 18 May 1900: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 370, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 475 notes 4th QIB embarked 18 May 1900 aboard Manchester Port arriving Beira 14 Jun 1900. | |
| 10 Aug 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 370, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 477 notes 4th QIB embarked 5 Jul 1901 aboard Britannic returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 5 Aug 1901, disbanded 10 Aug 1901. |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Alexander John Arlidge was born on 25 Oct 1871 at Dunedin, NZ, a son to Frederick Jacob Arlidge and Mary Sutherland Arlidge (nee Allan). He married Rosabel Richards on 6 Nov 1901 at Dannevirke, NZ, and they had two children. When he enlisted with the 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen in 1900 for the South African (Boer) War he noted his N.O.K being in Dunedin, NZ.
(sources- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 486; FamilySearch online family history memorial bio).