ASTRIDGE, Alfred
| Service Number: | 3597 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 March 1917, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 45th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Isle of Wight, England, 1877 |
| Home Town: | Lidcombe, Auburn, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Public School England |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 2 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension Plot VI, Row I, Grave 6 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Mar 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3597, 45th Infantry Battalion , Sydney, NSW | |
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| 10 May 1917: | Involvement Private, 3597, 45th Infantry Battalion , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Marathon embarkation_ship_number: A74 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1917: | Embarked Private, 3597, 45th Infantry Battalion , HMAT Marathon, Sydney |
The Cumberland and Fruitgrowers Advocate Saturday 04 May 1918 page 10
The Red Cross letter, dated November 16, said: 'We have just received from our
agents in London the following cable, husband of Mrs. Astridge, of Kerr's-road,
Lidcombe, was killed in action in France on 2nd April. He leaves a family of three
children. He belonged to the 45th Battalion, and was 40 years of age. He left
for the front on 10th. May, 1917, and spent some time at Salisbury Plains, England.
He had been in France since October last. Before enlisting he had resided in Lidcombe about four years, during most of which time he was employed by the Water and Sewerage Board. His father, who is still alive and resides at Newtown, will
be remembered by many old hands of the district as station-master at Granville for
some time.
Submitted 2 June 2016 by Adrian Jones
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John Henry and the late Mrs ASTRIDGE
Husbad of Emily ASTRIDGE, 4 Kerr's Road, Lidcombe, New South Wales
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